{"podcast":{"title":"The Game","slug":"the-game-1066443","podcast_index_feed_id":1066443,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/0fc6a233-bbae-4ba5-b882-c075544353a8","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-game","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e501a8cbe71d83cf13e/1781622185758-e35264ad-4a4c-4124-b920-75949a523cf7.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1380,"summary":"The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR. Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups. We know football isn't life and death. It's much more serious than that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:20:51.825312+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443"},"episode":{"title":"Alonso and Carrick in; will Slot or Pep be leaving?","slug":"alonso-and-carrick-in-will-slot-or-pep-be-leaving","published_at":"2026-05-18T15:01:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/alonso-and-carrick-in-will-slot-or-pep-be-leaving","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/alonso-and-carrick-in-will-slot-or-pep-be-leaving","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a0b29e64239db8b877a1e09/media.mp3","summary":"Xabi Alonso is in the Premier League, but not where many expected. As the Liverpool old boy joins Chelsea what can he expect and is it a huge positive for the Chelsea project?  Where does the appointment leave Liverpool, the owners are wedded to Arne Slot but the fans don't seem to be. Man Utd look set to announce Michael Carrick on a permanent basis, what will his targets be next season?  Pep Guardiola has a cup double to his name, but if it misses out on the league will he still be at Man City next season to try again? After the break the craziest final day in the SPL; who is the most underrated Premier League player and the enigma that is Neymar. Joining Tom Clarke are Gregor Robertson, Pete Rutzler and Jame Gheerbrant  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Xabi Alonso is in the Premier League, but not where many expected. As the Liverpool old boy joins Chelsea what can he expect and is it a huge positive for…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/alonso-and-carrick-in-will-slot-or-pep-be-leaving/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/alonso-and-carrick-in-will-slot-or-pep-be-leaving.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}