{"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/0a1f57c256c28bf8c6e03884f3409a4d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Front Office Sports","episode_count":857,"summary":"Sports is big business. Here's your daily brief.Front Office Sports Today is your morning briefing on the deals, decisions and cultural moments shaping the industry. Hosted by Baker Machado, with reporting from the Front Office Sports newsroom.Weekdays in under 12 minutes, ready at 6 a.m. ET. Plus longform conversations throughout the week with athletes, analysts, and executives shaping the game.Subscribe now and turn on notifications.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T22:21:03.214161+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."}]}}