{"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":"France look unstoppable + Spurs win Fernandes race","slug":"france-look-unstoppable-spurs-win-fernandes-race","published_at":"2026-07-01T12:10:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/france-look-unstoppable-spurs-win-fernandes-race","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-podcast/episodes/france-look-unstoppable-spurs-win-fernandes-race","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a4501d8d668ce4585497da1/media.mp3","summary":"France's superstars continue to sparkle, as Kylian Mbappe's brace helped to see off Sweden 3-0 in at the MetLife. Emma Paton is joined by Mark Critchley and Carl Anka to discuss France's free-flowing attack with Adam Crafton also posing the question: are France unstoppable? We also hear from Felipe Cardenas after Mexico's 2-0 win over Ecuador setting up a potential Round of 16 clash with England. David Ornstein drops by with the latest from the transfer window as Tottenham Hotspur win the race to sign Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United in a deal worth £85m. Where does this leave Man United's search for midfield reinforcements? Plus, ahead of the USA taking on Bosnia & Herzegovina, Henry Bushnell drops by to preview the game and the significance reaching a run to the quarter-finals could have for the USMNT. Host: Emma Paton With: Mark Critchley and Carl Anka Featuring: Adam Crafton, Felipe Cardenas, David Ornstein and Henry Bushnell Executive Producer: Guy Clarke Producers: Jay Beale and Grayson Moody Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"France's superstars continue to sparkle, as Kylian Mbappe's brace helped to see off Sweden 3-0 in at the MetLife. Emma Paton is joined by Mark Critchley a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2387,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/episodes/france-look-unstoppable-spurs-win-fernandes-race/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/france-look-unstoppable-spurs-win-fernandes-race.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}