{"podcast":{"title":"The Messi Effect: Daily Soccer Podcast","slug":"the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829","podcast_index_feed_id":6458829,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5932863/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-messi-effect","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ec726abe9cb7bcb77ca0a34fe73bf925.jpg","author":"Caloroga Labs","episode_count":185,"summary":"Daily football from host Jamie Rudd - match recaps, game previews, and the honest conversation nobody at FIFA wants you to have. From the Club World Cup to the Premier League to MLS, we cover the beautiful game and the ugly business behind it","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:20:45.835129+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829"},"episode":{"title":"FIFA World Cup Power Grab, VAR Error, Pochettino Extension, Rodri","slug":"fifa-world-cup-power-grab-var-error-pochettino-extension-rodri","published_at":"2026-07-29T11:39:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829/fifa-world-cup-power-grab-var-error-pochettino-extension-rodri","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/fifa-world-cup-power-grab-var-error-pochettino-extension-rodri--73233706","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.pdrl.fm/91a7dc/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73233706/episode.mp3","summary":"Today's episode leads with FIFA's proposal for a roughly $20 billion commercial entity that would sell minority stakes in World Cup commercial rights to private investors, reportedly including the Kushner family. UEFA is furious and preparing an emergency meeting where a World Cup boycott has reportedly entered the conversation. Second story: IFAB confirmed the VAR process used to send off Switzerland's Breel Embolo against Argentina was wrong; Argentina won 3-1 in extra time. Third story: U.S. Soccer offered Mauricio Pochettino an extension through the 2030 World Cup cycle after the USMNT's round-of-16 exit to Belgium. Closer: Real Madrid continue pursuing Manchester City midfielder Rodri. Subscribe for Premier League, MLS & Champions League coverage. AI was used for news gathering and production assistance. #FIFA #UEFA #Infantino #WorldCup2026 #Kushner #VAR #IFAB #Embolo #Argentina #Paredes #Pochettino #USMNT #Rodri #RealMadrid #ManchesterCity #Football #Soccer #CalorogaSharkMedia","meta_description":"Today's episode leads with FIFA's proposal for a roughly $20 billion commercial entity that would sell minority stakes in World Cup commercial rights to p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":218,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829/episodes/fifa-world-cup-power-grab-var-error-pochettino-extension-rodri/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-messi-effect-the-2026-world-cup-6458829/fifa-world-cup-power-grab-var-error-pochettino-extension-rodri.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}