{"id":659999,"date":"2026-04-01T08:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/vg247s-best-games-ever-podcast-ep9"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:56:11","slug":"vg247s-the-best-games-ever-podcast-ep-9-best-game-with-balls-that-isnt-a-sports-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/vg247s-the-best-games-ever-podcast-ep-9-best-game-with-balls-that-isnt-a-sports-game\/","title":{"rendered":"VG247&#8217;s The Best Games Ever Podcast \u2013 Ep.9: Best game with balls that isn&#8217;t a sports game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/vg247s-the-best-games-ever-podcast-ep-9-best-game-with-balls-that-isnt-a-sports-game.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>This was the moment. Time to be a hero, to go down as a legend, forever remembered in the history books as the person who took the team into the final.<\/p>\n<p>He stepped up to the penalty spot, placed the ball and shuffled back. The goalkeeper looked nervous, but then so was the penalty taker. It was a cold afternoon, but inside this arena (a field), things had reached boiling point.<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts flashed through his mind: why is a defender taking this penalty? Why is one of the strikers crying on the sidelines? Who&rsquo;s dad is that shouting and hollering about how &ldquo;he&rsquo;s going to go to your right&rdquo;? What happens if he misses?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/vg247s-best-games-ever-podcast-ep9\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/vg247s-best-games-ever-podcast-ep9\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was the moment. 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