Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Latest Episodes:

WWC '19 USA 2, England 1, and the USWNT Is In Another World Cup Final Jul 03, 2019

Show notes

Grant and Laken go deep on the U.S.'s 2-1 semifinal victory against England: The extremely well-taken goals, Alyssa Naeher's career-defining game in goal, the highs and lows of VAR, and, ultimately, a berth in a third straight World Cup final for the USWNT. Next up for a fourth star: Sweden or the Netherlands. Sports Illustrated is conducting an audience survey to better serve all of our listeners. It will only take a few minutes of your time and it really helps us improve our shows. Please take our survey here: si.com/pfsurvey
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WWC '19 USA 2, France 1: Americans in the Semis Jun 28, 2019

Show notes

Grant and Laken break down the U.S.'s stirring 2-1 victory against France, eliminating the hosts in the World Cup quarterfinals. They discuss Megan Rapinoe's big-game performance, scoring both U.S. goals, and look ahead to the USA-England semifinal in Lyon as the Americans continue their push for a fourth World Cup title. Sports Illustrated is conducting an audience survey to better serve all of our listeners. It will only take a few minutes of your time and it really helps us improve our shows. Please take our survey here: si.com/pfsurvey
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WWC '19: USA 2, Spain 1 and American Outlaws' Donald Wine Jun 24, 2019

Show notes

Grant and Laken discuss the U.S.'s difficult 2-1 win over Spain in the World Cup Round of 16, including the soft penalty call that decided it. They also look ahead to the monster quarterfinal showdown on Friday between the U.S. and France in Paris, and they break down Marta's emotional message after perhaps her final World Cup game with Brazil. Then Grant interviews Donald Wine of the American Outlaws supporters group about his fan experience in France and some of his favorite and hairiest trips over the years as an Indiana Jones of American sports fans.
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WWC '19: USA 2, Sweden 0 and Fox Sports' Alex Curry Jun 21, 2019

Show notes

Grant and Laken break down the U.S.'s 2-0 group finale victory over Sweden and discuss other aspects of the women's World Cup, including the spate of VAR-influenced penalty retakes, their look at the Round of 16 matchups and who they think will win the Golden Boot. Then Grant interviews Alex Curry, who's the embedded reporter with the USWNT for Fox Sports.
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WWC '19: U.S. vs Chile and Sepp Blatter Interview Jun 17, 2019

Show notes

Grant and Laken discuss the U.S.’s 3-0 win over Chile, and Grant interviews former FIFA president Sepp Blatter about his legacy in women’s soccer.
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WWC '19: U.S. vs Thailand 13-0? The USWNT won 13-0?!? Jun 12, 2019

Show notes

In the latest episode of their women's World Cup podcast, Grant and SI's Laken Litman discuss the U.S.'s 13-0 win over Thailand—which broke the record for the most lopsided game in World Cup history—and break down whether scoring that many goals (and celebrating the last ones as much as the first ones) shows sportsmanship. And now that every World Cup team has played once, they talk about their most surprising results, tournament trends they're seeing, and standout players they hadn't known of before. New World Cup episodes will come out after every U.S. game in France.
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Women’s World Cup Preview Jun 06, 2019

Show notes

SI’s Grant Wahl and Laken Litman look ahead to World Cup 2019, which starts Friday in France. They look at the six groups, break down the US’s chances and make predictions for Golden Ball and Boot, biggest surprises and flameouts, most entertaining teams, and the bracket itself. https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/06/03/uswnt-equal-pay-gender-fight-us-soccer-uswntpa-nflpa-wnba
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

USWNT’s Rose Lavelle and Abby Dahlkemper May 30, 2019

Show notes

With the World Cup starting on June 7, Grant sits down with USWNT starters Rose Lavelle and Abby Dahlkemper to talk about their stories and how they approach the sport.
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani May 23, 2019

Show notes

Grants chats with Canada’s Victor Montagliani, the CONCACAF president and a FIFA VP, about women’s soccer in CONCACAF, the men’s Gold Cup and his work as chair of the FIFA stakeholders committee—including his views on solidarity payments, possible changes to FIFA’s rule preventing transfers of minors and how FIFA approaches the regulation of promotion and relegation in the United States.
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Tab Ramos and Jonathan González May 16, 2019

Show notes

Grant has two interviews this week. One is with Tab Ramos about his U.S. team at the upcoming Under-20 World Cup and his future as a coach. The second is with Monterrey’s Jonathan González about his team’s recent CONCACAF Champions League title and his journey with Sueño Alianza.
Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy