{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic FC Podcast","slug":"the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","podcast_index_feed_id":887075,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/1780908531790-dc4761a0-ffde-45cc-a794-1639ef472007.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":1397,"summary":"The Athletic's flagship football podcast - hosted by Adam Leventhal and Emma Paton - will be with you six days a week during the World Cup, bringing unrivalled analysis and colour from every single host city. Featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and James Horncastle, the show will takes audience inside the biggest stories in football told by the best reporters in the business. We cut through the noise to tell you what’s really happening - and why it matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:20:23.239332+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075"},"episode":{"title":"FIFA, Trump and Balogun: The scandal that shook the World Cup","slug":"fifa-trump-and-balogun-the-scandal-that-shook-the-world-cup","published_at":"2026-07-09T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/fifa-trump-and-balogun-the-scandal-that-shook-the-world-cup","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-podcast/episodes/fifa-trump-and-balogun-the-scandal-that-shook-the-world-cup","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a4fb610fe878dc8e295d794/media.mp3","summary":"On Sunday, The Athletic broke the world exclusive that USA striker Folarin Balogun's ban for the USMNT's round of 16 tie against Belgium had been suspended. Adam Crafton and Dan Sheldon, who broke the news, join Ian Irving and Cerys Jones to look back on the controversy, which included the involvement of US President Donald Trump calling FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the build-up to the USA's game with Belgium. Former USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard shares his perspective from a players' perspective as to the impact the whole episode will have had on the USA's preparations for the game, while Jerry Brewer, senior columnist for The Athletic gives his view on the damage the controversy will have on soccer in the USA as well as US Soccer. Host: Ian Irving With: Cerys Jones, Adam Crafton and Dan Sheldon Featuring: Tim Howard and Jerry Brewer Executive Producer: Guy Clarke Producers: Jay Beale and Grayson Moody Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"On Sunday, The Athletic broke the world exclusive that USA striker Folarin Balogun's ban for the USMNT's round of 16 tie against Belgium had been suspende…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2609,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/episodes/fifa-trump-and-balogun-the-scandal-that-shook-the-world-cup/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-podcast-887075/fifa-trump-and-balogun-the-scandal-that-shook-the-world-cup.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}