Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

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20 seconds on all 20 MLS teams / Geoff Cameron interview Mar 03, 2016

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The 2016 MLS season kicks off on Sunday, with all 20 teams in action. With that in mind, we preview all 20 teams on the new Planet Fútbol Podcast–with a twist. We've brought in the calvary, with SI's Grant Wahl, Brian Straus, Liviu Bird, Alexander Abnos and Avi Creditor given 20 seconds apiece to preview every MLS team, whip-around style. We also welcome former MLS standout Geoff Cameron, whose Stoke City remains in the hunt for a Champions League berth. The outspoken Cameron is back from injury, returning last weekend against Aston Villa, and he joins Wahl for a 1-on-1 interview. --- The Planet Futbol Podcast is brought to you by FreshBooks. For freelancers and small business owners, Freshbooks takes the pain out of accounting. Have a question about the service? A real-live human will answer every call in about three rings. Get your 30-day free trial by going to FreshBooks.com/SPORTS and entering the promo code SPORTS.
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What should the new FIFA President do first? Feb 25, 2016

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The FIFA election will give the world's game a new administrative leader and the draw was finally made for the historic Copa América Centenario, and these two major events provide the basis for discussion on the new episode of the Planet Fútbol Podcast. From Brazil, SI.com's James Young joins SI senior writer Grant Wahl (from Zurich), Brian Straus (from Washington, D.C.), and host Avi Creditor (from New York City), for perspective from three continents on what the next FIFA president needs to fix first, and who could come out on top of the special Copa America tournament. -- The Planet Futbol Podcast is brought to you by FreshBooks. For freelancers and small business owners, Freshbooks takes the pain out of accounting. Have a question about the service? A real-live human will answer every call in about three rings. Get your 30-day free trial by going to FreshBooks.com/planet and entering the promo code PLANET.
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JP Dellacamera interview Feb 18, 2016

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JP Dellacamera has been in the broadcast booth for 13 World Cups (men's and women's) and countless other iconic moments in American and world soccer lore, so it's no surprise that he has some fantastic stories to tell. Dellacamera does just that with SI's Grant Wahl on the new Planet Fútbol Podcast. What are the top moments of his broadcasting career? What does he think about "authentic" being the word used to describe foreign announcers calling the game on U.S. broadcasts? Dellacamera, known affectionately by many as simply "The Legend," talks about that and much more in an entertaining, lengthy discussion. -- Audibles is brought to you by FreshBooks. For freelancers and small business owners, Freshbooks takes the pain out of accounting. Have a question about the service? A real-live human will answer every call in about three rings. Get your 30-day free trial by going to FreshBooks.com/planet and entering the promo code PLANET.
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Frank Lampard talks MLS & playing under Vieira; USWNT lawsuit analysis Feb 11, 2016

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The U.S. women's national team is currently taking on CONCACAF foes on the field, but its players are squaring off against the U.S. federation off the field in a labor dispute, so we welcome SI legal analyst Michael McCann to the new Planet Fútbol Podcast to break down the case and explain how it's likely to be resolved. We're also joined by New York City FC midfielder Frank Lampard, who spoke with SI's Grant Wahl ahead of his first full season in MLS about what it was like playing against current manager Patrick Vieira as opposed to now playing for him, and the rise of Ghanaian teammate Kwadwo Poku. We close by responding to your listener/reader questions, which you submitted on Twitter and Facebook, ranging from MLS to Barcelona's dominance to Christian Pulisic and beyond. --- Planet Futbol is brought to you by FreshBooks. For freelancers and small business owners, Freshbooks takes the pain out of accounting. Have a question about the service? A real-live human will answer every call in about three rings. Get your 30-day free trial by going to FreshBooks.com/planet and entering the promo code PLANET.
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Christian Pulisic discusses his debut Feb 04, 2016

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Christian Pulisic's fast rise at Borussia Dortmund has caught the attention of U.S. soccer fans, with the 17-year-old making his debut for the Bundesliga power last weekend. How has he risen so quickly and what is it like being a teenager in his position? Pulisic joins Grant Wahl (twitter.com/grantwahl) on the latest Planet Fútbol Podcast to discuss it all. We also touch on the biggest news this week in the U.S. (U.S. Soccer's lawsuit against the U.S. women's national team's players union and Stuart Holden's retirement) and Europe (Pep Guardiola signing on to coach Manchester City for the next three seasons and Man City's upcoming clash vs. first-place Leicester City), spanning a pair of continents with SI.com's Brian Straus and Ben Lyttleton. ||| Audibles is brought to you by FreshBooks. For freelancers and small business owners, Freshbooks takes the pain out of accounting. Have a question about the service? A real-live human will answer every call in about three rings. Get your 30-day free trial by going to FreshBooks.com/planet and entering the promo code PLANET.
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Giovani Dos Santos & Steven Gerrard interviews; Let's play the Mario Gomez Game Jan 29, 2016

