{"podcast":{"title":"Euro Leagues","slug":"fpl-podcast-from-bbc-sport-6558296","podcast_index_feed_id":6558296,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p0g4b1n5.rss","website_url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g4b1n5","image_url":"http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/3000x3000/p0p4zs47.jpg","author":"BBC","episode_count":7,"summary":"Euro Leagues takes you inside the stories, rivalries, personalities and drama shaping the game across the continent - and goes deeper than anyone else. From La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 to the next big story you need to know about, we react to what's happening, challenge the narratives and get under the skin of the biggest talking points in the game. Title races. Transfer madness. Managerial merry-go-rounds. Breakout stars. Tactical battles. European giants in crisis. Unexpected heroes. This is football from across the continent with big opinions, expert insight and big-name interviews - bringing you closer to the people and stories at the heart of the game.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T18:22:03.005640+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fpl-podcast-from-bbc-sport-6558296"},"episode":{"title":"Ballon D'or shortlist & a shock resignation","slug":"ballon-d-or-shortlist-a-shock-resignation","published_at":"2026-09-10T22:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fpl-podcast-from-bbc-sport-6558296/ballon-d-or-shortlist-a-shock-resignation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fpl-podcast-from-bbc-sport-6558296","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p9273l","audio_url":"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/6/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download-rss/proto/http/vpid/p0p926x8.mp3","summary":"John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Guillem Balague to discuss who should win the Ballon D'or, the dominance of Spanish coaches, the strange atmosphere at the Bernabeu despite Real Madrid beating Inter and the rise of Como. Plus, there is breaking news as Fenerbahçe coach, Ismail Kartal, dramatically quits after his team draws with Roma. TIME CODES: 0:45 Ballon D'or shortlist 13:34 Why are Spanish coaches so dominant? 21:23 Why are Real Madrid fans unhappy? 25:59 Was it a mistake to play Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield? 31:55 The incredible rise of Como into a Champions League team 41:02 The shock resignation of Fenerbahce coach Ismail Kartal 47:40 The fortunes of Swedish champions Mjallby","meta_description":"John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Guillem Balague to discuss who should win the Ballon D'or, the dominance of Spanish coaches…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3204,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fpl-podcast-from-bbc-sport-6558296/episodes/ballon-d-or-shortlist-a-shock-resignation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fpl-podcast-from-bbc-sport-6558296/ballon-d-or-shortlist-a-shock-resignation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}