The Late Run – Details, episodes & analysis

Chad Ochocinco Johnson and Raheemovic sit down with comedy legend Bert Kreischer for a conversation that goes everywhere: soccer culture in Florida, Messi mania in Miami, the World Cup 2026 “last dance” talk, and the comedy Mount Rushmore. Bert retells *The Machine* origin story, breaks down what makes a great comedian, and somehow ends up pledging to become a real soccer fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chad Ochocinco and Raheem Taylor-Parks talk the Beautiful Game with the biggest names in sports and culture - COMING FEBRUARY 26 👀 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Ross pulls up to The Late Run and goes ALL IN on World Cup 2026, revealing he plans to streak if Haiti wins, comparing Messi's impact on Miami to nothing he's ever seen, and breaking down why soccer needs to take over the hood. The Boss also drops his Ronaldo vs. Messi take (spoiler: Dade County loyalty wins), names Biggie and Pac as hip hop's equivalent, and gets real about what it was like being famous before Instagram even existed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rio Ferdinand joins Chad Ochocinco and Raheemovic for one of the most loaded episodes of The Late Run yet; going deep on what Cristiano Ronaldo was REALLY like in the Man United dressing room, why being called a "hard worker" is the one thing that offends him, and how Sir Alex Ferguson's psychological genius kept players motivated even when he dropped them. Rio tells the wild story of sitting in the Leeds chairman's office for 8 hours to force his move to Manchester United, only for the police to warn him never to come back to Yorkshire. Plus, Ocho and Rio discover they BOTH secretly did ballet, settle the Messi vs Ronaldo GOAT debate, compare NFL and soccer athletes head-to-head, and Rio reacts to his infamous "Get the contract out" Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rant. Rio's coming to the US for the World Cup this summer — this is the conversation you need to hear first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerard Piqué sits down with Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson and Raheemovic for an all-time episode of The Late Run. The 4x Champions League winner and World Cup champion gives his definitive answer on Messi vs Ronaldo after playing alongside BOTH, reveals the inside story of Sir Alex Ferguson selling him for just £5M (a move that changed football history), and breaks down what's gone wrong at Manchester United.Piqué opens up about Rio Ferdinand mentoring him as a teenager, why his kids watching TikTok instead of Barcelona inspired him to create Kings League, how Neymar was the most skilled player he ever faced 1v1, and why football is losing its creativity to tactics and data. Plus, Ocho and Piqué go head-to-head comparing El Clasico pressure vs NFL pressure, debate whether the center back is becoming football's quarterback, and reveal their FIFA Ultimate Team cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLS Commissioner Don Garber sits down with Chad Ochocinco and Raheem Taylor-Parkes for an all-time conversation about the past, present, and future of American soccer. Garber reveals how he convinced David Beckham to leave Real Madrid for MLS and the legendary clause that let Beckham negotiate team ownership. He settles the Messi vs Ronaldo GOAT debate without hesitation, breaks down how MLS went from $5M team investments to a $23 billion enterprise, and opens the door on promotion/relegation for the first time ever. Ocho reveals he racked up over $5 million in NFL fines, pitches himself as an MLS team owner, gets officially invited to the MLS All-Star Skills Competition in Charlotte, and calls out Cristiano to come to MLS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cam Little, kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars and former soccer academy player, joins Ocho and Raheemovic for a full crossover episode just weeks before the 2026 World Cup on American soil. Cam settles the GOAT debate immediately - Ronaldo, no hesitation - and breaks down exactly why Messi's World Cup win doesn't change anything when you look at the longevity, the fear factor, and what Ronaldo is still doing at 40. Plus: could Ronaldo and Messi actually coexist on the same MLS team?From sneaking onto University of Oklahoma practice fields during COVID to nearly quitting after his first hit in a varsity game, Cam tells the full story of how a soccer kid ended up being one of the NFL's most dangerous kickers. He drops a confession mid-episode - no hot mic - he still enjoys soccer more than football. The episode then moves into Real Talk territory: Super Bowl game winner vs World Cup penalty kick, the Brandon Aubrey origin story your timeline hasn't told you, and the Nkunku-style balloon celebration Ocho is ready to personally fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Late Run, Knicks guard Miles “Deuce” McBride joins Chad Ochocinco and Raheem Taylor-Parkes. A Cincinnati native who grew up idolizing Ocho, Deuce tells the story of getting denied an autograph by Chad as a kid. Now, twenty years later, they’re face to face. He opens up about the Knicks’ locker room soccer culture, his brother playing for Bayer Leverkusen, what would happen to New York if the Knicks win it all, picking Messi over Ronaldo, his NFL what-if, and goes head-to-head comparing soccer and basketball athletes: Brunson vs Lamine Yamal, OG vs Van Dijk, KAT vs Haaland, and more. This is the crossover episode you didn’t know you needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Vlogs pulls up and it instantly turns into story time. He breaks down what it’s really like being close to Neymar, the poker night that started it, Messi showing up to the birthday party, and Neymar’s rehab pain most people never see. “He was Crying.” Then we get into Kings League Brazil, why Jon calls it “TikTok for soccer”, and Ocho goes full unhinged pitching a “life or death” streaming era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephen A. Smith pulls up to The Late Run with Ocho and Raheemovic and goes everywhere. He picks Messi as the soccer GOAT, doubles down on his "Messi in MLS is LeBron in the G League" line, and tells the wild story of how a 1991 Winston-Salem Journal assignment turned him into a Wake Forest soccer beat writer for two seasons before ESPN. Then he switches sports and delivers the full Jordan-over-LeBron stat package: 6 Finals, 6 rings, 6 Finals MVPs, never a Game 7.Stephen A. weighs in on whether American athletes could compete in soccer if they had Ronaldo's training regimen, drags Knicks fans for not having "a license to be passionate," and commits to attending the 2026 World Cup with Ocho — Miami, Argentina, Colombia, Morocco, Brazil, Croatia all on the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices