Founding Futbol is a weekly podcast that explores soccer’s journey in America, analyzing how key moments in the sport’s history have contributed to its rising level of popularity. The show features research and expert guests as it breaks down 52 key events that have influenced growth of soccer in the United States.
Host Kent Malmros combines narrated research with long-form interviews in each episode. Founding Futbol will provide in-depth analysis on topics such as Title IX, Pelé’s time in New York, the USWNT’s dominance and Paul Caligiuri’s iconic 1989 goal.
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The 1999 US Women's National Team made history with its second World Cup win. While names like Mia Hamm, Michelle Akers, Julie Foudy and Brandu Chastain typically stole the headlines, the hallmark of that squad was its team dynamic. The leadership of Foudy and Carla Overbeck ensured that every member of the squad felt valued and had a role to play. Saskia Webber embodied that concept.
Despite being the backup goalkeeper, to Brianna Scurry, Webber became a fan favorite with her exuberant personality and red, white and blue colored hair. The Rutgers Hall of Famer later played in the WUSA, coached at the college level and has gone on to become part of the Angel City FC ownership group. Webber, who is also now in broadcasting, joine Founding Futbol to talk about her recent 99ers reunion, how connecting to the current team has benefits, and much more.
Founding Futbol is a year-long exploration of the critical moments that have led to soccer's emerging popularity in America.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: Saskia Webber (Former USWNT Player)
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Extra Time: Santino Quaranta's Prodigal Journey
Saison 1
lundi 9 septembre 2024 • Durée 49:59
When Freddy Adu joined DC United in 2004, he would become teammates with two other players that had made their professional debute as teenagers. One of those players was Santino Quaranta. The Baltimore native exploded onto the national soccer scene, made his way to IMG Academy like Freddy would, and then became the youngest MLS player ever, beating Bobby Convey's record, when he made his DC United debut.
Injuries and challenges with substance abuse derailed Quaranta's career, but also strengthened his resilience. The one-time prodigy made his way back to MLS, then started his own club after retirement. He still leads Pipeline SC and is at the forefront of developing the next generation of youth players in America. Quaranta's story shares many similarities and differences to that of Adu's but parallels it in so many ways. Each is a crucial part of understanding the evolution of soccer in America.
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Guest: Santino Quaranta (Former MLS and USMNT Player)
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Extra Time: Jonathan Tannenwald Reflects on Freddy Adu
Saison 1
jeudi 5 septembre 2024 • Durée 57:55
Jonathan Tannenwald is one of the leading soccer writers in the country. Before he was covering the game for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Tannenwald was a native of the Washington DC area, who watched the Freddy Adu story through the eyes of a fan. He later covered Adu's time with the Philadelphia Union. And he has subsequently written about the most recent surge of teenage talent in the soccer world -- from Cavan Sullivan to the NWSL.
Tannenwald joined Founding Futbol to share him memories of how Adu impacted the growth of MLS. He discussed how the league infrastructure has evolved to support players like Sullivan and how the NWSL situation differs in key ways.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: Jonathan Tannenwald (Chief Soccer Correspondent, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Chapter Twenty-Six: Freddy Adu
Saison 1 · Épisode 27
lundi 2 septembre 2024 • Durée 01:18:59
The Freddy Adu story is well known in the world of American soccer. It is one of promise and then unmet opportunity. But, in the end, one of the most important elements of the Freddy Adu story is how he brought so many people to the game of soccer in the United States. His youthful exuberance, his talent and his charisma were all the stuff of marketing fuel. And, as Adu's rose to prominence through the US Youth National Teams and then MLS, the marketing machine thrust him into the spotlight.
Thomas Rongen, known for his stint coaching American Samoa that became the move "Next Goal Wins," coached Adu on the U20 National Team and saw his talent immediately. He also grew to care for Adu personally, and saw the challenges the young prodigy faced as he transitioned into the professional ranks. However, Rongen still witnessed first hand how big Adu's impact was on growing soccer in the US. He joined Founding Futbol to talk about it.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: Thomas Rongen (Former MLS and U20 USYNT Coach)
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Extra Time: Jeff Agoos Returns to Talk Dos a Cero
Saison 1
jeudi 29 août 2024 • Durée 57:27
Jeff Agoos previously joined Founding Futbol to share his memories from the early days of MLS. On this episode of Extra Time, he returns to talk more about his USMNT career, and specifically recount the evolution of the team's rivalry with Mexico. He talks about two games that began to turn the rivalry into something meaningful. Agoos also shares his experience playing in the 2002 World Cup, the critical knockout stage win against Mexico that dawned the "Dos a cero" name, and more.
