{"podcast":{"title":"The Late Run","slug":"the-late-run-7723013","podcast_index_feed_id":7723013,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FBM4697483412","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/308f0a28-0c19-11f1-88c5-53620ec703bb/image/274c7c236ecd2539de4d28a8770b2da1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Late Run","episode_count":20,"summary":"Chad Ochocinco and Raheem Taylor-Parkes talk the Beautiful Game with the biggest names in sports and culture.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T02:21:22.553076+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-late-run-7723013"},"episode":{"title":"Gerard Piqué: Playing With Messi AND Ronaldo, Man United & Football's Future","slug":"gerard-piqu-playing-with-messi-and-ronaldo-man-united-football-s-future","published_at":"2026-03-26T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-late-run-7723013/gerard-piqu-playing-with-messi-and-ronaldo-man-united-football-s-future","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-late-run-7723013","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FBM2729854564.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FBM2729854564.mp3","summary":"Gerard Piqué sits down with Chad \"Ochocinco\" Johnson and Raheemovic for an all-time episode of The Late Run. The 4x Champions League winner and World Cup champion gives his definitive answer on Messi vs Ronaldo after playing alongside BOTH, reveals the inside story of Sir Alex Ferguson selling him for just £5M (a move that changed football history), and breaks down what's gone wrong at Manchester United.Piqué opens up about Rio Ferdinand mentoring him as a teenager, why his kids watching TikTok instead of Barcelona inspired him to create Kings League, how Neymar was the most skilled player he ever faced 1v1, and why football is losing its creativity to tactics and data. Plus, Ocho and Piqué go head-to-head comparing El Clasico pressure vs NFL pressure, debate whether the center back is becoming football's quarterback, and reveal their FIFA Ultimate Team cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Gerard Piqué sits down with Chad \"Ochocinco\" Johnson and Raheemovic for an all-time episode of The Late Run. The 4x Champions League winner and World Cup…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2848,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-late-run-7723013/episodes/gerard-piqu-playing-with-messi-and-ronaldo-man-united-football-s-future/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-late-run-7723013/gerard-piqu-playing-with-messi-and-ronaldo-man-united-football-s-future.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}