{"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":"Villa, Arsenal and Spygate","slug":"villa-arsenal-and-spygate","published_at":"2026-05-21T13:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/villa-arsenal-and-spygate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/villa-arsenal-and-spygate","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a0ef9f180978431da970bf8/media.mp3","summary":"Aston Villa added to a crazy week in English football last night, winning their first trophy in thirty years and their first european trophy in forty four years. Is it the first of many for Unai Emery at Villa? How does a club and squad like Villa take the next step to challenge for the Premier League or Champions League? Arsenal are still celebrating their title win - who were the key players for them? Can they win the Champions League too and what role did Mikel Arteta play?   After the break Spygate - does anyone have any sympathy for Southampton? The relegation battle, will West Ham or Spurs be able to find a win on the last day?  And tomorrow the England World Cup squad is announced...who should be in it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Aston Villa added to a crazy week in English football last night, winning their first trophy in thirty years and their first european trophy in forty four…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3541,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/villa-arsenal-and-spygate/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/villa-arsenal-and-spygate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}