{"id":2176,"date":"2020-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/podcast-behind-the-scenes-at-leaders-with-sheffield-united-owner-prince-abdullah\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:16:41","slug":"podcast-behind-the-scenes-at-leaders-with-sheffield-united-owner-prince-abdullah","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/podcasts\/podcast-behind-the-scenes-at-leaders-with-sheffield-united-owner-prince-abdullah\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Behind the scenes at Leaders with Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: 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