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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham do a full deep dive on where the US Men's National Team should go from here with their managerial situation. Should Gregg Berhalter come back? Who would replace him? How should the process work? Plus, the guys look ahead to a star studded World Cup Quarterfinal round.
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Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down what we've seen so far in the World Cup Round of 16 that's been very chalky. Can Morocco or Switzerland turn that around? Who has impressed us? How unique was that Brazil performance? And how much more can we look forward to with Kylian Mbappe? These questions answered and more
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Grant and Chris Wittyngham do their postmortem on the USA's elimination from the World Cup by the Netherlands. What went wrong in this game, what did Gregg Berhalter get wrong, and where do the US go from here are among the questions asked and answered. Then, US Women's National Team and Lyon star Catarina Macario talks to Grant about her recovery from injury and the growth of her career.
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Grant and Chris Wittyngham look ahead to the US game against the Netherlands in the World Cup Round of 16 on Saturday by asking whether the US should play without a recognized striker, praising Christian Pulisic's commitment to the US, and discussing the Gio Reyna situation. Plus, we discuss a crazy couple of days in Group stage conclusions that saw some big nations go out of the tournament.
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Grant and Chris Wittyngham react to the USMNT's 1-0 win over Iran in their final group game of the World Cup, seeing them advance to the knockout round beginning Saturday. They discuss Christian Pulisic's deciding goal, the significance of getting out of the group, and highlight how solid the US has been defensively in this tournament. Plus, Grant tells a cool story from his day in Qatar.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham look back on the weekend at the World Cup and look ahead to the United States' game against Iran on Tuesday. We discuss how the USMNT should line up, how they approach needing to win, and the issues between US Soccer and Iran. Then, we discuss Grant's day at Germany-Spain, Mexico's struggles, and Canada being knocked out of the tournament by Croatia.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down all of the talking points from the US Men's National Team's 0-0 draw with England at the World Cup. How good of a performance was this? Did Gregg Berhalter get the major decisions right? How strong is their chance to get out of the group? Those questions and more discussed.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the biggest games from the last 2 days of action at the World Cup including Japan and Saudi Arabia upsetting Germany and Saudi Arabia, Mexico drawing 0-0 with Poland, and a look ahead to USA-England on Friday. Then, Grant interviews Devin L'Amoreaux, a rising-star soccer photographer and former University of South Carolina player who embedded for an extended time with Weston McKennie in Italy. L'Amoreaux tells the story of how he got into photography, how he builds relationships with players and how he's approaching his work shooting games in Qatar at the World Cup.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the United States' World Cup opener. Was this a good result? How does this game portend for the US getting out of the group? And what happened when Grant was confronted by World Cup security in Qatar? Those questions and more answered.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss Ecuador's opening night win over Qatar to open the World Cup, the bizarre scenes in and around the curtain raiser, and look ahead to the opening game for the USMNT against Wales tomorrow afternoon. Then, Grant talks to Adam Elder, author of the book "New Kids in the World Cup" on the 1990 US team that qualified for their first World Cup in 40 years.
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On this episode, Grant discusses what the scene is like in Qatar a few days ahead of the World Cup, some of the worrying issues already happening with the nation and the media, and Chris Wittyngham joins to look preview the tournament and give their thoughts for what is going to happen. Then, former Aston Villa and Colombia player and current Telemundo analyst Juan Pablo Angel joins to talk about his new podcast "My Favorite Futbolista" and author Neel Shah joins to discuss his new book Awakening The Blue Tigers: India's Quest For Football's Holy Grail about India's search to become a football power.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham talk about some of the major storylines from the weekend including Manchester City's defeat to Brentford, Leeds United's defeat to Spurs, and some debates to be solved before the United States open the World Cup. Then, Grant talks to journalists Jason and Yeganeh Rezaian about the situation both on and off the pitch with Iran, who the US will close out group play with at the World Cup.
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Grant is live from Brooklyn where he reacts to the release of the United States Men's National Team's 26 man squad for the World Cup with Chris Wittyngham. How did Zack Steffen miss the team entirely? Who were the surprise inclusions? How did Haji Wright get the final spot at striker? We discuss that and much more. Plus, Hal Phillips joins to discuss his book about the USMNT in the 80s and 90s called Generation Zero: Founding Fathers, Hidden Histories & the Making of Soccer in America.
