{"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":"What's It Like to Face Messi on The Field?","slug":"what-s-it-like-to-face-messi-on-the-field","published_at":"2026-07-03T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/what-s-it-like-to-face-messi-on-the-field","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup/episodes/whats-it-like-to-face-messi-on-the-field","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a213d9be25fe33c7c33e378/e/6a476fe58890f0eef3f6347c/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the Daily Cup! Today, hosts Hannah Vanbiber and James McNicholas discuss the USMNT's journey to the last-16. James speaks with Tom Bogert about how the US will cope against Belgium without star striker Folarin Balogun following his red card. Tifo Football explains red card rules. Jay Harris talks with Stu James about the intimidating privilege of playing against Lionel Messi. Plus, Hannah Vanbiber uncovers why World Cup players are cutting holes in their socks.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Welcome to the Daily Cup! Today, hosts Hannah Vanbiber and James McNicholas discuss the USMNT's journey to the last-16. James speaks with Tom Bogert about…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1735,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-daily-cup-7899757/episodes/what-s-it-like-to-face-messi-on-the-field/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/what-s-it-like-to-face-messi-on-the-field.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}