{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic FC Presents...","slug":"the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368","podcast_index_feed_id":1364368,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68374afd998551779fb67f1a","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68374afd998551779fb67f1a/show-cover.jpg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":49,"summary":"Welcome to The Athletic's home of audio documentaries and special series Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T02:20:40.921509+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368"},"episode":{"title":"Transfers that shook the world: Luís Figo to Real Madrid","slug":"transfers-that-shook-the-world-lu-s-figo-to-real-madrid","published_at":"2025-08-03T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368/transfers-that-shook-the-world-lu-s-figo-to-real-madrid","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcast/220-beyond-the-headline/episode-59/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68374afd998551779fb67f1a/e/688cf444c6d705dd3ab130cd/media.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Transfers that shook the world, a summer series for The Athletic FC looking back on the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains. Today we’re heading back to July 2000 - when Luís Figo did the unthinkable and made the move from Barcelona to Real Madrid… It was a transfer that sent shockwaves through La Liga and went down in footballing folklore - but a quarter of a century later, how is it viewed now? And how pivotal was it in shaping the modern day Real Madrid? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Pol Ballús, José Antonio Espina & Andy Mitten Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producers: Guy Clarke and Lucy Oliva Sound Design: Jay Beale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Welcome to Transfers that shook the world, a summer series for The Athletic FC looking back on the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2301,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-fc-presents-1364368/episodes/transfers-that-shook-the-world-lu-s-figo-to-real-madrid/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-presents-1364368/transfers-that-shook-the-world-lu-s-figo-to-real-madrid.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}