Here is the full US Squad:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Ethan Horvath - Luton Town, Sean Johnson - New York City FC, Matt Turner -Arsenal
DEFENDERS (9): Aaron Long - New York Red Bulls, Antonee "Jedi" Robinson - Fulham, Cameron Carter-Vickers - Celtic, DeAndre Yedlin - Inter Miami CF, Joe Scally - Borussia Mönchengladbach, Walker Zimmerman - Nashville SC, Sergiño Dest - AC Milan, Shaq Moore - Nashville SC, Tim Ream - Fulham
MIDFIELDERS (7): Brenden Aaronson - Leeds United, Cristian Roldan - Seattle Sounders FC, Kellyn Acosta - LAFC, Luca de la Torre - Celta de Vigo, Tyler Adams - Leeds United, Weston McKennie - Juventus, Yunus Musah - Valencia
FORWARDS (7): Christian Pulisic – Chelsea, Haji Wright - Antalyaspor, Jesús Ferreira - FC Dallas, Jordan Morris - Seattle Sounders FC, Tim Weah – Lille, Josh Sargent - Norwich City, Gio Reyna - Borussia Dortmund
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Grant and Chris Wittyngham round up a busy weekend of football as LAFC is crowned champions of MLS, Arsenal wins a London Derby, Liverpool get back on track with a win over Spurs, Gerard Pique retires, and we look ahead to the USMNT squad reveal this week. Then, The Athletic's Adam Crafton joins (55:05) to discuss his new podcast series "Away From Home", chronicling Shakhtar Donetsk's UEFA Champions League journey in which they can't play at home in Ukraine.
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Grant interviews longtime ESPN reporter Jeremy Schaap. His ESPN E60 episode “Qatar’s World Cup” on the controversies surrounding the selection of Qatar to host the upcoming World Cup debuts this Sunday at 8:30 pm Eastern on ESPN. Produced and directed by Max Brodsky, it will be available for on-demand streaming on ESPN+ after the initial airing. Then Grant interviews Domènec Torrent, the former coach of NYCFC, Flamengo and Galtasaray, as well as Pep Guardiola’s assistant for 11 seasons and 24 trophies.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major headlines from the soccer weekend including Leeds' 2-1 win over Liverpool, a rough weekend for injuries to USMNT players, Portland Thorns winning the NWSL title, and Philadelphia winning the East and LAFC winning the West to set the MLS Cup Final matchup for next Saturday.
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Grant interviews Crystal Dunn about scoring the goal that sent Portland to this weekend’s NWSL final just five months after she gave birth to her son, Marcel. And in Book Talk, Grant speaks to Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg about their new book Messi vs Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATS and the Era that Remade the World’s Game.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the weekend's soccer talking point including a headline making week for Manchester United, another Leeds defeat putting Jesse Marsch under pressure, a check on USMNT players in Europe, and a look at the MLS Cup Playoffs.
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Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez of the LA Galaxy joins the show ahead of LA's El Trafico MLS Cup Playoff match against LAFC on Thursday night. Grant and Chicharito discuss the rivalry between the two LA teams, how he deals with being such a big figure in the Mexcian community, his status with the Mexican National Team, and learning from mistakes. Then, Ryan O'Hanlon joins the show for "Book Talk" to discuss his book Net Gains: Inside The Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the weekend's footballing talking points including Liverpool's victory over Man City behind a Mo Salah goal, Real Madrid soundly beating Barcelona in El Clásico, the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs, and form affecting the USMNT player pool.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss a UEFA Champions League midweek that saw Barca head to the precipice of Group Stage elimination and Club Brugge and Napoli progress to the knockouts with 2 games to spare. Plus, a conversation about the USWNT's defeat to Spain on Tuesday. Then, Vicky Cogevina Reynal discusses her app Gloria, a soccer community app, being purchased by OneFootball and her work in the women's game.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham react to the weekend's soccer headlines including the USWNT's 2-1 defeat to England, more discussion about the Sally Yates report into abuse in the NWSL, the final day of the MLS season, Christian Pulisic on the score sheet for Chelsea, and Arsenal beating Liverpool 3-2. Plus, an anecdote from Grant on visiting Richmond, the real town depicted in Ted Lasso.
