{"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":"Balogun the USMNT Hero & World Cup Empty Seats","slug":"balogun-the-usmnt-hero-world-cup-empty-seats","published_at":"2026-06-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/balogun-the-usmnt-hero-world-cup-empty-seats","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup/episodes/balogun-the-usmnt-hero-world-cup-empty-seats","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378/e/6a2fc4626cf76d77453fefb0/media.mp3","summary":"Tamerra Griffin and Carl Anka recap the USMNT’s dominant 4-1 victory over Paraguay by diving into the circuitous journey of two-goal hero Folarin Balogun with senior soccer writer Paul Tenorio. Plus, we investigate the tournament's growing mystery: why are there visible swathes of empty seats at \"sold-out\" matches in Guadalajara and Santa Clara? Insider Elias Burke joins to explain the stadium attendance discrepancies, corporate ticket realities, and extreme heat advisories. Finally, Hannah Vanbiber drops by to look at the science behind the tournament's hot-pink boot trend and the team ranking debates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Tamerra Griffin and Carl Anka recap the USMNT’s dominant 4-1 victory over Paraguay by diving into the circuitous journey of two-goal hero Folarin Balogun…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1461,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/episodes/balogun-the-usmnt-hero-world-cup-empty-seats/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/balogun-the-usmnt-hero-world-cup-empty-seats.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}