{"podcast":{"title":"The Rondo by GOAL","slug":"the-rondo-by-goal-7034317","podcast_index_feed_id":7034317,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/FBM6233027125","website_url":"http://goal.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/655ae180-60ef-11f0-a0ec-e75f63bd03cd/image/f5133761aec9d5951f1dd5d80ae56437.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"GOAL USA","episode_count":62,"summary":"The Rondo by GOAL is a soccer show dedicated to the most important stories in U.S. soccer. Released every Thursday, we'll take you behind the scenes of the US National teams, insight into MLS, NWSL, and USL happenings, and status updates from our American stars abroad. Whether you're tuning in to see which retro kits our hosts are wearing or to hear them make bold predictions and cheeky comments, it's the only rondo you want to get caught in the middle of from GOAL USA and Footballco.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T18:19:11.584862+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rondo-by-goal-7034317"},"episode":{"title":"Drafting the BEST World Cup 2026 Players","slug":"drafting-the-best-world-cup-2026-players","published_at":"2026-05-11T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rondo-by-goal-7034317/drafting-the-best-world-cup-2026-players","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rondo-by-goal-7034317","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FBM5360893493.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FBM5360893493.mp3","summary":"The World Cup is getting closer and this week the squad went head-to-head in the ultimate 7-a-side World Cup draft 🏆Using a 2-3-1 formation, we drafted teams made up entirely of players heading to the 2026 World Cup to see who could build the BEST squad possible. But who would go #1 overall? It’s hard to argue who the best player in the world is right now, but Tom still had a tough decision to make with the first pick in the draft, and his choice might surprise you 🤔Plus, we debated one of the biggest World Cup roster decisions of all… should Brazil bring Neymar? 🇧🇷Special shoutout to Carl's Jr. for sponsoring today's video! Let us know in the comments whose draft team was the best, and don’t forget to like and subscribe so you never miss another Rondo banger 🔥 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The World Cup is getting closer and this week the squad went head-to-head in the ultimate 7-a-side World Cup draft 🏆Using a 2-3-1 formation, we drafted te…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1372,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rondo-by-goal-7034317/episodes/drafting-the-best-world-cup-2026-players/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rondo-by-goal-7034317/drafting-the-best-world-cup-2026-players.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}