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On this episode, Grant opens the show by addressing the findings of the Sally Yates report on the NWSL. Then, Grant interviews former USMNT player Jermaine Jones about working on his coaching badges, the upcoming World Cup, and being a coach for the US U19 national team. Finally, Grant closes the show by talking to The Athletic's Joshua Kloke about his new book The Voyageurs on the rebirth of the Canadian National Team.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham round up the weekend with thoughts on another Erling Haaland hat trick in a 6-3 Man City win over Manchester United, the USMNT's struggles during games against Saudi Arabia and Japan, Arsenal's win over Spurs in the North London Derby, Florentino Perez trying to make the Super League a thing, and LAFC and OL Reign winning the regular season trophies in MLS and NWSL.
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On this episode, Grant speaks with the manager of expansion NWSL side San Diego Wave Casey Stoney about their sellout in San Diego against Angel City, finding a winning formula in their expansion season, her first experience with playoffs, working for Jill Ellis, and England winning the Women’s Euros.
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US Men's National Team goalkeeper Matt Turner joins Grant (29:30) from Spain to discuss his performance against Japan last Friday, his first few months at Arsenal, and the overall competition for the goalkeeping position. Before that, Grant talks to Chris Wittyngham about the 2-0 US defeat to Japan, the issues we see in the US ahead of the World Cup, and Christian Pulisic's new book.
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On this episode, the favorite to be the United States Men's National Team's starting striker Jesus Ferreira sits down with Grant to discuss his role in the national team, the competition for the #9 position, the role his father played in his career, and working with a psychologist.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the major stories from the weekend including Grant's Qatar story, racist incidents in Madrid and DC, Inter Miami and Gonzalo Higuain's playoff surge, the USMNT squad called in by Gregg Berhalter, another Arsenal win, Bayern's Bundesliga struggles, and more.
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On this episode, Grant sits down in Austin with the Austin FC manager Josh Wolff about his team's remarkable 2nd season in MLS, working in the USMNT setup under Gregg Berhalter, and his memories as a former USMNT player.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major storylines from the last week including Chelsea sacking their manager, Liverpool losing against in Europe, Weston McKennie's exploits at Juventus, Philadelphia Union's remarkable run in MLS, and the major stories around the NWSL.
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Grant speaks to the accomplished broadcaster Eduardo Biscayart, who does work for Telemundo on the Premier League and World Cup, about his journey in the business from photographer to game caller. They talk about Argentina’s chances at the World Cup, Biscayart’s advice for young people and much more.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the major talking points from the weekend including Man United handing Arsenal their first loss and winning a 4th in a row, a controversial weekend for VAR, an update on USMNT key figures Yunus Musah and Christian Pulisic, and Chicharito's Panenka gone wrong for the LA Galaxy.
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On this episode, ESPN Bundesliga reporter Archie Rhind-Tutt joins the show to discuss how Bayern Munich's dominance affects the league, chronicling his public journey with mental health, and how Brian McBride left him starstruck as a Fulham supporter.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the major talking points from the football weekend including Liverpool's 9-0 over Bournemouth after losing to Man United, if Arsenal are for real after a 4th win from 4, a first defeat for Leeds, the US Men's National Team striker situation, and a big win for Austin FC over LAFC. Then, FC Cincinnati manager Pat Noonan joins the show to discuss how his team went from bottom of MLS for 3 straight years to the thick of the playoff chase.
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On this episode, former Man City/QPR/Real Salt Lake defender and current ESPN analyst Nedum Onuoha joins the show to talk about his new book called Kicking Back, his career in football, and his decision to move to the US and play for Real Salt Lake.
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On this episode, Grant flies solo with Chris Wittyngham out to discuss a huge win for Leeds United over Chelsea, the crazy 3-3 draw between Manchester City and Newcastle, and a look ahead to Monday's Liverpool-Man United tilt.
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On this episode, Grant talks to Sophia Smith, one of the rising stars in world soccer, about the Portland Thorns, her recent time with the US Women's National Team, the big year ahead before the World Cup, and more.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham explore all the major European and domestic football talking points including a great Chelsea-Spurs game with touchline fights between the managers, Man United losing 4-0 at Brentford, Leeds dropping points from a 2-0 lead, Barca drawing 0-0 on the opening day, Brandon Vazquez's USMNT candidacy, Toronto FC's playoff chances, and Inter Miami's rise into the playoff places.
