Dummy: Interviews with smart people about soccer
Summary: Howler editor George Quraishi interviews soccer journalists, managers, players, and activists. Dummy is about everything except what happened on the field last week: the business, politics, history, personalities, and social issues that touch the world’s favorite game.
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Podcasts:
This week on DUMMY, George and Bobby are joined by ESPN The Magazine Senior Writer Brett Forrest to discuss his new piece about how a few federal agents brought down the world’s biggest sport’s governing body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week’s DUMMY, David Goldblatt makes a long-awaited return to discuss the 77th-minute walkout by 10,000 Liverpool fans last weekend at Anfield. They were protesting a rise in ticket prices announced for next season, a decision the club has since reversed. Next, Jen Cooper of the Mixxed Zone podcast tells George about the somewhat drastic changeover in the USWNT roster for the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, which begins today in Houston. She also previews the group stages and projects the knockout rounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on DUMMY, George is joined by youth soccer expert Brian Sciaretta from American Soccer Now to talk about two young players in the USMNT player pool turning heads abroad: Christian Pulisic, who just made his senior debut for Borussia Dortmund, and Matt Miazga, Chelsea’s newest center back. Amidst an unconvincing run of form for the USMNT, maybe we’re in less of a slide and more of an awkward generation shift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on DUMMY, George and Bobby are joined by coach, scout and all around soccer savant Thomas Rongen to talk about the changing perceptions and requirements about the health and lifestyle choices of professional players. Then they’re joined by two pros, Matt Pyzdrowki from Helsinborgs IF and George John from NYCFC, to break down a key play during Everton’s game last week where Tim Howard conceded a penalty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of DUMMY, George and Bobby are joined by former US international turned soccer broadcaster Brian Dunseth to discuss Benny Fenny Feilhaber’s recent comments about Jurgen Klinsmann’s team selections. Then, Howler’s David Yaffe-Bellany joins us to discuss his recent piece about the meteoric rise -- and abrupt fall -- of Steven Cohen, and his early US soccer radio show, World Soccer Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on DUMMY, we’re joined by writer James Dorsey, to discuss how Saudi Arabia is using soccer as a diplomatic tool to further isolate Iran from the rest of the world. Plus, Dermot Kavanaugh, the author of Different Class: Fashion, Football & Funk, the Story of Laurie Cunningham, about England’s first black soccer player discusses the book and the man who inspired it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
