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Grant Wahl, one of the world’s leading soccer journalists, shares his thoughts on the sport and interviews the biggest names and the most fascinating figures in the game.
He was an American prodigy. The next Pelé. The savior of U.S. soccer. But he wasn't even old enough to drive. In 2004, Freddy Adu joined MLS at 14 years old, becoming the youngest American pro team sport athlete in 100 years. His story is a tale of talent, money, fame and fútbol. Journalist Grant Wahl, who covered Freddy and LeBron James in their teens, retraces the legend of Freddy as he went from superstar to one of the biggest "what ifs," asking: What determines who "makes it" and who "do ...
The world of Soccer is vast, and Planet Fútbol has it all. Featuring news, analysis, and wide-ranging interviews with the game’s most prominent figures. Hosted by Grant Wahl and Luis Miguel Echegaray.
The biggest moments in sports history have stories behind them which have never been told. In 1999, Brandi Chastain kicked the winning goal for the U.S. at the Women’s World Cup. Her victory celebration in a sports bra made for one of the most iconic photos in recent memory. But how did we get to a moment where a women’s sport became a national obsession? To answer that question, we have to go back. In Season 1, soccer journalist Grant Wahl traces that ’99 Women’s World Cup victory back to t ...
Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin
Soccer superstars and the moments that made them in 15 minutes or less. Season 1: Messi, Pelé, Rapinoe, Haaland, Zlatan, Zidane, and more. Great futbol moments from Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, MLS, and others!
Is Neymar already one of the greats? What is Martin Tyler's most memorable commentary? How important is a back-up striker? EIF Soccer features some of the most influential voices in world football, from journalists like ESPNFC's Shaka Hislop and SI's Grant Wahl to USSF Presidential Candidate Eric Wynalda, answering these questions and more. Tune in for all you need to know about the beautiful game.
Football insights and opinions from people who know, also a lot of other great shite! Join Danny Dichio, Craig Forrest and James Sharman weekly!
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Sports Content Strategy with MrRichardClarke: Exploring sports content, journalism, digital and social media
An exploration of sports content, storytelling, digital and social media. Speaking to players, executives, coaches, creators, journalist and specialist about their sporting passions.
The Hat-Trick” presented by ICC is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Charlie Stillitano, Ray Hudson and Neil Barnett. The show features interviews with international football newsmakers including Gareth Bale, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Gennaro Gattuso, and Lothar Matthäus among many others. The hosts will also tackle daily topics in the football world and debate the latest issues on and off the pitch. Video clips of the podcast will be available on Internationalchampionscup.com and all social channels.
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Kevin Williams on FC Barcelona Turmoil; Chris Wittyngham on Soccer News
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Grant has an in-depth interview about everything going on at FC Barcelona (at 26:57) with Kevin Williams, who by day is the music and visual arts editor at the Chicago Tribune but who has also become an expert over the years on Barça on his Twitter feed. Williams, a Barça member, explains why he thinks Lionel Messi will leave after the season, how …
This week we talk to Professor Frank Guridy, author of the new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics, a remarkable look at how the intersection of resistance movements and Texas athletics changed the USA forever. I also have some choice words about the plans for March Madness, and Just Stand Up and Just Si…
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Footy Prime Ep 64 - The Forrest Gump of Pros, Fans speaking inappropriately, Apples, All Fruit Teams, Canada Soccer, Europa League bashed, Footy Picks
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Right back to the garage with the Crew. Join Danny Dichio, Craig Forrest, James Sharman, producer Dan Wong and Nigel Nigelson. Danny and Craig share getting the wrath of fans close up and The Footy Garage could be the new name. Questions from Twitter!By James Sharman
Grant has a fun interview with Jason Davis, the host of a daily American soccer show on SiriusXM FC and co-host of The Best Soccer Show with Jared DuBois. Grant and Jason discuss the current American media landscape, which topics resonate most with American soccer fans and whether soccer will ever be a regular topic on mainstream U.S. TV sports deb…
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BONUS EPISODE: USWNT and Portland's Crystal Dunn
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In a special bonus episode of the podcast, Grant interviews USWNT and Portland star Crystal Dunn, who Grant thinks has become the USWNT's best player in 2021. They discuss the first two games of the SheBelieves Cup ahead of Wednesday's finale vs Argentina; what she's hoping to achieve in 2021 on and off the field; whether she can be a candidate for…
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ESPN's Wright Thompson; Chris Wittyngham on Soccer News
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Grant interviews his friend Wright Thompson (at 32:04), a senior writer at ESPN and the author of the recent New York Times Best-Seller Pappyland: A Story Of Family, Fine Bourbon and the Things That Last. They discuss his book, his interest in Kentucky and his approach to writing, including an anthology's worth of Thompson's phenomenal soccer writi…
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Japanese Internment, Football, And A Legendary Team
