{"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":"Messi outshines Mbappe and Haaland + why Amorim for Milan?","slug":"messi-outshines-mbappe-and-haaland-why-amorim-for-milan","published_at":"2026-06-17T11:31:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/messi-outshines-mbappe-and-haaland-why-amorim-for-milan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-podcast/episodes/messi-mbappe-arrive-why-have-milan-appointed-amorim","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a3276d72a769315bacc55da/media.mp3","summary":"The stars have arrived at the World Cup! After Kylian Mbappe became France's all time top scorer with a brace against Senegal, Lionel Messi did Lionel Messi things, scoring a hat-trick against Algeria to equal Miroslav Klose's record for World Cup goals. Join Emma Paton, Mark Critchley and Liam Twomey as they reflect on a day where the superstars truly arrived, as Erling Haaland also made his mark on his first World Cup appearance. We hear from Oli Kay who was at Kansas City Stadium to witness Messi's magic, twenty years on from his World Cup debut, while Adam Crafton was at MetLife Stadium to see the Mbappe show. Plus, James Horncastle reveals why AC Milan have appointed Ruben Amorim and Jack Pitt-Brooke reflects on England's press conference where Thomas Tuchel and Harry Kane prepare to face Croatia. Host: Emma Paton With: Mark Critchley & Liam Twomey Featuring: Adam Crafton, Oli Kay, James Horncastle, Jack Pitt-Brooke Executive Producer: Guy Clarke Producers: Jay Beale and Grayson Moody Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The stars have arrived at the World Cup! After Kylian Mbappe became France's all time top scorer with a brace against Senegal, Lionel Messi did Lionel Mes…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2324,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/episodes/messi-outshines-mbappe-and-haaland-why-amorim-for-milan/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/messi-outshines-mbappe-and-haaland-why-amorim-for-milan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}