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On this episode, Grant talks to The Ringer's Brian Phillips about his new podcast for The Ringer, 22 Goals, telling the history of football through Famous World Cup Goals.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down a full slate of Premier League action including Erling Haaland's debut brace, Liverpool dropping points at Fulham, and Leeds' opening day win with Brenden Aaronson among the Americans impressing. Then, Heather O'Reilly joins Grant (33:45) to discuss her decision to come out of retirement and play for Irish champion Shelbourne FC in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, the events that led up to her moving to Dublin and her thoughts on the USWNT and England winning the Euros.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham ask and answer their 10 biggest questions heading into the Premier League season which kicks off on Friday
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On this episode, Grant talks to Chris Wittyngham after taking in the Women's Euro 2022 Final from Wembley Stadium. They break down the game and what England winning the tournament could mean for the women's game in the UK. After, the guys discuss Liverpool winning the Community Shield, Gabriel Slonina's transfer to Chelsea, and Sacramento Republic to the US Open Cup final.
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On this episode, Grant sits down with LA Galaxy midfielder Sacha Kljestan to discuss his thoughts on both the Galaxy and the US Men's National team, playing for Jesse Marsch in New York, his thoughts on mass shootings that he shared at a press conference, and what he plans to do after his career comes to an end.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major headlines in the soccer world including the UEFA Women's Euros semifinals, European friendlies in the US, LAFC and Toronto FC dominating the MLS headlines, and the latest movement in the transfer window. Then, Sacramento Republic GM and President Todd Dunivant joins Grant (46:00) to discuss Sacramento's US Open Cup semifinal against Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night.
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On this episode, Grant talks to Sirius XM and Real Salt Lake broadcaster Brian Dunseth about his recent monologue on Sirius XM FC discussing concussions in soccer, the many hats he wears in the soccer media, and the current state of RSL who sit 3rd in the MLS western conference.
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On this episode, Grant talks to Chris Wittyngham about the major headlines including a preview of USWNT-Canada in the Concacaf W Championship final, the women's Euros, Philadelphia Union top of the MLS eastern conference, Seattle Sounders losing 3 matches in a week, and the latest completed transfers in Europe. Then, ESPN's Julie Foudy (30:00) joins the show to talk about the USWNT and the women's Euros.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham cover the major soccer talking points including the US Women's National Team not meeting their high standards in Mexico, Wayne Rooney to DC United, Austin FC flying at the top of MLS, and two big European transfers. Plus, Mia Fishel of Tigres joins (35:30) to discuss how she's progressing in the club game in Mexico after turning down a chance to join NWSL.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major headlines from the weekend including the USWNT qualifying for the Women's World Cup and Mexico's disastrous start to the Concacaf W Championship, Raheem Sterling going to Chelsea, and a big weekend of MLS (we recorded this before Pablo Maurer of The Athletic reported Wayne Rooney will be the next manager of DC United). Then, Everton goalkeeper Asmir Begovic (36:30) joins the show.
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With women's continental championships in full swing around the world, Grant interviews Gwendolyn Oxenham, the preeminent long-form writer in women's soccer, about her new podcast series Hustle Rule: The Untold Stories of Women's Soccer, which is hosted by Hannah Waddingham from Ted Lasso. The series, which has a collection of tremendous stories on the women's game from around the globe, is based on Oxenham's book Under the Lights and In the Dark: Untold Stories of Women's Soccer.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major talking points from the weekend including Tyler Adams to Leeds, the US U20 team qualifying for the U20 World Cup in 2023 and the Paris Olympics in 2024, and the latest in the transfer window including where Cristiano Ronaldo might end up. Then, US U20 coach Mikey Varas (32:15) joins to discuss how he qualified the team for 2 major tournaments and his journey in coaching.
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Grant has two interviews on this episode. The first is with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy about World Cup 2026 and the NWSL team, Gotham FC, for which Murphy is one of the majority owners. The second is with Ross Greenburg, the executive producer of a new documentary film Hidden Dynasty: The Story of Carolina Women’s Soccer. The film is part of ESPN’s Fifty/50 initiative celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX and can be seen on-demand via the ESPN App.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the major talking points from the soccer world including Gareth Bale to LAFC, soccer's reaction to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the USWNT's win over Colombia, and the latest in the transfer window. Then, Grant has a memorable hour-long conversation (35:00) with Hall of Famer Briana Scurry about her new memoir (written with Wayne Coffey) My Greatest Save: The Brave, Barrier-Breaking Journey of a World Champion Goalkeeper. Scurry explains why she wanted to write a book now and goes into detail on the biggest events during and after her remarkable playing career, including what it meant to be Black and openly gay on the USWNT, her origin story, the concussion that ended her career, her decline into suicidal thoughts and her rebound following surgery and her marriage.
