Gary Gold - LAFC's greatest player ever - they just haven't signed him yet
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Greg Ash, as Gary Gold, has a story to tell. It’s about an Englishman making LA his home and trying to make an MLS team—and a man chasing his dream. We’re pretty sure that’s what it’s about anyway. Greg joins Howler radio to talk it over.
Author Ken Bensinger - Red Card! How the US blew the whistle of the worlds biggest sports scandal
00:39:54
If you love soccer, you know that FIFA is at the center of it all, and recently it was at the center of the biggest sports scandal in history. Ken Bensinger, an award winning journalist for Buzzfeed put together the most explosive expose on what was actually happening behind the scenes at FIFA and why Russia and others were getting the go ahead to host the greatest event in sports, The World Cup. He joins us to talk about his book, "Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal."
An unforgettable Night in Mexico and a week in Chicago
00:44:58
We talk with Nate Abaurrea about Maradona's remarkable visit to Tijuana plus hear his version of the infamous goal scored by the man some refer to as "Dios".. Meanwhile in Chicago recently, the US held their Soccer Coaches Convention and James Bridget Gordon was there to give us details plus insight into what lies ahead for the NWSL.
Howler 15 contributor Elliot Sheaf, editor of Top Corner Magazine and West Ham United supporter, shares thoughts on the ConIFA World Cup, rediscovering a love of the England team, and trying to love the London Stadium.
Author Jomo Hendrickson talks life off the pitch as a Soccer Novelist
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This week, Howler Radio welcomes novelist, Howler Magazine contributor and former DI collegiate player Jomo Hendrickson to talk writing, soccer and what happens when you put writing and soccer together. His book, The American Way, follows the life of Japeth Walker, as he endeavours to become a soccer superstar, following the murder of his best friend.
Georgia Cloepfil, the author of The Shape of a Dream Can Expand and Shrink: An American Soccer Life in South Korea, an extraordinary two-part piece we ran on the site in early August joins the podcast. The piece speaks about just one chapter in her unique and varied soccer career. The podcast speaks about everything else, including her professional experiences in Australia, South Korea and other countries.
New editor Dennie Wendt and founding editor George Quraishi discuss the contents, creative process and—incredibly, and at long last—the completion of Howler 15.