{"podcast":{"title":"The Rest Is Football","slug":"the-rest-is-football-6559880","podcast_index_feed_id":6559880,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT8847082992","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/30860506-223b-11ee-9234-a787dafa51ef/image/e2e1842246be83f6832d60b871e31436.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Goalhanger","episode_count":519,"summary":"Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards discuss football's biggest stories. From last-minute winners to transfer sagas, fantasy football gems, and the drama behind the scenes. With strong opinions, brilliant chemistry, and decades of Premier League experience, The Rest Is Football serves up three episodes every week packed with insights, dressing-room stories, and proper laughs. Whether it’s VAR controversies, title races, European nights, or England’s hopes in international tournaments, no topic is off the table. It's the essential podcast for football fans. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T14:20:42.708867+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-football-6559880"},"episode":{"title":"Frank Lampard & Joe Cole join us as the World Cup kicks off","slug":"frank-lampard-joe-cole-join-us-as-the-world-cup-kicks-off","published_at":"2026-06-12T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-football-6559880/frank-lampard-joe-cole-join-us-as-the-world-cup-kicks-off","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-football-6559880","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4508547479.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4508547479.mp3","summary":"The World Cup has finally started and it was a very lively opener as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in a game with three red cards. Gary, Alan and Micah are joined live in their Times Square studio by Frank Lampard and Joe Cole to look at the game and get the pair's thoughts on who Thomas Tuchel should select for England's game against Croatia There's also a look at the challenge ahead for Lampard as he tries to keep Coventry up next season and the ex-Chelsea duo give us their take on Jose Mourinho returning to Real Madrid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"The World Cup has finally started and it was a very lively opener as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in a game with three red cards. Gary, Alan and Micah are…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1679,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rest-is-football-6559880/episodes/frank-lampard-joe-cole-join-us-as-the-world-cup-kicks-off/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-football-6559880/frank-lampard-joe-cole-join-us-as-the-world-cup-kicks-off.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}