{"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":"Arsenal's big signing? Iraola to Liverpool?","slug":"arsenal-s-big-signing-iraola-to-liverpool","published_at":"2026-06-01T14:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/arsenal-s-big-signing-iraola-to-liverpool","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/arsenals-big-signing-iraola-to-liverpool","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a1d947d626f8869c396372e/media.mp3","summary":"Arsenal fell agonisingly short, was there anything they could have done differently or did they just come up against a generational team in PSG? What if anything could Mikel Arteta have changed, or was focusing on defensive organisation always going to be their best route to success?  Who do Arsenal need to sign to get better? In the second half Slot out and potentially Iraola in at Liverpool. Why was Slot sacked and is Iraola what Liverpool need? If the spaniard does come in will there be signings and if so who will be sanctioning the signings...Richard Hughes or the new manager?     Tom Clarke is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tony Cascarino and Alyson Rudd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Arsenal fell agonisingly short, was there anything they could have done differently or did they just come up against a generational team in PSG? What if a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3425,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/arsenal-s-big-signing-iraola-to-liverpool/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/arsenal-s-big-signing-iraola-to-liverpool.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}