{"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: SCOTLAND PREVIEW","slug":"world-cup-2026-scotland-preview","published_at":"2026-06-10T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-2026-scotland-preview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/world-cup-2026-scotland-preview","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a272b21a917ce4c701cd0b5/media.mp3","summary":"Scotland could not be happier going in t the World Cup. When was the last time you heard that - 1928!? Eight goals in two games and believe it or not even some talk of their talisman John McGinn not making it into Steve Clarkes first eleven. The Tartan army suddenly have a cutting edge, confidence to burn and mounting expectation. Bring on Haiti! What could possible go wrong? Who better to ask than three of the finest Scots in sports journalism... Jonathan Northcroft, Michael Grant and Gregor Robertson join Tom Clarke  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Scotland could not be happier going in t the World Cup. When was the last time you heard that - 1928!? Eight goals in two games and believe it or not even…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2381,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/world-cup-2026-scotland-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-scotland-preview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}