{"id":8092,"date":"2026-08-11T10:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T01:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/?post_type=tag_episode&#038;p=8092"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:55:34","slug":"osmar-ibanez-tunnel-vision","status":"publish","type":"tag_episode","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/audio\/osmar-ibanez-tunnel-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"From Spanish Village Squares to Asian Champion | Osmar Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez on Spain, FC Seoul, and the Art of Defending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Football chooses us. We chase the highs. And one day\u2026 the game ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join your host Ryan Walters as he steps into the tunnel with players just seconds before a World Cup Final, reliving the matches, milestones, moments, mistakes and people that shaped their careers. This is football in full life, in full vision. 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