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Grant has an in-depth conversation with on-fire USWNT and Chicago Red Stars winger Mallory Pugh, who goes into detail about the psychological work she has done to revive her national team career ahead of two friendlies against Colombia and the upcoming CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the World Cup and Olympics.
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Grant is back from vacation and joins Chris Wittyngham for a conversation about the awarding of World Cup 2026 host cities, the close of the USMNT international window and the opening of the USWNT international window, the vacationing footballing world descending on Miami, and the 10 year TV deal MLS did with Apple last week. Then, (25:45) Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul president Lindsay Barenz joins the show.
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On this episode, long time MLS executive Brendan Hannan joins Grant to discuss his time working with the LA Galaxy and the work he's doing with his new company Skylark.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Chris Wittyngham fills in for the vacationing Grant and is joined by Tom Bogert of MLSSoccer.com to talk about the major talking points from the United States Men's National Team's 5-0 win over Grenada and discuss all of the latest transfer news in the world of MLS. Then, Pablo Maurer of The Athletic joins Grant (29:30) to talk about his stories on Clint Dempsey's "Don't Tread" music video, the famous Landon Donovan water fountain in Cary, NC, and Pablo's travels across America.
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On this episode, Grant is joined by The Athletic's Stephanie Yang to discuss all of the major talking points in the NWSL including the coaching situations in Orlando and Houston, the status of the league's broadcast partnerships, and Alex Morgan's brilliant start to the season with San Diego.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant and the returning Chris Wittyngham discuss all the major talking points from the US' 0-0 draw with Uruguay in Kansas City on Sunday. Plus, we discuss Wales beating Ukraine and their eventual matchup with the USMNT on the opening day of the World Cup, the USMNT's gun violence statement, and Canada Soccer's labor dispute with their players. Then, US great John Harkes joins Grant (30:10) to discuss his perspective on the current national team, how much soccer has grown in the US since he started playing, the success of his kids in soccer, and his tenure in charge of Greenville Triumph in USL League One.
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On this episode, Grant is in Cincinnati to break down the US Men's National Team's 3-0 friendly win over Morocco to start their buildup to the World Cup. Then, Grant interviews Andy McDermott (11:15), the founder and president of Intentional Sports, a non-profit that’s building a big sports facility, including for soccer, on the west side of Chicago. Andy played soccer at Northwestern followed by seven seasons of pro soccer in Germany, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Charlotte. He then spent nine years working as a police officer in Phoenix and then became an actor with his break in the Will Ferrell film Everything Must Go in 2012. From 2017 to 2020 he was the director of culture at the Copa Soccer training center in the East Bay of San Francisco.
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Grant reacts to the UEFA Champions League Final, both the game as Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 and the event as Liverpool fans had to deal with getting tear gassed in enormous lines outside of the stadium. Then, Nick Ames joins the podcast (8:20) to discuss his incredible coverage of Ukraine's build up to their World Cup playoff and more.
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Grant has an in-depth interview with Geir Jordet, a soccer psychology researcher, consultant, speaker and a professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Jordet has done fascinating work studying the psychology of penalty shootouts, which can make a big difference this time of year in the soccer world.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down a bonkers final day in the Premier League, the UEFA Women's Champions League final, and the latest squad from Gregg Berhalter and the US Men's National Team. Plus, VfB Stuttgart manager Pellegrino Matarazzo (30:05) joins to discuss the final day of the Bundesliga season and how his club stayed in the German top flight.
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On this episode, Grant sits down with Olympique Lyonnais and US Women's National Team midfielder Lindsey Horan to discuss this weekend's epic UEFA Women's Champions League Final between Lyon and Barcelona.
Note: This interview was recorded before the equal pay settlement between US Soccer, the USWNT, and USMNT.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down a weekend where Liverpool beat Chelsea to win the FA Cup and got help from West Ham. who took a point off Manchester City in the Premier League. Plus, the title race in Italy, bonkers scenes in Germany, and the impending sadness of the European club season ending. Then, Grant discusses an intriguing new scientific poll of Americans about soccer with Daniel Ladik (24:15), an associate professor of marketing and a methodologist for the Seton Hall Sports Poll at the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the headlines from midweek including Man City and Liverpool both winning, Leeds deep in relegation trouble, and the US Open Cup round of 32. Then, Grant interviews Meg Swanick (22:45), who travels extensively to cover US soccer for her new Substack site The Swan Dive (Check it out here). Swanick discusses traveling to cover the USMNT’s qualifying games for World Cup 2022 and the 2019 women’s World Cup in France; why it’s so rare for women to cover soccer in the United States; how she finds sustainability in the modern media landscape; and much more.
