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Reaction to USMNT 1, Canada 0; Flavio Zveiter & Ricardo Fort on Their Brazilian Premier League Plan Jul 19, 2021

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Grant and Chris provide their instant reactions to USMNT 1, Canada 0, which gave the U.S. first place in their Gold Cup group.

Then Grant interviews Flavio Zveiter and Ricardo Fort (27:18) about their proposal—with up to $1 billion backing—to form an equivalent of the English Premier League with the top clubs of the Brazilian game.

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USMNT 6, Martinique 1: Reaction From Grant and Chris Jul 16, 2021

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Grant and Chris chime in with their instant reactions to the USMNT's 6-1 win over Martinique in the Gold Cup, with Daryl Dike scoring twice for the Americans.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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Goalkeeper Matt Turner of USMNT & New England Revolution Jul 15, 2021

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Grant has a good conversation with Matt Turner, the goalkeeper for the New England Revolution who's starting for the USMNT during the Gold Cup. Turner gives the low-down on what's happening ahead of Thursday's group-stage game against Martinique and goes into detail on his remarkable career journey despite being overlooked on multiple occasions. Turner also explains his eerie shot-stopping ability, his aspirations and his goals at club and national team levels.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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Chris Wittyngham on USMNT 1, Haiti 0, Italy's Euros Win & Argentina's Copa América Triumph; ATA Football's Esmeralda Negrón & Susie Petrucelli Jul 12, 2021

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Grant breaks down a huge soccer weekend with Chris Wittyngham, including the USMNT's 1-0 win over Haiti in the Gold Cup, Italy's penalty-kick triumph over England in the Euro final and Argentina's surprising win over Brazil in the Copa América final. Then Grant interviews Esmeralda Negrón and Susie Petrucelli about ATA Football (31:47), their venture to make global women's club soccer available to more TV viewers. Plus Petrucelli discusses her terrific book Raised a Warrior: A Memoir of Soccer, Grit and Leveling the Playing Field.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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Christine Cupo on Italy, the Euros & US soccer culture Jul 08, 2021

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Grant has an in-depth interview with his friend Christine Cupo about the revival of the Italian national team under Roberto Mancini, a look ahead to the England-Italy Euro final and her thoughts on American soccer culture. Cupo, who's a regular on Juventibus's JB Show, explains her soccer story, including becoming the doyenne of New York City coed soccer, a soccer social media influencer, a Serie A commentator and the proprietor of a soccer-themed cookie pop-up store.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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Andy Harper from Australia; Chris Wittyngham on the Euros & Copa América Jul 05, 2021

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Grant and Chris Wittyngham catch up and break down all the quarterfinals from the Euros and Copa América, as well as the USMNT roster for the Gold Cup and Toronto's firing of Chris Armas.

Then Grant talks to Andy Harper (39:42), the longtime Australian soccer commentator, about the impact of Australian Ange Postecoglou as the new Celtic manager, comparing and contrasting Australian and U.S. soccer and how he's viewing the news in the U.S. game these days.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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Canada and Manchester City's Janine Beckie Jul 01, 2021

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Grant has a fun interview with Janine Beckie, the Canadian national team and Manchester City forward who's also working as an analyst for Canada's TSN during the Euros. Beckie, who checks in from her offseason home in Denver, discusses why she chose to play for Canada instead of the U.S., her thoughts on playing in the upcoming Olympics, her thoughts on the USA-Canada rivalry, her experiences with Man City, TSN and the NWSL, and much more.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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American Tyler Heaps, Monaco's Head of Sporting Technology and Insights Jun 28, 2021

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Grant has a fun discussion with Tyler Heaps, an American who’s the head of sporting technology and insights for AS Monaco. Before that, Heaps spent five years with U.S. Soccer, where he became the director of sporting analytics.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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ESPN's Efan Ekoku Jun 25, 2021

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Efan Ekoku, who's broadcasting the Euros for ESPN, joins Grant for an in-depth discussion on a number of topics, including how he approaches calling a game, his playing career at the start of the Premier League, being on Nigeria's historic 1994 World Cup team, how he got into media, coded racism in the way soccer is discussed, what it has been like to be stationed in Connecticut during the Euros and much more.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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TUDN"s Paco Villa on the Euros, Copa América & USA-Mexico Jun 23, 2021

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Grant has a wide-ranging interview with TUDN's Paco Villa about all the events taking place on TUDN platforms this summer, including the Euros, Copa América and the USA-Mexico rivalry that rekindled itself in the Nations League final and could again in the upcoming Gold Cup. Villa also explains how he got into the media business in Mexico and his thoughts on Inter Miami, located in the city where he lives now.

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4

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