{"podcast":{"title":"The Cooligans","slug":"the-cooligans-494190","podcast_index_feed_id":494190,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/T15cXQd0","website_url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/videos/shows/cooligans/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e66e4bbf-f1f2-407a-ad1b-93e70afbe9b1/a22b737e-0382-4f82-aab7-c2afe3d8ad48/3000x3000/pd-the-cooligans-main-pod-art-3000x3000-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Cooligans","episode_count":995,"summary":"The Cooligans is a comedy & soccer podcast delivering hilarious takes on the greatest sport in the world! Hosts Alexis Guerreros and Christian Polanco are two NYC stand-up comics who don't focus on stats or formations, they focus on the funny. Join us two times a week for some humorous reactions to football's wildest moments of the weekend. The beautiful game just got a little bit uglier.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T14:20:27.797813+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cooligans-494190"},"episode":{"title":"BALO IS BACK! USMNT vs Belgium Preview, World Cup Drama & Weekend Recap with Kevin Egan!","slug":"balo-is-back-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-world-cup-drama-weekend-recap-with-kevin-egan","published_at":"2026-07-06T18:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cooligans-494190/balo-is-back-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-world-cup-drama-weekend-recap-with-kevin-egan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cooligans-494190","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/videos/shows/cooligans/","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/2cae012a-991c-48f0-b8bd-f545cfc5f223/episodes/c8d886e7-3d47-4c24-9fc0-0191efe7ab07/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2cae012a-991c-48f0-b8bd-f545cfc5f223&awEpisodeId=c8d886e7-3d47-4c24-9fc0-0191efe7ab07&feed=T15cXQd0","summary":"On today's episode of The Cooligans Daily Live, Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros tackle the massive controversy surrounding the USMNT as Folarin Balogun's red card suspension is lifted ahead of their World Cup match against Belgium. The guys react to wild reports of political intervention involving Donald Trump , debate whether Mauricio Pochettino should bench Balogun anyway to honor the spirit of the game , and welcome MLS on Apple TV’s Kevin Egan to recap a wild weekend of action. From England’s dramatic survival over Mexico at the Azteca and Norway's absolute dismantling of Brazil behind an unstoppable Erling Haaland to Neymar's international retirement , Argentina's extra-time scare against Cape Verde , and breaking news regarding Belgium's failed FIFA appeal, this episode is packed with unfiltered soccer drama.","meta_description":"On today's episode of The Cooligans Daily Live, Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros tackle the massive controversy surrounding the USMNT as Folarin Bal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2613,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cooligans-494190/episodes/balo-is-back-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-world-cup-drama-weekend-recap-with-kevin-egan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cooligans-494190/balo-is-back-usmnt-vs-belgium-preview-world-cup-drama-weekend-recap-with-kevin-egan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}