{"podcast":{"title":"Football Cliches","slug":"football-cliches-6646425","podcast_index_feed_id":6646425,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT7974369854","website_url":"https://twitter.com/FootballCliches","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3de89ed8-6689-11ee-823b-a3ab0caddb8a/image/1d51febda93bcf29a9322ff8a4c08223.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Tom Whiter","episode_count":288,"summary":"Deconstructing the gloriously unique language of football – the words, the phrases and the tiny things you didn't think you cared about – with Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare & David Walker. Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T12:20:05.530629+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425"},"episode":{"title":"England's beloved scoreline, Messi's scout badges & the hydration-break hand gesture","slug":"england-s-beloved-scoreline-messi-s-scout-badges-the-hydration-break-hand-gesture","published_at":"2026-06-19T03:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/england-s-beloved-scoreline-messi-s-scout-badges-the-hydration-break-hand-gesture","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8062563257.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG8062563257.mp3","summary":"Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Adam's slapstick attempt to watch England 4-2 Croatia at the pub, the mid-1990s England player recognition skills of French TV, how Cape Verde triggered a social-media threshold, Lee Dixon on Mexican waves, the diminishing number of original ways to write about Lionel Messi, which of the 48 nations least suits being full-named by a commentator, the refereeing hand gesture for hydration break, and why the USA are 90 minutes away from soccer supremacy. Play the Happy Hunting Grounds daily quiz at games.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive show and much more: dreamland.footballcliches.com Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Adam's slapstick attempt to watch England 4-2 Croat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2895,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/football-cliches-6646425/episodes/england-s-beloved-scoreline-messi-s-scout-badges-the-hydration-break-hand-gesture/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/football-cliches-6646425/england-s-beloved-scoreline-messi-s-scout-badges-the-hydration-break-hand-gesture.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}