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On this episode, Grant talks to Chris Wittyngham about the major talking points from the weekend including Manchester City going 3 points clear atop the Premier League after a win and a Liverpool 1-1 draw with Spurs, Christian Pulisic's Dad tweeting about his immediate feature, and the NWSL Challenge Cup Final. Then, Grant goes in-depth on Manchester United’s woes with his friend Brent Maximin (27:40), a diehard United fan and former managing editor of SB Nation’s The Busby Babe.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant and Chris Wittyngham breakdown the headlines in soccer from the week including Seattle's 3-0 win over Pumas UNAM to secure the Concacaf Champions League title (Grant was there!) and Real Madrid's improbable 3-1 win over Manchester City to progress to the UEFA Champions League final. Plus, the football commentating GOAT Martin Tyler joins the show to discuss his illustrious career.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major headlines from the weekend in soccer including Man City and Liverpool holding serve, Burnley and Everton winning dragging Leeds into the relegation scrap, Real Madrid winning La Liga, super agent Mino Raiola's passing, and a weekend of big events in American soccer. Then, Grant has an in-depth interview with Boris Gartner (44:35), the CEO of La Liga North America, about the impact of La Liga moving to ESPN this season, what Gartner has learned about fans in the U.S. sports market, the benefits of an eight-year La Liga deal over more traditional short-term contracts and much more.
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On this episode, Grant is joined by Chris Wittyngham for a conversation about the first legs of Real Madrid-Manchester City and Liverpool-Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League. They then hit on a bit of banter in the Women's Champions League, look ahead to the start of the NWSL season, and bring a joyous bit of sound from Marshawn Lynch highlighting the CCL Final in Seattle. Then, Grant has a wide-ranging interview (28:50) with Janusz Michallik of ESPN and SiriusXM. They talk about Michallk’s journey from Soviet-era Poland to the United States, his 44 USMNT caps and days playing in the indoor MISL and outdoor MLS, his thoughts on what’s happening in the sport right now, his take on Polish-American Gaga Slonina and much more.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the headlines from the soccer weekend including Liverpool's win over Everton sending the Toffees into the bottom 3, Bayern and PSG confirming league titles, and Grant's story about the hosting cities for World Cup 2026. Then, Grant has an in-depth interview with María Fernanda Mora of Fox Sports Mexico (49:20) about Monday night’s showdown between Tigres and Monterrey in Liga MX Femenil, an update on El Tri, and Mora’s career as a studio host and journalist covering soccer, tennis, golf and Formula 1.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant sits down with Ali Curtis and Charles Altchek, the executives in charge of the new 3rd tier MLS NEXT Pro men's soccer league. They discuss the goals of the first year league and how it fits within the soccer pyramid in the United States.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the headlines from the soccer weekend including Zack Steffen's mistake for Manchester City in their FA Cup semifinal against Liverpool, the end of Matias Almeyda's tenure in charge of San Jose, some general USMNT angst, and a look ahead to the Concacaf Champions League Final. Then, Grant (39:05) interviews Victoire Cogevina Reynal, the Miami- and London-based founder and CEO of Gloria, a soon-to-be-released soccer community app. Cogevina Reynal was on-site at the recent Barcelona-Real Madrid women’s Champions League game that drew 91,553 fans at the Camp Nou. The next day she announced a €10 million commitment from Gloria for the naming rights of the Spanish women’s pro league. She and Grant discuss the impact of the giant crowd in Barcelona, her plans for Gloria and her back story as a U.S.-born Argentine Greek who’s a UN ambassador for gender equality in soccer and a board member of WIST, a nonprofit for women in sports tech.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Chris Wittyngham joins Grant to round up the Champions League quarterfinal round that saw Liverpool, Villarreal, Real Madrid, and Manchester City progress to the semis. Then, Borussia Monchengladbach defender Joe Scally joins (22:00) the show to discuss his rise from New York City to the Bundesliga and his future with the US Men's National Team.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant and Chris Wittyngham recap the soccer weekend with a review of Manchester-Liverpool, Gio Reyna's injury, and El Trafico. Then, Jamie Carragher (24:05) joins the show to discuss Liverpool's season, preview the upcoming UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, and answer some rapid fire questions.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the first legs from the 4 quarterfinal ties in the UEFA Champions League. We break down another Karim Benzema hat trick, Diego Simeone's 5-5-0 formation, and good results for Villarreal and Liverpool. Then, (21:30) Kay Murray joins the show to talk about how someone from Middlesbrough ended up working for years in Madrid and the United States, her story from interviewing Sir Bobby Robson to raising money for his foundation, and advice for people getting into the business.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Chris Wittyngham joins Grant off the top to break down the latest news from the football world. They discuss the World Cup draw and how they think the US will fare, Liverpool and Manchester City having Champions League quarterfinals on either side of their massive Premier League encounter, Christian Eriksen's goal for Brentford, and more. Then, Grant interviews novelist and journalist Daniel Alarcón (34:10), the co-founder and host of Radio Ambulante who recently won a MacArthur Genius Grant. They discuss his love of the Peruvian national team, his various soccer fandoms (including Arsenal and the New York Red Bulls), the radio culture around soccer in South America, being friends since high school with the novelist and soccer fan John Green, and much more.
