{"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":"Is Carrick right for Man Utd? And Celtic v Hearts","slug":"is-carrick-right-for-man-utd-and-celtic-v-hearts","published_at":"2026-05-14T13:11:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/is-carrick-right-for-man-utd-and-celtic-v-hearts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/hearts-v-celtic-and-is-carrick-right-for-man-utd","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a05ca1d68dc584edabd1afb/media.mp3","summary":"It is the best Scottish title race in years and it got even spicier last night. Celtic were awarded a penalty for literally the last kick of the match - they scored at took it to the final day as Hearts need only a draw at Celtic Park. What is the feeling in Scotland, was it ever a penalty and how will Derek McInnes' Hearts approach the game on Saturday? Man City took the title race to another weekend as they beat Palace...but can anyone see Arsenal dropping points?   Why do Chelsea hate Spurs so much?  Michael Carrick looks set to make his role permanent at Man Utd, is he the right man for the job? At Chelsea is Xabi alonso in pole position? Plus 'Spygate' and best moments of the season.  Gregor Robertson joins Alyson Rudd, Martin Samuel and Tony Cascarino Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It is the best Scottish title race in years and it got even spicier last night. Celtic were awarded a penalty for literally the last kick of the match - t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3401,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/is-carrick-right-for-man-utd-and-celtic-v-hearts/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/is-carrick-right-for-man-utd-and-celtic-v-hearts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}