Agoos had storied career at the University of Virginia, and was reunited with Bruce Arena as part of the first DC United team. He played in the very first MLS game and was a key part of the league's first great success story. Agoos won MLS championships in five of the league’s first eight seasons, and emerged as a stalwart for the USMNT -- playing in 134 international games. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Guest: Jeff Agoos (Former MLS and USMNT Player)
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Chapter Twenty-Five: The US Defeats Mexico, Dos a Cero
Saison 1 · Épisode 22
lundi 26 août 2024 • Durée 01:30:45
The birth of the rivalry between US Men's National Team and Mexico wasn't a rivalry at all for decades. But then, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, that all changed. The US became competitive with its neighbor to the south and finally established itself as not only a threat to Mexico's CONCACAF dominance, but eventually as the regions strongest team.
The biggest game in that progression, and one that is most largely responsible for the "Dos a Cero" moniker was the USMNT 2-0 defeat of Mexico in the 2002 World Cup knockout round. That game propelled American soccer into the international spotlight in a new way and changed the nature of its rivalry with El Tri.
David Sarachan was an assistant coach for the US on that World Cup team. He joined Founding Futbol to share his memories of how the rivalry emerged and why the USMNT performance at the 2002 World Cup was so impressive.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: David Sarachan (Former Assistant Coach, USMNT)
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Extra Time: Gabriele Marcotti Remembers Grant Wahl
Saison 1
jeudi 22 août 2024 • Durée 59:48
Few people truly understand the life that Grant Wahl lived as a soccer writer in America. Gabriele Marcotti not only followed a similar trajectory, but also became close friends with Wahl as he pursued a similar career path. Marcotti, now a senior writer for ESPN and regular contributor on ESPN FC, regularly sat in the same press boxes as Wahl covering World Cups and more.
He joined Founding Futbol to talk about what made Wahl such a great journalist. Marcotti gives his perspective on how Wahl contributed to soccer's growth in America and also talks about their friendship. He even recounts why his family considered Wahl the ideal house guest.
Founding Futbol is a year-long exploration of the critical moments that have led to soccer's emerging popularity in America.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: Gabriele Marcotti (Senior Writer, ESPN)
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Chapter Twenty-Four: Grant Wahl
Saison 1 · Épisode 25
lundi 19 août 2024 • Durée 01:20:43
Few individuals have impacted the growth of soccer in America more than Grant Wahl. What makes his influence even more incredible is that he was neither a coach nor a player. He wasn't even an executive. Instead, Wahl is the single most prolific writer to cover the game for the most important sports publication -- Sports Illustrated -- at a time when the building blocks of soccer's popularity were being put in place.
From the time he joined SI in the late 90s until his tragic passing in 2002, Wahl became a trusted voice for stories surrounding soccer globally and its evolution domestically as well. In a new book, "World Class," editors Alexander Wolff and Mark Mravic curate his best work and provide insight as to how his journalist genius helps advance the craft and the sport of soccer in America.
A long time colleague of Wahl's at SI, Wolff joined Founding Futbol to share memories of his friend, discuss how they approached editing the book and so much more.
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Guest: Alexander Wolff (Author, Sports Journalist)
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Extra Time: Bob Reasso Returns to Talk ChampionsWorld
Saison 1
jeudi 15 août 2024 • Durée 51:16
Bob Reasso spent nearly three decades as the head coach of the Rutgers Men's Soccer team, where he recruited and coached Alexi Lalas at Rutgers. He joined Founding Futbol to talk about that, and during the interview mentioned his time working with Charlie Stillitano to get ChampionsWorld off the ground.
Bob came back on the show to talk about his experiences with ChampionsWorld. What it meant to be a technical director and how he helped facilitate the operations of exhbitions for the largest clubs in Europe. He talks about his friendship with Charlie and what makes him so special as a connector in the American soccer world.
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Guest: Bob Reasso (Former Coach, Rutgers Men's Soccer)
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Chapter Twenty-Three: Charlie Stillitano and ChampionsWorld
Saison 1 · Épisode 24
lundi 12 août 2024 • Durée 01:35:45
European club exhibitions have become a fixture of American soccer fandom. Premier League teams like Manchester United, Arsenal Liverpool and Chelsea have built, in part, their massive followings in the United States through television exposure, but also by touring US cities and building community at live events. While clubs have a long history of touring the US, the weight and gravity of those exhibitions changed through the vision of Charlie Stillitano and his company, ChampionsWorld.
Stillitano founded ChampionsWorld as a full-service soccer promotional agency, one that facilitated the sale of Tim Howard to ManU. But he always had a vision of spotlighting European clubs via events in America and turned that vision into reality with the ChampionsWorld Series in 2003 and 2004.
Stillitano joined Founding Futbol to share his journey to the creation of the company and the touring series. He shared the inspiration for the idea behind ChampionsWorld and more.
Founding Futbol is a year-long exploration of the critical moments that have led to soccer's emerging popularity in America.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: Charlie Stillitano (Sports Executive, SiriusXM FC Host)
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