{"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":"Ornstein latest: Chelsea want Alonso & Carrick done deal?","slug":"ornstein-latest-chelsea-want-alonso-carrick-done-deal","published_at":"2026-05-13T14:34:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/ornstein-latest-chelsea-want-alonso-carrick-done-deal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-fc-podcast/episodes/ornstein-latest-chelsea-want-alonso-carrick-done-deal","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/e/6a048b648ef9368973829a08/media.mp3","summary":"Chelsea are exploring a deal to appoint Xabi Alonso as head coach. So could he bring calm to the chaos at Stamford Bridge? David Ornstein is joined by Cerys Jones to discuss whether Alonso would be a success at Chelsea. Plus, The Athletic’s Manchester United correspondent Laurie Whitwell drops in to bring us his story that Michael Carrick is line to take the United job on a permanent basis. Host: Ayo Akinwolere Guests: David Ornstein, Cerys Jones, Laurie Whitwell Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producers: Mike Stavrou, Guy Clarke, Nick Thomson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Chelsea are exploring a deal to appoint Xabi Alonso as head coach. So could he bring calm to the chaos at Stamford Bridge? David Ornstein is joined by Cer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2411,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-podcast-887075/episodes/ornstein-latest-chelsea-want-alonso-carrick-done-deal/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/ornstein-latest-chelsea-want-alonso-carrick-done-deal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}