{"podcast":{"title":"Front Office Sports Today","slug":"front-office-sports-today-4120147","podcast_index_feed_id":4120147,"rss_url":"https://api.spokenlayer.com/feed/channel/the-leadoff-podcasts-ext/3c9929b72538c12bd92ac6762f8d798b9d4e8cdca7692ea74f466061d01816cb","website_url":"https://frontofficesports.com/podcasts/fos-today/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0eccb792-8223-11ed-8ea9-4b4b76c4d47c/image/c7930c196b51f6f5f90c75853aae8b0c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Front Office Sports","episode_count":762,"summary":"Sports is big business - and there is no offseason to the major moves, groundbreaking deals and culture-shifting moments happening across the world of sports. Front Office Sports Today is your daily guide on all things sports, business and culture. Join our host, Baker as he offers insightful commentary on breaking news and engages in conversations surrounding the biggest headlines, with guest appearances from athletes, executives, experts and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T08:20:10.971459+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147"},"episode":{"title":"A World Cup Conversation With US Soccer Legends Landon Donovan & Tim Howard","slug":"a-world-cup-conversation-with-us-soccer-legends-landon-donovan-tim-howard","published_at":"2026-06-11T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147/a-world-cup-conversation-with-us-soccer-legends-landon-donovan-tim-howard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/1C131A/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOS8627697490.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/1C131A/traffic.megaphone.fm/FOS8627697490.mp3","summary":"Tim Howard and Landon Donovan join Baker Machado of Front Office Sports to discuss: • Garbage narratives surrounding the USMNT heading into the World Cup • How far the U.S. needs to advance for the tournament to be considered a success • MLS growth opportunities from hosting the World Cup • Who could be the next Messi-level star in MLS • World Cup 2026 finalist predictions from both legends CHAPTERS 0:00 The Biggest Garbage Narrative About the USMNT Right Now 1:29 How Far Does the US Need to Go for the World Cup to Be a Success 3:12 Landon's Fox Broadcasting Preparations and What He Is Watching 5:43 The Best Case Scenario for MLS Coming Out of the World Cup 7:19 European Players Are Discovering MLS in a New Way 9:40 Who Is the Next Messi in MLS After the World Cup 11:08 World Cup 2026 Finals Predictions: France Spain and Portugal 12:24 USMNT Top Five Caps Quiz: Can Tim and Landon Name Them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Tim Howard and Landon Donovan join Baker Machado of Front Office Sports to discuss: • Garbage narratives surrounding the USMNT heading into the World Cup…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":886,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/front-office-sports-today-4120147/episodes/a-world-cup-conversation-with-us-soccer-legends-landon-donovan-tim-howard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-office-sports-today-4120147/a-world-cup-conversation-with-us-soccer-legends-landon-donovan-tim-howard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}