Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber at SXSW Mar 14, 2017

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MLS commissioner Don Garber goes one-on-one with Grant at SXSW in Austin, Texas, with a focus on technology, including Facebook's move into becoming an MLS rights-holder, the start of Video-Assistant Referees this season, continued MLS expansion and where Garber thinks MLS will be in 20 years.
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SI.com's Brian Straus on MLS opening week Mar 07, 2017

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SI’s Brian Straus joins Grant to talk about all things MLS as the new season gets underway, from new stadiums in Orlando (and soon to be D.C.) to new teams in Atlanta and Minnesota to why terminology matters in growing world of American soccer.
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Marc-André ter Stegen, Barcelona Goalkeeper Mar 02, 2017

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Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen joins Grant in Spain for a fun talk about how he became a goalkeeper in the first place; how he gained the foot skills of a “sweeper keeper;” what it was like to start and win a Champions League final at age 23; the differences between German and Spanish football culture; winning the Barcelona No. 1 job outright after platooning with Claudio Bravo for two seasons; and how Barça might find a way back from 4-0 in its Champions League return leg against PSG.
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Ivan Rakitić, Barcelona Midfielder Feb 28, 2017

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Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitić joins Grant in Spain for a wide-ranging conversation about scoring in the 2015 Champions League final; what it’s like playing with Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar; his more defensive role for Barça this season; how he met his future wife on his first day in Spain; thoughts on extending his Barça contract soon; and the challenge of coming back from a 4-0 Champions League deficit to PSG and catching up to Real Madrid in La Liga. “We have three months for this season,” Rakitić says, “and we have to do the best three months in the history of the club.”
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Kyle Martino, NBC Premier League analyst. Feb 21, 2017

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NBC Premier League studio analyst Kyle Martino joins Grant for a remarkably honest discussion. Martino talks about being the lone American accent on NBC Premier League broadcasts; the differences between working for NBC, Fox Sports and ESPN; how he prepares for each week’s Premier League studio show; his own depression after having to retire from playing at age 27 due to injuries; why he doesn’t stick to sports; his part-ownership in the Spanish club Mallorca; and how he wouldn’t mind emulating the media career of Michael Strahan.
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Danny Karbassiyoon, The Arsenal Yankee Feb 14, 2017

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Danny Karbassiyoon, the only American to have scored for Arsenal's first team, joins Grant to talk about his book, The Arsenal Yankee, which details his time playing with Arsenal's Invincibles, his retirement at age 22 due to injuries and his post-playing days as an Arsenal scout and digital impresario in the soccer space.
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Sunil Gulati, U.S. Soccer president Feb 07, 2017

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The most influential American in world soccer, U.S. Soccer president and FIFA Council member Sunil Gulati, gives a rare wide-ranging one-on-one interview with Grant in his Columbia University office. Among the topics: Why he voted to expand the men's World Cup to 48 teams, the status of labor talks with the USWNT, his opinion of President Trump's travel ban, whether U.S. soccer is doing enough in player development and including minorities, the U.S.'s potential World Cup '26 bid and whether the U.S. would consider boycotting the World Cups in Russia and Qatar.
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Shawn Francis, Pop Culture and American Soccer Jan 31, 2017

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Shawn Francis, a music and soccer industry veteran, joins Grant to talk about the cultural moment of American soccer and what it means as the sport continues to grow in the United States.
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Moya Dodd, FIFA Reformer Jan 24, 2017

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Australia's Moya Dodd, the most influential woman in FIFA in recent years, joins Grant to talk about the FIFA reform process, with a focus on gender reform. Dodd details the struggle of women to gain respect in soccer, from the days she paid her own way on the Australian national team to becoming one of the first women to join the FIFA executive committee after it went more than a century as an all-male body.
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Kate Abdo; Fox Sports Los Angeles, Sky Sports London Jan 17, 2017

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Kate Abdo joins Grant to talk about her move to cover soccer for Fox Sports in Los Angeles from Sky Sports in London. She also discusses what she's excited about in the U.S., her multi-country career path and her remarkable ability to work in four languages (English, Spanish, German and French).
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