{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic FC: Daily Cup","slug":"the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757","podcast_index_feed_id":7899757,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378/1782696296424-4444ef11-8bb5-41c6-aa8a-f0fc0ed57f79.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":26,"summary":"Welcome to The Athletic FC: Daily Cup; a daily pop-up show from The Athletic during the World Cup, bringing you to the heart of the biggest sports event on the planet. Soccer is descending on Canada, Mexico and the U.S. this summer and The Athletic has more credentialed reporters at games than any other publisher. Hosted by three of The Athletic's finest - James McNicholas, Tamerra Griffin and Hannah Vanbiber - we'll cover every goal, game and group like nobody else, leaning on the expertise of The Athletic's esteemed reporters to cut through the noise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T20:17:17.376331+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757"},"episode":{"title":"2026 World Cup: Hidden FIFA Costs & USMNT Preview","slug":"2026-world-cup-hidden-fifa-costs-usmnt-preview","published_at":"2026-06-11T13:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/2026-world-cup-hidden-fifa-costs-usmnt-preview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup/episodes/2026-world-cup-hidden-fifa-costs-usmnt-preview","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378/e/6a2a7eadd1dd1d4482a029be/media.mp3","summary":"The historic 2026 World Cup kicks off today! Hosts Tamerra Griffin, James McNicholas and Hannah Vanbiber speak to Adam Crafton and Pablo Torre, who have exposed the hidden taxpayer costs funding FIFA’s expanded tournament. Plus, Tom Bogert helps preview the USMNT’s home-field advantage, and Hannah ranks the best and worst team kits, from Curacao's fan-favorite look to Nike's \"shoulder-gate\" drama. Plus the Top 3 stories as the tournament nears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The historic 2026 World Cup kicks off today! Hosts Tamerra Griffin, James McNicholas and Hannah Vanbiber speak to Adam Crafton and Pablo Torre, who have e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1741,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/episodes/2026-world-cup-hidden-fifa-costs-usmnt-preview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/2026-world-cup-hidden-fifa-costs-usmnt-preview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}