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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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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Guest: Jonathan Tannenwald (Chief Soccer Correspondent, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Chapter Twenty-Two: The 1999 Women's World Cup
Saison 1 · Épisode 23
lundi 5 août 2024 • Durée 01:27:18
The 1999 Women's World Cup in unquestionably one of the most memorable moments in American soccer history. From the record crowds at venues across the United States, to the incredible moments on the field. Few images have been seen more than Brandi Chastain's celebratory moment after her championship winning penalty kick.
Winning a second World Cup was a massive accomplishment for the USWNT and US Soccer. But doing it as the host country with an audacious vision for the event made it even more impactful. Marla Messing, President and CEO of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup organizing committee had a vision that women's soccer could support an event on par with the 1994 World Cup. She proposed a business plan outlining it, went to work marketing it and developed a strategy that changed the course of the game in America.
Messing joined Founding Futbol to discuss her career, organizing the event and memories of the games.
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Guest: Marla Messing (Former soccer executive)
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Extra Time: Lee Hoos, An American in London
Saison 1
jeudi 1 août 2024 • Durée 56:56
Many variables contributed to the evolution of Fulhamerica. From new ownership, to ambition, to the growth of American players in England at the right time. But, unbeknownst to many, the door opening moment for US soccer players at Fulham FC may have been a decision Mohamed Al-Fayed made to bring over a trusted executive, American Lee Hoos, from his Harrods business to the front office of the Cottagers. Hoos wasn't a football man, but he was a shrewd business man that worked his way into more influential positions companies in the United States before moving to London for the opportunity to work with Al-Fayed.
Hoos, who recently stepped down as CEO of Queens Park Rangers but remained on as Chairman, joined Founding Futbol to talk about his journey to Fulham and beyond. He shares how when he moved to Fulham, there remained a connection to his homeland. American players and agents felt more comfortable picking up the phone and soon, Hoos was able to help the club consider that, maybe, a market opportunity existed with American players. Eventually, some of those players became club legends and are now inextricably intertwined with Fulham's identity.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: Lee Hoos (Chairman, Queens Park Rangers)
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Chapter Twenty-One: Fulhamerica
Saison 1 · Épisode 22
lundi 29 juillet 2024 • Durée 01:22:49
Fulham FC is among the most storied clubs in the history of English football. And, uniquely, it holds a special place in the history of soccer in America as well. After Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed bought the club in 1997, he promised the club would return to the England's top flight within five years. The owner began spending in the transfer market to improve the club's roster. And one unexpected source of talent emerged starting in 1999 with the arrival of Marcus Hahnemann from Colorado Rapids on Major League Soccer (MLS) - the United States. Within a few years, Fulham brought key players into its squad from the US, those players became club legends, and the concept of Fulhamerica was born.
Tony Banks, journalist and author of The Great Adventure: Al-Fayed’s Rollercoaster Ride with Fulham FC, joined Founding Futbol to walk through the progression of the Fulhamerica evolution. He shares his thoughts on what prompted the influx of American talent, how some players fit and how the new era of American talent at the club differs from the first wave.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guest: Tony Banks (Journalist, Author)
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Extra Time: Changing the Game with John O'Sullivan
Saison 1
jeudi 25 juillet 2024 • Durée 01:01:17
The evolution of youth soccer into the club model, and the founding of clubs such as Players Development Academy (PDA) had a positive impact on the continued growth of the sport in America. But it also accelerated the concept of "pay to play" which has made the game inaccessible to many communities, while simultaneously giving more opportunity to those that can afford participation. However, with increased cost and increased competition, burnout is occurring in volume with kids dropping out of the sports in huge numbers throughout their teenage years.
John O'Sullivan wrote Changing the Game after seeing the challenges youth sports faced in this country. The book highlights the ways youth sports, soccer included, has gotten away from us in America. It also provides strategies to help us recapture its essence, giving the sport back to our children in the process. He founded the Changing the Game Project to facilitate speaking engagements and other events to spread the ideas associated with his book.
