{"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":"USMNT Advance - But At What Cost?","slug":"usmnt-advance-but-at-what-cost","published_at":"2026-07-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/usmnt-advance-but-at-what-cost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup/episodes/usmnt-advance-but-at-what-cost","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378/e/6a4615bfa2ba271831917468/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the Daily Cup! Today, hosts Hannah Vanbiber and James McNicholas celebrate the USMNT's thrilling victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina to advance to the World Cup last-16, breaking it all down with Henry Bushnell. The Tifo Football Podcast stops by to analyze the incredible rise of Spanish star Lamine Yamal. Jay Harris and Tim Spiers take a deep dive into the defining Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry as their final World Cup potentially draws to a close. Plus, the crew debates if there is a better way to settle matches than penalty shootouts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Welcome to the Daily Cup! Today, hosts Hannah Vanbiber and James McNicholas celebrate the USMNT's thrilling victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina to advance…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1840,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/episodes/usmnt-advance-but-at-what-cost/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/usmnt-advance-but-at-what-cost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}