Fútbol with Grant Wahl

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Real Madrid Win Their 14th European Cup + Nick Ames Interview May 30, 2022

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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.

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The Psychology of Penalties with Geir Jordet May 26, 2022

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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.

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PL Final Day Narrative twists, Leeds survive, USMNT Squad Reaction + Pellegrino Matarazzo Interview May 23, 2022

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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.

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USWNT Midfielder Lindsey Horan on UWCL Final May 19, 2022

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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

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A Brilliant Weekend For Liverpool, Scenes in Stuttgart, and Americans Scientific Feelings About Soccer May 16, 2022

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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.

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City and Liverpool Hold Serve, US Open Cup, Meg Swanick Interview May 12, 2022

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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.

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Liverpool Drop Points, USMNT Injury Issues, Man United Autopsy May 09, 2022

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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.

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Seattle Make History By Winning CCL, Real Madrid Do It Again, Martin Tyler Interview May 05, 2022

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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.

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Title/Relegation Race Heat Up in PL, Grant's Going To Seattle, Boris Gartner Interview. May 02, 2022

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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.

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UCL Semifinal Leg 1 Review, NWSL Season Begins, Janusz Michallik Interview Apr 28, 2022

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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.

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