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On this episode of Landon, Wahl, and Witty on the Road to Qatar, Grant Wahl, Landon Donovan, and Chris Wittyngham react to the US' 2-0 loss to Costa Rica that secured a birth to the World Cup. We discuss how optimistic we should be about the US' chances in Qatar, how the US should handle the next 7 months before the World Cup, and if the goalkeeping situation is becoming a controversy. Plus we work out how we're going to pronounce Qatar.
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On this episode of Landon, Wahl, and Witty on the Road to Qatar, Grant Wahl, Landon Donovan, and Chris Wittyngham react to the US Men's National Team 5-1 victory over Panama in Orlando. Grant and Witty witnessed Christian Pulisic's hat trick in person and break it down with Landon, along with the US' scenarios to qualify for the World Cup and what the future of the national team is.
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On this episode of Landon, Wahl, and Witty on the Road to Qatar, Grant Wahl, Landon Donovan, and Chris Wittyngham convene in Mexico City to break down the USMNT's 0-0 draw in the Estadio Azteca. We break down the missed chances the US had to win the game, why the atmosphere wasn't great in Mexico City, and where the US sits now in their hopes to qualify for the World Cup.
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On this day of USA-Mexico, Grant has a revealing interview with David Marulanda, a Bronx-born, White Plains, N.Y.-based barber who has earned so much trust from USMNT players that they now pay to fly him out for every World Cup qualifying window. If you happened to read Grant’s story about Marulanda this week (LINK HERE), there’s a lot more information about Marulanda in this audio interview.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major soccer headlines including Witty's viral social media moment, Barcelona's 4-0 win over Real Madrid in El Clásico, the growing list of USMNT injuries, big wins for Jesse Marsch's Leeds, and Chelsea's ownership situation. Plus, incoming NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman joins the show (40:40) to discuss what her leadership will bring to the league.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, FOX Sports analyst Stuart Holden joins Grant from SoccerEx in Miami to discuss the US Men's National Team, his progression as a TV analyst, and his recent knee replacement surgery.
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Grant has a fun interview with Arsenal legend and former England international Ian Wright, who just visited New York City on behalf of GREAT Calling, a campaign asking Americans to see the UK differently. Discussion topics include Arsenal men and women, England, the Premier League title race, Chelsea turmoil and more. Plus Wright takes the Rapid-Fire Quiz!
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the Champions League midweek headlined by Real Madrid's comeback Round of 16 win over Paris Saint-Germain. Then, Kellyn Acosta joins Grant (14:50) to discuss his rise within the USMNT and his move to LAFC. To close, Susannah Collins and Jillian Sakovits of The Call Up podcast (32:10) join the show.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the latest news in the football world including horrific and potentially fatal violence amongst fans at the Queretaro-Atlas match in Mexico, Manchester City's win over United in the derby, Jesse Marsch's first game at leads, and the major MLS headlines. Then, former Manchester City and Argentina right back Pablo Zabaleta joins the show (33:05).
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the latest sanctions from FIFA towards Russia, Roman Abramovich selling Chelsea, and Jesse Marsch's appointment as Leeds manager. Then, Witty becomes guest instead of cohost as Grant grills him about how he got into soccer and how he acquired his nicknames on the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz.
