Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

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Epic Start to MLS Playoffs; Liverpool No Longer PL-Perfect; NWSL Final Is Set Oct 21, 2019

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Grant and Luis Miguel break down a memorable weekend of MLS elimination-game playoffs, look ahead to a monster El Tráfico playoff in Los Angeles, explain how Manchester United pulled off its 1-1 tie against Liverpool and dissect the NWSL semifinals that have set up a North Carolina-Chicago final.
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The GOAT Michelle Akers On Why She's Selling Her Memorabilia Oct 17, 2019

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Grant interviews Michelle Akers, viewed by many as the greatest women's soccer player of all time, about her decision to sell her memorabilia at GoldinAuctions.com to fund her horse and animal welfare work, her farm relocation and family time. Akers explains what she has been doing on her Georgia farm rescuing horses in recent years, how she has responded to USWNT teammates who have expressed their skepticism on the memorabilia sale and what she hopes to do with horse rescue work after she moves back to the West Coast. Akers also expresses a desire to get into media work and explains why she feels she has been left out in the cold by U.S. Soccer.
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Canada-USMNT, MLS & NWSL Playoff Preview, Favorite Soccer Books and Video Recs Oct 14, 2019

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Grant and Luis Miguel discuss Tuesday's Canada-USMNT tilt, a proposal to improve CONCACAF Nations League, Vlatko Andonovski's USWNT coaching candidacy, the Mexican MNT, CONMEBOL friendlies, a game-by-game breakdown of this weekend's MLS and NWSL playoffs, our favorite soccer books and our recommendations on the best recent soccer videos on Netflix and Amazon.
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Jason Davis on American Soccer Radio/Podcasts Oct 10, 2019

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Grant interviews Jason Davis, the host of the United States of Soccer on SiriusXM FC, about his path in American soccer media, the relaunch of his popular soccer podcast with Jared Dubois (JD & The Rod: America's Best Soccer Podcast), the transition from "Labor of Love" soccer journalism to a full-time media job and what he has learned about American soccer fans.
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Liverpool's 8-Point Lead on Man City, Man United and Spurs are Imploding, Juve Dumps Inter, Jesse Marsch's Big Week, MLS Decision Day and Jill Ellis's Farewell Oct 07, 2019

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On their usual Monday look at the weekend in soccer, Grant and Luis Miguel break down Liverpool's last-minute win against Leicester, which combined with Man City's shock home loss to Wolves to give LFC an 8-point Premier League lead; the terrible weeks for Man United and Tottenham; the statement victory for Juventus at Inter and the smart choices by Maurizio Sarri; Jesse Marsch's breakthrough in European recognition after his viral video and Red Bull Salzburg's epic 4-3 Champions League loss at Liverpool; the record-setting day for LAFC and Carlos Vela; and two-time World Cup winner Jill Ellis's final game as the USWNT coach.
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An Interview With New Full Chicago Fire Owner Joe Mansueto Oct 03, 2019

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Grant has a revealing conversation with Joe Mansueto, who became the full owner of the Chicago Fire recently when he bought out the majority share of Andrew Hauptman. Mansueto, a billionaire who founded the financial services firm Morningstar, explains why he wanted to buy the Fire outright, how it came together, why he thinks Chicago is a sleeping giant in soccer, why he's bullish on spending more money on Chicago and loosening the league shackles on spending in general, his thoughts on the futures of Fire president Nelson Rodríguez and coach Veljko Paunovic, and why he's in favor of keeping the name Chicago Fire.
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Liverpool and City Win But Have to Work; Schalke's Americans Get a Big W; Discussing the New Maradona Documentary; Jesse Marsch's Champions League Opportunity Sep 30, 2019

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In their new weekly Monday podcast, Grant and Luis Miguel discuss harder-than-expected wins for Premier League leaders Liverpool and Manchester City, another DNP for Chelsea's Christian Pulisic and the big win for Schalke (featuring Yanks Weston McKennie and David Wagner) at RB Leipzig. They also have share their thoughts on Asif Kapadia's fantastic new Diego Maradona documentary (out Tuesday on HBO) and preview this week's marquee Champions Leagues games, including Spurs-Bayern Munich, Barcelona-Inter and Red Bull Salzburg (managed by American Jesse Marsch) taking on Liverpool at Anfield.
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A Conversation With Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness Sep 26, 2019

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Grant sits down in New York City with Uli Hoeness, who as a player won the World Cup and three European championships and then went on to become a formative figure as an executive at Bayern Munich over the last four decades. Hoeness, who's stepping down as Bayern president in November, speaks about a number of topics, including his thoughts on manager Niko Kovac and the new season, whether he thinks last season's Champions League loss to Liverpool was the "end of a cycle," the addition of Oliver Kahn to Bayern's board, Bayern's interest in Leroy Sané, how he was able to resurrect his career in 2016 after being jailed for tax evasion, what he and CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge actually talk about in the stands when we see them on TV, and how he feels about the possibility of a European "superleague." (Note: This was recorded on Tuesday before the news came out that Hoeness had said Bayern would refuse to send its players to the German national team if the coach picked Marc Andre Ter Stegen over Bayern’s Manuel Neuer.)
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Grant & Luis Miguel On Chelsea-Liverpool, Man City (8!), Barcelona's Skid Sep 23, 2019

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In their weekly chat on the weekend that was, Grant and Luis Miguel break down Liverpool's 15th straight Premier League win (this one vs Chelsea), Christian Pulisic's struggle for playing time, Man City's 8-goal romp against Watford, the potential of Xavi to replace Ernesto Valverde at Barcelona, Josef Martínez's injury with Atlanta, Sam Kerr's goal-scoring binge for Chicago and Neymar making nice with PSG fans by scoring another winner.
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Former SI Writer Liviu Bird on Trying To Make It as a Soccer Coach in America Sep 19, 2019

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Grant has an enlightening chat with former SI soccer writer Liviu Bird, who left journalism to start a career as a professional soccer coach. Bird shares his story of coaching Kitsap Pumas to surprise success in the U.S. Open Cup, taking his current jobs with Sounders Under-23 and Kitsap Alliance and the work he's currently doing to earn his UEFA A and U.S. Soccer B coaching licenses. Bird also details the advice he has gotten from coaches like Bob Bradley, Caleb Porter and Darren Sawatzky and explains why he thinks American players can be coached by those (like him) who revere Pep Guardiola.
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