{"podcast":{"title":"U.S. Soccer Podcast","slug":"u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333","podcast_index_feed_id":7358333,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WWO4818848243","website_url":"https://www.ussoccer.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/00bb8302-3669-11f0-af72-ef8db743bf34/image/b6a23a29c1bd2f64871203b03abf1ad5.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"US Soccer","episode_count":64,"summary":"Presented by Henkel. Step inside the heart of soccer in America with the U.S. Soccer Podcast. Every Wednesday, host David Gass sits down for honest, uplifting conversations with voices from across the soccer landscape. We'll be introducing you to the people working to grow the game at every level from the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams to the Youth and Extended National Teams and beyond. The conversations bring you closer to the players, coaches, and personalities shaping the game in communities across the country, exploring the moments, ideas, and the influencers driving the sport forward. This is where soccer stories live. New episodes drop every week. Join us.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T08:18:22.841150+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333"},"episode":{"title":"Sip Happens: World Cup Hydration Breaks Explained","slug":"sip-happens-world-cup-hydration-breaks-explained","published_at":"2026-04-29T14:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333/sip-happens-world-cup-hydration-breaks-explained","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO9126132457.mp3?updated=1777477249","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO9126132457.mp3?updated=1777477249","summary":"Last year, FIFA announced that every World Cup game will pause for three minutes in each half for a hydration break. The policy was tested in the last international window, and many observers said that the breaks have fundamentally changed soccer. How? That’s the question we answer on this week’s episode of the U.S. Soccer Podcast presented by Henkel when U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team head coach Gonzalo Segares joins host Meghan Klingenberg to discuss. 0:00 – Cold open 2:44 – Gonzalo Segares joins the show 4:08 – Gonzalo explains how the breaks will be used for tactics 6:57 – How Gonzalo has seen other coaches use the breaks to their advantage 13:23 – Will the breaks create a game of four quarters? 19:47 – Discussion of how the breaks might impact the flow of games 25:52 – Ask the Pros presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts The U.S. Soccer Podcast presented by Henkel is a production from U.S. Soccer hosted by David Gass, former USWNT star Meghan Klingenberg and USMNT great Alejandro Bedoya. The podcast brings you in-depth interviews with U.S. Soccer stars of the past, present and future. Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. Host: Meghan Klingenberg Producer: Matthew Nelson To learn more, visit http://www.ussoccer.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Last year, FIFA announced that every World Cup game will pause for three minutes in each half for a hydration break. The policy was tested in the last int…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1755,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333/episodes/sip-happens-world-cup-hydration-breaks-explained/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/u-s-soccer-podcast-7358333/sip-happens-world-cup-hydration-breaks-explained.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}