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This week we talk to Bradford Pearson, author of the new Book, The Eagles of Heart Mountain. It’s the true story of a group of Japanese American teenagers sent to an internment camp in Wyoming, and how their high school team became one of the greatest football squads in state history. We also have “Choice Words” revisiting that time recently deceas…
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Ken Lambert: Vissel Kobe communications, stars and digital
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How he ended up in the J.League and Vissel Kobe The international development role at FC Koln The difference in communications requirements between Germany and Japan The need to actively pitch stories in the J.League The dominance of newspapers in the sports media market in Japan The media requirements in the J.League and the organisation of the co…
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Bria Felicien, Creator of The Black Sportswoman
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Grant has a wide-ranging interview with Ivan Gazidis, the CEO of AC Milan, which has become a contender again this season for the Scudetto in Italy. Gazidis, who previously was the chief executive at Arsenal and the MLS deputy commissioner, explains why he decided to take the Milan job; his strategy for the club on and off the field; what it's like…
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Natalie Weiner on the Failures of Sports' “White Feminism”
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This week, we speak to journalist Natalie Weiner about her piece on White Feminism and the ways in which Barstool Sports is utilizing different techniques in an effort to whitewash much the racism, sexism and homophobia they enable including attacking NWHL (National Women’s Hockey League) staff and reporters. We also give listeners an understanding…
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Ep. 63 - Trophies? We don't need not stinkin Trophies! Craig turns into Danny, Is City a lock? Footy Picks, Nigel Nigelson and -20 degrees in a shack.
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La Liga TV's Semra Hunter, the American in European TV
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Grant has a fascinating interview with La Liga TV's Semra Hunter, the only American who's working in television in a top-5 European soccer league. Based in Barcelona, Hunter explains what she does week to week with the Spanish top flight and tells her story. That includes growing up in the Los Angeles area, attending the 1999 women's World Cup fina…
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St. Louis City Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel, Soccer Adventure King
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Grant interviews Lutz Pfannenstiel, the recently named sporting director for St. Louis City, which starts in MLS in 2023. They talk Pfannenstiel's new project in one of the U.S.'s most historic soccer cities, and then they dive into Lutz's incredible soccer journey as told in his memoir The Unstoppable Keeper. Pfannenstiel, a German-born goalkeeper…
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Talking to NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith
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In the lead-up to the Super Bowl, we speak to the NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith about the state of the players union and the state of politics. Also I've got my Super Bowl predictions and more.By Dave Zirin / The Nation
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Ep 62 - Breaking News - The Crew has lost it and it is worth every minute.
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Craig's 9-0 Man U loss revisited, Danny has more stories, Bell Media cuts, Lookey Likey with Sean Dyche, Footy Picks and Nigel Nigelson...Plus plenty of analysis and Super Bowl Predictions.By James Sharman
Grant connects with Leeds United's Jack Harrison, formerly of NYCFC and Wake Forest, and they have an entertaining discussion about Harrison's productive year in the Premier League; what he has learned about playing for the legendary manager Marcelo Bielsa; and his story of growing up in Man United's academy, deciding to decamp to the United States…
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CNN Anchor John Berman, US National Teams Fan
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After seeing CNN New Day anchor John Berman tweeting about USMNT hopeful Owen Otasowie, Grant decided it was time to get Berman on the podcast, and they have a fun conversation about how Berman became a die-hard fan of the U.S. national soccer teams. This episode of Fútbol with Grant Wahl is brought to you by Fanatiz. Frustrated that you can't get …
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Talking Jim Brown. Remembering Sekou Smith
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This week we are speaking to the cowriter of Jim Brown's 1989 autobiography Out of Bounds, former ESPN Outside the Lines reporter Steve Delsohn. We are talking about the portrayal of Brown in the lauded film, One Night in Miami. We are also talking to Michael Lee of the Washington Post about the passing of NBA journalism icon Sekou Smith. I also ha…
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Cold outside but We did it! And they fired Lampard!
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So much going on, hot chips, Chelsea managers broken down, Dich getting stabbed in the back, and whole bunch more.By James Sharman
Grant checks in with Brenden Aaronson, the 20-year-old USMNT and Red Bull Salzburg midfielder who made his debut with his new club over the weekend and got an assist in his first start with Salzburg on Wednesday. Aaronson explains how things have gone since he arrived in Austria earlier this month; the welcome he got from Salzburg coach Jesse Marsc…
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Roddy McDougall: Is there life left in British speedway?
