{"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":"How do England stop Erling Haaland?","slug":"how-do-england-stop-erling-haaland","published_at":"2026-07-10T12:16:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/how-do-england-stop-erling-haaland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-podcast/episodes/how-do-england-stop-erling-haaland","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a50e297dd115c4059982a7e/media.mp3","summary":"It’s Day 30 and France are into the semi-finals of the World Cup after a 2-0 victory over Morocco. Adam Leventhal is joined in the studio by Liam Twomey and Cerys Jones to discuss the first quarter-final and the Golden Boot race, with Kylian Mbappe now level with Lionel Messi on eight goals for the tournament. Adam Crafton drops in from Boston for this one. Man City correspondent Sam Lee also joins the panel to talk Erling Haaland, who England will have the tough task of attempting to stop when they face Norway on Saturday. There’s also the latest on selection doubts for Thomas Tuchel over key pair Declan Rice and Marc Guehi ahead of Saturday’s quarter-final. Host: Adam Leventhal Guests: Liam Twomey, Cerys Jones Featuring: Sam Lee, Adam Crafton Exec Producers: Adey Moorhead, Guy Clarke Producers: Mike Stavrou Videographer: Grayson Moody Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It’s Day 30 and France are into the semi-finals of the World Cup after a 2-0 victory over Morocco. Adam Leventhal is joined in the studio by Liam Twomey a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2320,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/episodes/how-do-england-stop-erling-haaland/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/how-do-england-stop-erling-haaland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}