This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam talk to John Kristick about his work as Executive Director of the United Bid Committee for the 2026 World Cup in North America as well as his role as Managing Director for the 2022 US World Cup bid.
This week Kevin and Sam travel to Baltimore for the United Soccer Coaches Convention and talk to a wide range of guests at the OTB base on podcast row:
—Skip Gilbert, CEO of US Youth Soccer
—Mike Woitalla, Soccer America Executive Editor
—Kevin Payne, CEO of US Club Soccer
—Giovanni Pacini, United Soccer Coaches Master Coach and host of the new GP Soccer Podcast
—Ted Priestly, Founder of Fundraise4U.net
—Paul Gardner, Writer for Soccer America and World Soccer
On this special edition of OTB we welcome three distinguished guests to discuss racism in the game of soccer: former EPL player and 2013 FA Cup winning captain Emmerson Boyce, former USMNT player and National Hall of Famer Desmond Armstrong, and head coach Martin Jacobson of MLK High School in New York City.
On OTB this week the guys wrap up the holiday action in the Premier League and elsewhere, then take a look back at the year and decade that was as well as discuss what 2020 and beyond will have in store for US Soccer.