{"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":"SPECIAL EPISODE: Arsenal are Champions and Pep leaves City","slug":"special-episode-arsenal-are-champions-and-pep-leaves-city","published_at":"2026-05-20T10:06:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/special-episode-arsenal-are-champions-and-pep-leaves-city","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/special-episode-arsenal-are-champions-and-pep-leaves-city","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a0d862524378450f24e42ff/media.mp3","summary":"What a week in English football! Arsenal are Champions again after a twenty two year wait. How did they do it, what were the key moments, who were the key players or staff and will it be the start of something bigger? Tom Clarke joins The Times Arsenal reporter Gary Jacob to assess a memorable night for the Gunners. After the break the worst kept secret in football - Pep Guardiola is set to leave Manchester City at the end of the season and be replaced by Enzo Maresca. The Times Chief Sports Correspondent Matt Lawton joins Tom Clarke to discuss his departure, what comes next and his legacy to the English game. Tom Clarke is joined by Matt Lawton and Gary Jacob **More on the 'Spygate' saga in tomorrows episode Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"What a week in English football! Arsenal are Champions again after a twenty two year wait. How did they do it, what were the key moments, who were the key…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2416,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/special-episode-arsenal-are-champions-and-pep-leaves-city/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/special-episode-arsenal-are-champions-and-pep-leaves-city.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}