O'Sullivan joined Founding Futbol to talk about ideas in the book, how they combat the problems associated with a "pay-to-play" mindset. He talked about his journey trying to, literally, change the game 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: John O'Sullivan (Author, Coach)
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Chapter Twenty: PDA and The Evolution of Youth Soccer
Saison 1 · Épisode 21
lundi 22 juillet 2024 • Durée 01:20:01
The popularity of youth soccer in America has unquestionably contributed to it's rise on popularity over the years. However, in the late 90s and early 2000s, the continued evolution took on a new form. Clubs like Players Development Academy (PDA), founded in 1998, represented a new approach to organizing youth soccer in a way that broke from the state and regional alignment of USYS, and built resources within one club for better and broader player development. US Club Soccer emerged as a new governing body to reinforce these ideas, and leagues like the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) formed to give the top teams in the nation a new level of competitive format.
Glenn Crooks is a well-known soccer broadcaster, hosting The Coaching Academy on SiriusXM FC and also as the national radio voice of New York City FC. But, he also had a long and accomplished coaching career. Crooks was the head coach of the women's soccer team at Rutgers University and also a long-time coach at PDA. He joined Founding Futbol to talk about the evolution of youth soccer.
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Guest: Glenn Crooks (Broadcaster, Journalist, Coach)
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Extra Time: Shannon Mac Millan's Golden Moments
Saison 1
jeudi 18 juillet 2024 • Durée 59:39
Soccer's journey in America has been built on a series of events. But within those events -- and the broader context of why they matter -- are individual moments of greatness. The 1996 Olympics exemplifies that idea. The USWNT saw an opportunity to continue its ascension to the top of the women's game with a gold medal in the first ever inclusion of women's soccer in the Olympics. It mattered on so many levels, including an early fight for fair and equitable compensation that took place just a few months earlier.
The women needed to win. And, despite an incredible team, they needed the individual brilliance of Shannon Mac Millan to propel the to the Gold Medal. The 2016 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee has a storied international career. But, arguably, no other accomplishments eclipse her efforts during those game in the US.
She joined Founding Futbol to discuss her pivotal goals in the 1996 Olympics, her contributions to the 1999 World Cup and more.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guests: Shannon Mac Millan (USWNT Legend)
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Chapter Nineteen: The 1996 Olympics
Saison 1 · Épisode 20
lundi 15 juillet 2024 • Durée 01:18:05
The Olympics has played a critical role in the evolution of soccer in America. Strong attendance during the 1984 games, hosted in Los Angeles with soccer matches played across the country, was a key factor in FIFA's decision to award the 94 World Cup to the United States. But women's soccer had not been part of the Olympics historically. That changed in 1996, which was also hosted in the US, this time in Atlanta. With one World Cup win to its name, the USWNT saw an opportunity to showcase its excellence on a stage that American sports fans truly understood and embraced -- the Olympics. A legendary group of female athletes dominated headlines at those games, and the USWNT was at the top of the list, marching to the Gold medal and thrusting the team into the consciousness of the sports consuming public.
Kristine Lilly played a vital role in the USWNT 1996 Gold Medal run. In total, she in played in five World Cups (winning two) and three Olympic Games (also winning two) and was the most capped player in the history of women’s soccer with 352 full internationals for the United States between 1987 and 2010. Lilly joined Founding Futbol to talk about her storied career, and why the 96 Olympics was a critical step in the emergence of the USWNT and the continued ascension of soccer in America.
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Guest: Kristine Lilly (Former USWNT Player)
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Extra Time: Steve Ralston's MLS Rise
Saison 1
jeudi 11 juillet 2024 • Durée 54:33
In a world of early player identification in the US Youth Soccer system, Steve Ralston's journey to Major League Soccer's first ever Rookie of the Year award was an unlikely one. As he shares with Founding Futbol, he didn't even start on his high school team. A few years later, he was drafted 18th overall in the 1996 MLS College Draft by the Tampa Bay Mutiny; Ralston played in 31 games as a rookie and launched what would become a special professional career. By his second season, the midfielder earned All-Star honors.
By 1999, Ralston was named Team MVP, MLS Best Eleven, and MLS Fair Play Award winner after leading the league with 18 assists. He also became Tampa Bay's all-time leading scorer as well as the first MLS player to play 10,000 minutes. He ended his career with 135 assists, the most in league history at the time, and now second behind Landon Donovan on the MLS all-time record list.
He joined Founding Futbol to discuss the early days of MLS, his outstanding career and more.
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Host: Kent Malmros
Guests: Steve Ralston (MLS Legend)
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