{"podcast":{"title":"Battered Soccer Fans","slug":"battered-soccer-fans-6972150","podcast_index_feed_id":6972150,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/battered-yankees-fans-a-new-york-yankees-podcast","website_url":"http://www.BatteredFans.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Bfrl-5_50FK49Xz7BCMlJeQg1PwiYSJe5iJP7cSDdP0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82YTdi/ZmI1YmFmMjM1MDAz/MWU2ZTE4OTYxYmZl/OThmNC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Battered Fans","episode_count":171,"summary":"Home for all MLS Fans. We have weekly roundtable discussions with podcasters and content creators that cover teams from all over the league.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T12:18:23.396543+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/battered-soccer-fans-6972150"},"episode":{"title":"MLS Considering a STOP CLOCK?! Genius or Disaster?","slug":"mls-considering-a-stop-clock-genius-or-disaster","published_at":"2026-05-22T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/battered-soccer-fans-6972150/mls-considering-a-stop-clock-genius-or-disaster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/battered-soccer-fans-6972150","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/59df403b","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/59df403b/8e829e6f.mp3","summary":"A MASSIVE change could be coming to Major League Soccer… and it could completely change how soccer is played forever. Reports and discussions around implementing a stop clock system in MLS have fans divided. The proposal would stop the clock for: Injuries Substitutions Fouls Set pieces Time wasting situations Would this finally solve one of soccer’s biggest problems… or completely ruin the flow and tradition of the game? On this episode we discuss: ⚽ What a stop clock system would actually look like ⚽ How it would change strategy and game management ⚽ Would games become fairer? ⚽ Would this turn soccer into American sports entertainment? ⚽ Could FIFA eventually adopt it worldwide? Plus: 🔥 Biggest pros & cons 🔥 How players/coaches would adapt 🔥 Why MLS could become the testing ground for global soccer changes 👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments: Would YOU support a stop clock in soccer? #MLS #Soccer #Football #MLSSoccer #FIFA #Concacaf #Messi #USSoccer #StopClock #SoccerDebate #FootballDebate #TimeWasting #VAR #BatteredFans #MajorLeagueSoccer","meta_description":"A MASSIVE change could be coming to Major League Soccer… and it could completely change how soccer is played forever. Reports and discussions around imple…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":626,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/battered-soccer-fans-6972150/episodes/mls-considering-a-stop-clock-genius-or-disaster/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/battered-soccer-fans-6972150/mls-considering-a-stop-clock-genius-or-disaster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}