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On this episode, Grant is joined by Chris Wittyngham to discuss how the football world reacted to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how Russia might be thrown out of FIFA competitions. They then discussed the Carabao Cup final, a couple of impressive wins for Barcelona, and the opening weekend of Major League Soccer. Then, attorney Kelsey Trainor (36:30) joins to discuss the fallout of US Soccer's settlement with the USWNT players.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major news from this week, including a settlement between the US Women's National Team and US Soccer in their equal pay lawsuit, the USMNT fallout from the UEFA Champions League fixtures, and the midweek Premier League results and their impact on the title race and relegation race. Then, Oguchi Onyewu, DaMarcus Beasley, and Mabricio Wilson of The Crack podcast (20:05) join the show. We close with a preview of the MLS season that starts on Saturday.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss all of the major headlines from the weekend including a US Women's National Team 5-0 win over New Zealand, a Man City defeat with a Liverpool win opening up the Premier League title race, and Inter Milan slipping up again in Italy. Then, Austin FC Sporting Director Claudio Reyna joins (42:30) to discuss his role at Austin, his thoughts on the US Men's National Team, and his son Gio. Note: the conversation was recorded before Gio Reyna's injury in Dortmund's 6-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant talks to the US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone (25:31) about her tenure in charge of the federation and her re-election campaign. Also, Grant talks to Chris Wittyngham about the first legs of the UEFA Champions League and the beginning of the Concacaf Champions League.
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Grant talks to Chris Wittyngham about all the major talking points from the weekend including Chelsea winning the Club World Cup, the tightening title race in Italy, Matt Turner to Arsenal, and a lookahead to the UEFA Champions League returning. Then, (39:05) Grant talks to MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, New York Times best selling author, and soccer fan Hanif Abdurraqib.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant speaks to the DC United manager Hernan Losada (19:45) about how he experienced soccer in his first season managing in MLS, his journey from Argentina to the US, and his famous coaching fitness regiment. Before that, Grant talks to Witty about the major football news including the Club World Cup, Frank Lampard's potential relegation fight with Everton, and the Washington Post's story about Rory Dames.
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On this episode, Grant and Chris Wittyngham discuss the major goings on from the soccer weekend including the African Cup of Nations Final, title race in Serie A, Barcelona's strongest performance in Spain this season, and Jordan Pefok's brace for BSC Young Boys and how he deserves a shout for the USMNT. Then, (36:40) Ashley Hatch of the Washington Spirit and the US Women's National Team talks to Grant about winning the NWSL Golden Boot, playing with the USWNT, and all of the off field turmoil for Washington in the last year.
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Landon Donovan, Grant Wahl, and Chris Wittyngham react to a World Cup Qualifying win for the United States over Honduras. The guys discuss the US dominating from set pieces, Christian Pulisic starting the game from the bench, and the idea of playing in subzero temperatures with the result in hand. Plus, a trip down memory lane from a time Landon was asked about Michael Jackson ahead of the 2009 Confederations Cup Final.
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Landon Donovan, Grant Wahl, and Chris Wittyngham react to the United States' second loss in World Cup Qualifying, this time at the hands of Canada. We contextualize the loss in the history of these two, discuss what went wrong, and figure out how to try and get Christian Pulisic going again.
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Landon Donovan, Grant Wahl, and Chris Wittyngham return to break down a 1-0 US Men's National Team win in World Cup Qualifying over El Salvador. We discuss Antonee (or as he prefers, Jedi) Robinson's goal and performance, Christian Pulisic having an off night and what he might be going through, and Gregg Berhalter's decision to start Jesus Ferreira up top over Ricardo Pepi.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Bob Bradley joins the pod (33:14) to discuss his move from LAFC to Toronto FC, how he sees the signing of Lorenzo Insigne, and the development of his football philosophy. Before that, Chris Wittyngham is along to look ahead to the United States returning to World Cup Qualifying action and look back on the weekend in the world of soccer.
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On this episode, David Blitzer, who is part of the investment team behind Real Salt Lake, Crystal Palace, and FC Augsburg, talks to Grant (24:11) about why he invested in those clubs and his various forays into sports ownership. Also, Witty joins Grant to cover the latest soccer news including the MLS transfer market, Spurs' bonkers win over Leicester, and Cristiano Ronaldo not enjoying being substituted.
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On this episode of Futbol with Grant Wahl, Grant talks to USMNT winger Jordan Morris about his return to US Men's National Team duty in January camp and his recovery from an ACL injury suffered at Swansea. Then, Manchester United columnist for The Athletic Carl Anka joins to talk about the state of Man United, writing a book with Marcus Rashford, and the Africa Cup of Nations.
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