{"podcast":{"title":"Official A-Leagues Podcasts","slug":"official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028","podcast_index_feed_id":7084028,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6389483/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts--6389483","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4d71bd76793f6d3c1fe076a4d2486224.jpg","author":"A-Leagues","episode_count":148,"summary":"Welcome to the Official A-Leagues podcast channel. Enjoy audio versions of our weekly programming, including Dub Zone, Total A-Leagues and The Warm-Up. Find more A-Leagues content on https://aleagues.com.au/.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028"},"episode":{"title":"What next for Juan Mata? Socceroos World Cup Squad Debate | Total A-Leagues Ep 29","slug":"what-next-for-juan-mata-socceroos-world-cup-squad-debate-total-a-leagues-ep-29","published_at":"2026-05-07T05:40:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028/what-next-for-juan-mata-socceroos-world-cup-squad-debate-total-a-leagues-ep-29","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-next-for-juan-mata-socceroos-world-cup-squad-debate-total-a-leagues-ep-29--71901527","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71901527/total_aleagues_ep_29.mp3","summary":"The Isuzu UTE A-League Semi-Finals are here and there are HUGE match-ups on the horizon 🔥 Vince Rugari is joined by Alex Brosque and Tommy Oar to break down Auckland FC v Adelaide United and Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets as the road to the Championship heats up. The panel dives into the controversial Big Blue elimination final, Auckland’s epic penalty shootout win over Melbourne City, Juan Mata’s future, Clayton Taylor’s next move and the latest Socceroos squad debate ahead of the World Cup. PLUS: Hiroki Sakai explains THAT pressure penalty reaction, Sam Klein tells his incredible rise from Brisbane Roar fan to player, and Brosque relives one of the most chaotic semi-finals in A-League history. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:20 Pat Wood’s Big Blue winner 2:28 Dan Hall’s winning penalty 3:20 All-time great shootout? 5:37 Big Blue controversy explained 7:15 Juan Mata’s future 10:20 Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets preview 13:50 Clayton Taylor’s future 15:45 Auckland FC v Adelaide United preview 18:00 Key returning players 20:18 Socceroos squad debate 23:00 Paul Okon-Engstler’s World Cup hopes 27:06 Sam Klein’s story 29:20 Sam Klein to St Pauli 31:25 Hiroki Sakai explains viral moment 33:15 Brosque’s semi-final memories 34:45 Goal of the Year picks","meta_description":"The Isuzu UTE A-League Semi-Finals are here and there are HUGE match-ups on the horizon 🔥 Vince Rugari is joined by Alex Brosque and Tommy Oar to break do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2242,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028/episodes/what-next-for-juan-mata-socceroos-world-cup-squad-debate-total-a-leagues-ep-29/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/official-a-leagues-podcasts-7084028/what-next-for-juan-mata-socceroos-world-cup-squad-debate-total-a-leagues-ep-29.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}