The Beautiful Game
A soccer podcast devoted to educating the newest fans of the world's most popular sport, from MLS and the USMNT to the Premier League.
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The Beautiful Game 10: College Soccer, Seattle Sounders, and Philadelphia Union
Join hosts David Avery, Ryan Hourigan, and Stephen Heiner as we go into the details of the American college soccer system and its unique impact on player development in the United States, as well as the preseason…
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The Beautiful Game #9: USMNT, Sporting KC, and Toronto FC
The new MLS season is rapidly approaching and in today’s show, we talk about the return of U.S. Men’s National Team players to the domestic league and what that means for U.S. soccer as a whole. We’ll also talk about…
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The Beautiful Game #8: all about USLPRO
The US soccer pyramid can oftentimes be confusing. In today’s show, we talk about USLPro, the de jure third tier in the pyramid behind the NASL. Both of those leagues are making major strides towards their goals of…
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The Beautiful Game #7: MLS Preseason (Chivas and Toronto) and Cosmos Catch-up
SuperDraft has come and gone (the first couple rounds, anyway) and more Americans are coming home (Michael Parkhurst and soon, maybe, Maurice Edu). Time to start talking with supporters of various MLS teams about what…
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The Beautiful Game #6: Michael Bradley and the tipping point for MLS
Today we will be talking about the big news this week – Michael Bradley is coming home…kind of. MLS is about to (or already has inked) a TV deal worth a LOT more than its last one. Are we putting on our big boy pants as…
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The Beautiful Game #5: MLS, USMNT, and the World Cup
It’s the first episode of the new Season at AMDG Radio and at The Beautiful Game and we’re at an interesting intersection as we start the new year. Sporting Kansas City are MLS Cup Champions, and three of your four…
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The Beautiful Game #4: Steve Brisendine and Sporting Kansas City
In this episode we are going to chat with MLSSoccer.com and Sporting KC beat writer Steve Brisendine. We will discuss in a detailed manner the 2013 MLS Campaign but in general the remarkable transformation of this team…
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The Beautiful Game #3: Nick Geber and UEFA Champions League
In this episode we are privileged to spend time with the godfather of soccer talk in the United States, Nick Geber. Nick is the host of World Soccer Radio, which you can listen to every weeknight at 9pm Eastern. You can…
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The Beautiful Game 2: the Barclays Premier League with Kartik Krishnaiyer
In this episode we get to speak to Kartik Krishnaiyer, a writer and host at World Soccer Talk (www.worldsoccertalk.com) and former Director of Communications and Public Relations for the NASL. When he’s not writing…
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The Beautiful Game 1: Major League Soccer with Greg Lalas
In this inaugural episode of The Beautiful Game we have the pleasure of chatting with Greg Lalas, Editor-in-Chief of MLS Digital. Greg has worked extensively in soccer – at Goal.com, at ExtraTime Radio, and also played…