{"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":"WORLD CUP 2026: BIG ENGLAND PREVIEW","slug":"world-cup-2026-big-england-preview","published_at":"2026-06-03T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-2026-big-england-preview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/world-cup-2026-big-england-preview","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a1da54b893d35377d015c1e/media.mp3","summary":"World Cup 2026 is nearly here! Can England win it?  Has Tuchel picked the right squad, what is England's base camp like and what will be England's biggest challenge? With inside knowledge from within the England camp our team cover it all - from which players will be most affected by the heat and who can cover at number six to secret England tactics and who starts at number ten. Join Times Sports Editor Tom Clarke, and the Times Sport team who will be with England throughout the tournament: Matt Lawton, Jonathan Northcroft and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat as they discuss England's starting IX, how far they'll go and the choices facing Thomas Tuchel. We'll be here every single day throughout the tournament with your essential World Cup daily briefing - please do join us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"World Cup 2026 is nearly here! Can England win it? Has Tuchel picked the right squad, what is England's base camp like and what will be England's bi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3512,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/world-cup-2026-big-england-preview/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/world-cup-2026-big-england-preview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}