{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dfa83f965488b63ac0d0dd/68dfa85f965488b63ac0db29?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"FIFA vs. Football: The Club World Cup That's Tearing the Sport Apart","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dfa83f965488b63ac0d0dd/868336c06362ec9c35bc5bdaaec657e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to Whistleblowers - Football From The Inside Out</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Is FIFA’s new Club World Cup tearing football apart? This week,  Whistleblowers dives into the storm brewing around Gianni Infantino’s club football expansion in the form of the Club World Cup - and why players, clubs, and fans are furious. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Ian Ladyman questions who’s really in charge of football now, and Gordon Smart wonders if we’ve already broken the calendar beyond repair.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Plus, Mark Clattenburg lifts the lid on how referees handle mayhem on and off the pitch.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>We also touch on player overload, fan fatigue, and the growing disconnect between football’s global ambitions and its grassroots reality.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>We’re also joined by England legend, Terry Butcher! He offers behind-the-scenes chaos from the Old Firm days and explains what happened when he kicked a referee’s door in!</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Producer: Henry Williams</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Researcher: William Colledge</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Booker: Ashley Whitt</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Video Editor: Luke Shelley</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Social Handles:</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>X: @blowerspod</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Instagram: whistleblowerspod</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>TikTok: whistleblowerspodcast</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Email: whistleblowers@dailymail.com</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>A Daily Mail Podcast. Seriously Popular. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Daily Mail"}