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Between Matt Miazga, Christian Pulisic, and Tim Howard, there have been plenty of intriguing stories around the world of soccer this week, and those transactions provide the backbone of discussion between SI Senior Writer Grant Wahl (twitter.com/grantwahl), SI.com's Brian Straus (twitter.com/brianstraus), and host Avi Creditor (twitter.com/avicreditor) in the latest Planet Fútbol Podcast. As MLS preseason gets underway, Wahl also visits with the LA Galaxy's two big acquisitions from last season: Mexico's Giovani Dos Santos, and England's Steven Gerrard. In separate interviews, the two discuss their favorite goals, teammates, and opponents in their careers, as well as their first impressions of MLS. Finally, the crew plays The Mario Gomez Game. It's a new feature on the show. It features 30-second answers...and Mario Gomez. Just listen. It'll be fun.
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Fact-checking Klinsmann & Feilhaber Jan 22, 2016

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The winter transfer window in Europe is beginning to shut, and there are a number of factors in play that will determine which big names, if any, change addresses ahead of the stretch run. SI.com's Ben Lyttleton joins the Planet Fútbol Podcast to explain all the intricate reasons why players may be staying put (hint: few big names risk moving ahead of a major tournament like the Euros), which big names will actually move and how the transfer bans against Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid could complicate matters as well. But how do teams identify the players they want to go after? For that, we bring in analytics expert Daniel Altman, who speaks with SI's Grant Wahl about the not-so-obvious things teams and talent scouts may look for in a player. Finally, we conclude with the biggest stories in U.S. Soccer: Jordan Morris choosing Seattle over Werder Bremen and the Benny Feilhaber-Jurgen Klinsmann war of words. With Morris in the fold, does Seattle have the best NBA Jam-style (three-man team) attacking trio in MLS? Do Feilhaber and Klinsmann both have points?
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MLS SuperDraft special: Don Garber interview; What is college soccer's role? Jan 15, 2016

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This week's Planet Futbol Podcast comes to you from Baltimore, the site of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and the NSCAA convention. SI senior writer Grant Wahl and SI.com's Brian Straus, Liviu Bird, and Alex Abnos were all in town for the event, and together they'll give you a sense of what the mood is like at the biggest gathering of soccer people in the country. First, Grant Wahl sits down for a chat with MLS Commissioner Don Garber on the eve of the league's 21st season. In the talk, Garber discusses the importance of the SuperDraft, potential cities for MLS' next round of expansion, and what the league thinks of Dider Drogba's supposed flirtation with a return to Chelsea. Finally, Abnos, Straus, and Bird deliver a rich look at college soccer's importance to the American soccer system, and how Maryland's Sasho Cirovski's radical changes could improve the sport going forward. Additional music in this episode provided by SLP [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/SLP/] and Brandon Liew [http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Brandon_Liew/]. == The Planet Futbol Podcast is brought you by the SeatGeek app, available in app stores and at seatgeek.com. Enter code PLANET in the app to for a $20 rebate off your first purchase. We are also sponsored by FanDuel. Enter promo code PLANET at FanDuel.com to play a risk-free tournament for up to $10.
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Carli Lloyd discusses Ballon D'Or Gala and meeting Messi Jan 08, 2016

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Days before she could become the third U.S. player in history to win FIFA's Women's World Player of the Year award, Carli Lloyd joins the Planet Fútbol Podcast. Lloyd, who joined our podcast back in August as well, talks to SI's Grant Wahl (twitter.com/grantwahl) about being up for FIFA World Player of the Year, and also delves into the hot-button issue of equality across men's and women's players. Wahl, SI's Ben Lyttleton (twitter.com/benlyt) and Avi Creditor (twitter.com/avicreditor) also take a spin on Europe's coaching carousel, which has already seen some of the biggest names in management change addresses and surely has more moves on the way. Where will Pep Guardiola go? Is Arsenal a viable possibility? How will Zinedine Zidane fare at Real Madrid? == The Planet Futbol Podcast is brought you by the SeatGeek app, available in app stores and at seatgeek.com. Enter code PLANET in the app to for a $20 rebate off your first purchase. We are also sponsored by FanDuel. Enter promo code PLANET at FanDuel.com to play a risk-free tournament for up to $10.
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The biggest moments of 2015 Dec 30, 2015

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In this special year-end edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast, host Avi Creditor (twitter.com/acreditor) is joined by Alex Abnos (twitter.com/anabnos), and the guys recap the biggest and most notable moments in the world of soccer in 2015. Spoiler alert: There's a lot of them! Soccer was at the center of a worldwide corruption investigation, a terrorist attack, and yet another notable incident of racism. Then there where the slightly more positive, on-field moments: Which of Barcelona's incredible goals made the cut? And what performance does Alex think tops Robert Lewandowski's ridiculous outburst of five goals in nine minutes? All that and more on this year-end edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast. -- The Planet Futbol Podcast is brought you by the SeatGeek app, available in app stores and at seatgeek.com. Enter code PLANET in the app to for a $20 rebate off your first purchase. We are also sponsored by FanDuel. Enter promo code PLANET at FanDuel.com to play a risk-free tournament for up to $10.
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