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Fútbol with Grant Wahl

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. grantwahl.substack.com

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41:10

German Soccer Expert Raphael Honigstein

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2021/01/14

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 biography.) Their podcast discussion includes American Schalke sensation Matthew Hoppe; Honigstein's thoughts on Bayern Munich, Dortmund and Leipzig; the

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40:16

Henry Winter of The Times of London

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2021/01/11

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 matters; how he has managed his work during the pandemic; his take on the Premier League season so far; his thoughts on England ahead of this summer's Euro

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34:29

Soccer TV Rights in the US With John Ourand of the...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2021/01/07

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 behind CBS's entree into the soccer space; whether he thinks Fox, which has lost several soccer deals, will keep its World Cup rights through 2026; why

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65:43

An Interview With Soccer Girl Problems; Chris...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2021/01/04

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 in 2011 and how they turned SGP into a sustainable business that serves as their full-time jobs. They also discuss their terrific podcast, which has

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26:05

Rubin Kazan Coach and Mariah Carey Rendition-Man...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/31

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, from having to quit playing as a goalkeeper at age 18 due to an injury that resulted from falling out of a tree while rescuing a cat; his rise as a coach to

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42:28

Bex Smith of The Players Podcast

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/28

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 University and playing in two World Cups and two Olympics; her years in Germany, including winning the Champions League with Wolfsburg; her time as an executive

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47:24

Melissa Reddy Interview

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/24

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 has done TV for CBS Sports and Sky Sports. Reddy explains how she built a career in England, where the barriers to women of color in sports journalism

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69:24

Columbus Crew Coach Caleb Porter

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/21

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 he started in MLS. Porter never disappoints in these interviews, and that's no different here! Before that, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the

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25:15

US Soccer Athlete Council Members Brianna Pinto and...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/17

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 Smith Hunter, currently at Harvard and a member of the U.S. U20 women’s team; Mikey López of the Birmingham Legion in the USL and former men’s YNT player; and

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50:20

NWSL Kansas City Owners Angie & Chris Long

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/14

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, Grant connects with Chris Wittyngham to break down Columbus's big win over Seattle in the MLS Cup final and discuss what the firing of Dortmund coach

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38:06

MLS Commissioner Don Garber

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/10

Ahead of Saturday's MLS Cup final between Columbus and Seattle, Grant has an entertaining conversation with commissioner Don Garber about a number of topics: The intriguing possibilities of an MLS-Liga MX merger; the landscape for MLS as it heads toward a new domestic TV contract after the 2022 season; the hardest thing personally for Garber during a difficult 2020; the challenges of recently laying off 20% of the employees at MLS headquarters; what he's most excited about for 2021; the

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52:33

Hertha Berlin's Arne Friedrich; CBS's Luis Miguel...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/07

Grant has two fun interviews on this episode. The first is with Arne Friedrich (at 3:48), the sporting director for Hertha Berlin. Friedrich, who played in two World Cups for Germany and also for the Chicago Fire, explains how he got the job at Hertha; the challenge of trying to build a trophy contender with newly infused investment in the club; the allure of bringing players to one of the world's great capitals; and his love for the United States, where he's friends with athletes like Steve Nash

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24:02

Landon Donovan Interview

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/12/03

Grant interviews USMNT legend Landon Donovan about a number of topics, including his decision as San Diego Loyal coach to take his team off the field in a game it was leading after one of his players was abused with a homophobic slur; what he learned as a manager during his first season; and his thoughts on the LA Galaxy, USMNT and the passing of Diego Maradona. This episode of Fútbol with Grant Wahl is brought to you by Fanatiz. On Fanatiz, you can watch all the action in Spain’s La Liga and other

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49:52

Ted Lasso's Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/11/30

Grant geeks out with Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt (at 9:50), who star in the brilliant show Ted Lasso on Apple TV+. They discuss the virtues of Midwestern kindness; the challenge of developing characters from Ted Lasso's origins as a short comedy sketch; the risk that comes with the show's ambitions; Brendan's history of living in Amsterdam and meeting John O'Brien; the anticipation for Seasons 2 and 3 (which have already been green-lit); the real-life coaching inspirations for the Ted Lasso

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43:26

Parma's New Iowa-Based Owner Kyle Krause; Chris...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/11/23

Grant interviews Kyle Krause (at 17:26), the new Iowa-based owner of Italian top-flight club Parma. Krause, who's of Italian origin and has owned the Des Moines Menace for the past two decades, explains why he wanted to buy Parma, his plan for the club in the coming years and where he sees Serie A going in the big picture. Before that, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the craziness of the weekend's MLS playoff elimination games, including the wild penalty shootout wins by Orlando City (thanks

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56:31

Kate Abdo of CBS Sports; Grant's New Freddy Adu...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/11/19

Grant interviews his old friend and former work teammate Kate Abdo of CBS Sports (at 24:08) about how CBS is approaching its UEFA Champions League coverage; how she's dealing with working from London despite living in Los Angeles; what she has learned about studio pundits Roberto Martínez, Jamie Carragher, Alex Scott and Micah Richards; how she learned languages well enough to do simultaneous interview interpretation in Spanish, German and French (and soon Italian); and how she ended up having a

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43:48

Salzburg's American Head Coach Jesse Marsch

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/11/16

Grant has an in-depth conversation with Red Bull Salzburg's American head coach, Jesse Marsch, about his experience in the UEFA Champions League group stage so far; why exactly he thinks group foe Bayern Munich is the world's best team right now; why he expects to lose star 20-year-old Dominik Szoboszlai during the January transfer window; his hopes for new Salzburg signing Brenden Aaronson of Philadelphia; his thoughts on the response to his comments saying Frank Lampard underestimated Christian

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40:03

Interviews with Sergiño Dest and CONMEBOL president...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/11/12

Grant has two intriguing interviews in this episode. The first is with Sergiño Dest, the 19-year-old right back for the USMNT and FC Barcelona, ahead of Thursday's MNT friendly against Wales. Dest talks about his excitement over being with the national team this week, his belief that the U.S. could do big things at upcoming World Cups, why he decided to play for USA over the Netherlands and what it has been like to meet and play with Lionel Messi at Barcelona. Then (at 12:54) Grant interviews

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37:56

Seattle Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/11/09

Grant interviews Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer, whose team has been to three of the last four MLS Cup finals, winning two of them. Schmetzer goes into detail about how he prepares his team for the one-and-done playoffs, why he thinks the Sounders have taken the next step in recent years and answers what he thinks lies ahead in his contract negotiations with the club. Schmetzer also goes into great detail about his intimate connection to the Seattle soccer culture over the years, from

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35:40

Arlo White of NBC Sports

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/11/05

Grant interviews Arlo White, the lead commentator for NBC Sports' production of the English Premier League. They talk about Arlo's role in Ted Lasso and the remarkable public response to the show; this Sunday's Man City-Liverpool showdown; the wide-open Premier League start; Leicester City's rise to 2nd place; Arlo's Inside the Mind interviews with Jürgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, Harry Kane and other top figures; his plans with the Chicago Fire and the NBC Olympics coverage; and his love for the United

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