{"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 21: Harry Kane rescues England","slug":"world-cup-day-21-harry-kane-rescues-england","published_at":"2026-07-01T21:18:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/world-cup-day-21-harry-kane-rescues-england","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/world-cup-day-21-harry-kane-rescues-england","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/6a458436d2afdc29788c2131/media.mp3","summary":"It wasn't pretty and it was mighty tense but England are through - just - thanks to a late brace from Harry Kane. A performance lacking fluidity in attack and a defense that looked porous at times leaves Thomas Tuchel with far more questions than answers. The talking points: Kane is world class, England's right side and how does Tuchel fix the defense? Matt Lawton gives reaction live from the Atlanta stadium, before Tom Clarke joins Gregor Robertson and James Gheerbrant to dissect an England win and ask how can England beat Mexico at the Azteca ?   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"It wasn't pretty and it was mighty tense but England are through - just - thanks to a late brace from Harry Kane. A performance lacking fluidity in attack…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2520,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/world-cup-day-21-harry-kane-rescues-england/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-21-harry-kane-rescues-england.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}