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Eric Wynalda, US Soccer Presidential Candidate Nov 30, 2017

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Former USMNT forward Eric Wynalda joins Grant for a discussion about his U.S. Soccer presidential candidacy, including his thoughts on changing the federation, promotion and relegation, how to spend U.S. Soccer's $130 million surplus, recent criticism from MLS owner Merritt Paulson and whether his candidacy resembles that of Donald Trump.
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We're back. Nov 28, 2017

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Grant and SI's Brian Straus catch up on what happened since the last episode—the USMNT World Cup failure, Brian's Neymar SI cover story, Grant's book—and discuss the Seattle-Toronto Era in MLS, the sordid Columbus Crew story, the World Cup 2018 draw and the U.S. Soccer presidential campaign.
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Brian Straus, SI soccer writer May 09, 2017

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SI's Brian Straus joins Grant for a fun conversation on the latest in soccer, including the U.S.-led World Cup 2026 bid, FIFA not changing its stripes, Chris Wondolowski, the revival of Minnesota United, what they would do with U.S. Soccer's $100 million-plus nest egg and Brian's tale of buying a counterfeit ticket at the 1998 UEFA Champions League final.
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Carli Lloyd, USWNT captain on her Man City experience May 02, 2017

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Carli Lloyd, the two-time defending FIFA World Player of the Year, joins Grant in Manchester, England, to discuss her short-term stay at Man City, which she has helped lead to the Champions League semifinals and upcoming FA Cup final. Lloyd describes everything from meeting Pep Guardiola to engaging with her new teammates to giving her impressions of the rising level of women's soccer in England compared to the NWSL and other leagues in Europe.
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Howard Webb, famed ref on the future of video replay Apr 25, 2017

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Howard Webb, who refereed the finals of the 2010 World Cup and UEFA Champions League, joins Grant to talk about his new job running the Video Assistant Referee program that's set to debut this summer in MLS. Webb explains in detail how VAR will work, what kinds of calls it will and won't review, and why it's one of the biggest changes in soccer that we have seen in our lifetimes. Webb also describes his own journey in refereeing from his humble start to the pinnacle of the sport.
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John Strong, Fox Sports Soccer Broadcaster Apr 18, 2017

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A rising star at age 31, John Strong talks to Grant about his journey from deciding he wanted as a kid to become a sports broadcaster to his current position as Fox Sports' lead play-by-play announcer for soccer. John discusses his influences, his process and his career goals as he looks toward a busy MLS season, U.S. World Cup qualifying and the promised land of the World Cup in 2018.
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Bixente Lizarazu, World and European Champion for Club and Country Apr 11, 2017

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Left back Bixente Lizarazu was a world and European champion for club (Bayern Munich) and country (France), and he joins Grant to talk about a wide range of topics: The Bayern-Real Madrid Champions League showdown; what it was like to play with Zinédine Zidane; what makes Carlo Ancelotti special; and a post-playing career that includes TV and other media as well as becoming a black belt in jiu-jitsu and going on surfing and mountain-climbing adventures around the globe.
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Becky Sauerbrunn, USWNT Co-Captain Apr 04, 2017

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Becky Sauerbrunn speaks to Grant about a number of topics: The USWNT's experimentation and surprising recent losses as the journey continues toward World Cup '19; her increasingly vocal role in labor talks with U.S. Soccer; new details on what the players are looking for from U.S. Soccer; and how she hopes relations can improve between the U.S. women's and men's players.
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Tim Howard, U.S. goalkeeper; Paolo Maldini, A.C. Milan legendary defender Mar 28, 2017

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In a packed podcast with two terrific interviews, U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard sits down with Grant in Panama to talk about the U.S. national team and his own career. Legendary defender Paolo Maldini also joins the show and gives his thoughts on defending in today's game, as well as the ups and downs of AC Milan.
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Jimmy Conrad, World Cup Player Turned YouTube Star Mar 21, 2017

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Jimmy Conrad joins Grant for a candid and funny conversation about defying expectations in soccer and life. Conrad went from being a walk-on to an NCAA champion, from being undrafted to MLS Defender of the Year, from being unheralded to starting games at World Cup 2006. Now he's building a new audience with nearly 100,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel.
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