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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. Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. You can find more of Grant's written work at GrantWahl.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices