{"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 DAY 15: Ecuador joy as Brobbey becomes unlikely hero","slug":"world-cup-day-15-ecuador-joy-as-brobbey-becomes-unlikely-hero","published_at":"2026-06-26T07:33:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-day-15-ecuador-joy-as-brobbey-becomes-unlikely-hero","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/world-cup-day-15-ecuador-joy-as-brobbey-becomes-unlikely-her","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a3e2adfa3fa9782374d4bf1/media.mp3","summary":"Ecuador stunned Germany in an eventful round of final group stage games, as they qualified for the knockout stage.  Tom Clarke hears from Times journalists across America as Paul Hirst reports on Netherlands 3-1 win against Tunisia, James Gheerbrant watches Sweden rescue a draw with Japan and Peter Rutzler see Turkey salvage some pride by beating co-hosts USA 3-2.  In part two Tom chats to reporter Ian Whittell who offers his view on Brazil and Spain and previews Cape Verde's huge clash with Saudi Arabia as they attempt to keep their remarkable World Cup story going.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Ecuador stunned Germany in an eventful round of final group stage games, as they qualified for the knockout stage. Tom Clarke hears from Times journ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1526,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/world-cup-day-15-ecuador-joy-as-brobbey-becomes-unlikely-hero/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-day-15-ecuador-joy-as-brobbey-becomes-unlikely-hero.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}