America the Beautiful Game
America the Beautiful Game is a podcast about soccer in the US and its relationship with Europe. Each week Dan Rutstein, a former sports journalist and diplomat and now head of International at Orange County Soccer Club, sits down with a new guest to discuss the sport and its…
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Ed Sheeran, Premier League promotion and relegation and the growth of US Soccer. Brett Johnson, Rhode Island FC and Ipswich Town owner (opens the original)
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I sit down with Rhode Island and Ipswich Town owner Brett Johnson to discuss the translantic growth of the game. We discuss the joys of promotion and relegation with Ipswich, Ed Sheeran’s authentic love of the club and spending to stay up. He tells us about taking Rhode Island to an Eastern Conference crown, the growth of the game in America and why the USL has got the model right. Brett also talks about the World Cup, developing young players and his favourite games to watch.
Matchday 38 - David Clarke OBE, CEO of Paralympics GB and England’s record goalscorer (opens the original)
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An honour and a privilege to have David Clarke OBE on the show. England’s top goalscorer, he smashed in 128 goals for the England blind football team, playing in tournaments across the world. He now runs Paralympics GB. We talk about goalscoring, working with David Beckham and the excitement ahead of LA28. We discuss the wider impact of disabled sport, the skill to compete at the top level and his three best goals, including one piece of brilliance against Argentina. An inspiring episode with...
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