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The two golden eras of British speedway - immediately post-war and 60/70s How Wembley drew more than 1m speedway spectators in 1956 The downward spiral since the 1980s - from over 90,000 watching Bruce Penhall at Wembley in 1982 to just over 1,000 at top-flight meets The origin story of speedway. High Beech in 1928 The World of Sport days and the s…
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Brazil WNT Coach Pia Sundhage; Chris Wittyngham on the Soccer Weekend
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Grant catches up with Pia Sundhage (at 30:59), who won two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup silver medal coaching the USWNT and currently coaches the Brazilian WNT. Calling in from Porto Alegre, Sundhage addresses why she took the Brazil job, how she's trying to unearth the next great Brazilian generation, how the Brazilian women ended up gettin…
This week we talk to former All-Star pitcher and cosmic genius Bill “Spaceman” Lee. Bill talks to us about his unique life, his new book, and his many experiences playing baseball and the philosophies that guide him. We also have “Choice Words” about the media’s treatment of Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving. In addition, we have “Just Stand Up” and …
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Ep 60 - Danny's A Villain Again, Craig's Masseuse's crusty hands, Sharms is saddened by Liverpool & From Field to Refreshments for Producer DeeDubs, Please stick around for the epilogue from Nigel.
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The Footy Prime Crew can sometimes self-indulge but usually this leads to confessions and transparency. Danny shares who he despised for one of the best stories in FPTP history. Insight and laughs galore. And this is not hyperbole. All the best for our 60th episode!By James Sharman
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Rising Star Drake Hills of The Tennessean
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Grant interviews Drake Hills, a rising-star journalist covering Nashville SC and the soccer beat at The Tennesean and co-host of the Plugged In Podcast. Hills explains why expansion team Nashville did so much better than expected in 2020, describes the Nashville soccer culture and describes his journey from growing up in Augusta, Ga., and San Diego…
Grant has a fun conversation with Lyon superstar Ada Hegerberg, who has won the past five UEFA Champions League titles and stars in the new ESPN+ documentary My Name Is Ada Hegerberg. They discuss the making of the video doc; the influences of her parents and sister; her excitement over American Catarina Macario joining Lyon; her reasons for contin…
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Chris Mosier: In Defense of Trans Athletes
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Chris Mosier is a hall-of-fame triathlete, and six-time member of Team USA, the first transgender man to represent the United States in international competition. Here he speaks to us about the right wing attacks on trans kids, especially the attacks on their access to organized sports, and why we should all take up this fight. We also have “Choice…
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Ep 59 - The Show Must Go On and an Epic Opening
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Jeff does his best Nigel the Sherry Drinker to get us off on the right foot. We cover the best moments of this feed, a new WH director who was a porn star! How hard is it for players to change their schedules during COVID? Top Game of the week with Liverpool vs ManU. Footy Picks and all the fun our pod can deliver.…
Grant has a wide-ranging conversation with his old friend Raphael Honigstein, who's the world's leading journalist on German soccer and does work for The Athletic, CBS Sports television, Der Spiegel and the podcasts Steilcast and the Totally Football Show. (He has also written the terrific books Das Reboot and Bring the Noise, a Jürgen Klopp biogra…
Grant sits down with producer Harry Swartout and goes behind the scenes of the making of American Prodigy: Freddy Adu. What did it take to get the interviews done in a pandemic? Did Freddy’s penchant for trash talk ever land him in trouble? What really went down between Grant and Jaleel White at the MLS Cup? Grant tells all and plays quality audio …
Grant has a must-listen interview with his friend Henry Winter, the chief football writer for The Times of London and one of the world's top writers covering the sport for the last 35 years. Winter tells fun stories from his globe-trotting career, including from covering World Cup 1994 in the U.S., and explains why the on-site match report still ma…
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They Didn't Just Breach a Capitol. They Breached a City.
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This week we—a DC-based show—talk about the fascist mob that hit the Capitol on Wednesday, January 6th, and explain why this should be seen as an attack not only on the federal government but also on the city. We also have “Choice Words” about what should have been the news of the week: the Georgia senate elections and the role of the WNBA in makin…
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2021 The Year in Review - An Amazing Meandering Show - Mobs, Samurai Swords, Hockey talk and of course, Footy banter for the ages. A new year has never looked so promising!
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As 2021 begins, we review the last 7 days. Why you may ask? Because that's what Footy Prime does. Let's have a wonderful year together. Also please share and RT Danny's photo.By James Sharman
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Soccer TV Rights in the US With John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal
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Grant has an in-depth conversation about US soccer TV rights with John Ourand, a longtime reporter for the Sports Business Journal. Ourand explains why NBC is putting marquee games like the upcoming Liverpool-Man United showdown on the Peacock pay-streaming channel; why he thinks NBC will win the rights to extend its Premier League coverage; what's…
While this podcast was being made, 31-year-old Freddy signed with Swedish third-division club Österlen, his first pro club in two years. Playing now for the love of the game, Freddy discusses his unexpected opportunity and what he has learned from being an American Prodigy. Is this the beginning of a great comeback? Or are we letting unreasonably h…
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An Interview With Soccer Girl Problems; Chris Wittyngham on the Soccer Weekend
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Grant kicks off 2021 with a fun interview of Soccer Girl Problems (at 31:24), the trio of Alanna Locast, Carly Beyar and Shannon Fay that has become a digital powerhouse resonating throughout the women's soccer community. SGP tells their origin story of how they met as teammates at Fairfield University, how they made their first viral videos back i…
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When a Coach Kneels With His Players
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This week we speak to former St. Michael's College coach Joshua Meyer and one of his former players, Winston Jones about their experience taking a knee during the National Anthem in the 2017 season. You don’t want to miss this conversation. We also have “Choice Words” about the USOPC’s decision to defend olympic athletes’ rights to protest. In addi…
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Mario Leo: Sportsbiz, digital, the need of New Year resolution
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Trends of 2020 - "clubs have 'thought beyond the norm' and I don't think it will go back" The 'two extremes' from Covid - the need for fans to support them v the need for money from sponsors What activities created by the Covid crisis will persist after the virus is beaten Getting by giving - the authenticity of the Marcus Rashford story The way cl…
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Rubin Kazan Coach and Mariah Carey Rendition-Man Leonid Slutsky
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Grant has a festive end-of-year interview with one of the most interesting people in world soccer, Rubin Kazan coach Leonid Slutsky. Slutsky went viral globally this week with his hysterical music video rendition of Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You. He speaks to Grant about the idea for the video and tells the story of his career, fro…
Grant has an enlightening interview with Bex Smith, the Los Angeles-born former New Zealand national team captain who currently hosts The Players Podcast with top players from the women's game for Copa90 and the BBC. Smith explains how she approaches her podcast, including interviews with Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis; her background at Duke Universit…
Grant has a fun interview with Melissa Reddy, one of the rising stars of global soccer media. Reddy, South African-raised and Liverpool-based, is the author of the new book Believe Us: How Jurgen Klopp Transformed Liverpool into Title Winners. She's also the senior football correspondent for The Independent, hosts the podcast Between The Lines and …
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Rich Luker: How to foresee the future of sports fans
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TOPICS "In 1988 there was absolutely no systematic research on sports fans in the US" Why sport fandom was linked with the economy and wealth until 2010 "If you go to your first baseball game before you are five you go to 58% more games per year than if you go to your first game at 14." The problems of seasonality, looking only at one sport, studyi…
It’s been two years since Freddy played competitive soccer, but at age 31 he’s still trying to make a comeback, even as he teaches the next generation. Today is a new world in American soccer, where the best prospects leave for Europe and developmental academies stateside grow to provide support for America’s next prodigy. What happens to the next …
Grant has a candid interview with Columbus Crew head coach Caleb Porter (at 37:57) coming off Porter's second MLS Cup-winning title campaign. Porter reveals that he cried upon learning that Darlington Nagbe and Pedro Santos wouldn't be available for the final, and he explains in detail how he has changed as a coach and a person in the years since h…
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A Journey to Mindfulness with Former NFL Player Prince Daniels, Jr.
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This week we talk to former NFL player Prince Daniels, Jr. about his book Mindfulness for the Ultimate Athlete: Mastering the Balance Between Power and Peace. We also talk to the Coach Kevin McNutt about the upcoming basketball season. In addition, we have “Just Stand Up” and “Just Sit Down” awards to the courageous activists that pushed for decade…
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End of the 2020 Year/World Awards Show - Ep 58
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The crew indulge themselves with Awards given to some of the highlights/lowlights of the year. Pogba, Arsenal are bashed. Enjoy the celebrations. Brendan Dunlop joins in a responsible, socially distanced manner. Footy Picks Too! Best in 2021. Nowhere but up!By James Sharman
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US Soccer Athlete Council Members Brianna Pinto and Nick Mayhugh
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Grant has a fascinating interview with Brianna Pinto of the University of North Carolina, who's on the verge of breaking into the senior USWNT pool, and Nick Mayhugh of the U.S. Para 7-a-side team about their recent election to the powerful Athlete Council of U.S. Soccer. They were joined on a ticket called Next Gen United (average age: 22) by Smit…
After a championship-winning rookie season, anything seemed possible for Freddy. Yet over the next 14 years, Freddy would play for more than a dozen teams in MLS, Europe, South America and the USL, slowly turning from an American Prodigy into a cautionary tale. Short flashes of success in summer tournaments provided flickering glimpses of hope that…
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NWSL Kansas City Owners Angie & Chris Long
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Grant interviews two longtime friends from his teenage days (at 23:37): Angie and Chris Long, the owners of the new NWSL team in Grant's hometown of Kansas City. They explain why they wanted to invest in the NWSL, what their plans are for the team and reveal that they want to build a new women's soccer stadium in the Kansas City area. Before that, …
