The Full 90' Podcast

Hanna Kallmaier joins the Full 90' for pt 2 to discuss a follow up to her ACL recovery! Hanna is now 2 months post op from ACL surgery, now she updates on what has changed since the last episode when she was awaiting surgery. She discusses what has become her new routine and reality now post op and finding the right balance in life. We discuss some of the difficulties that Hanna has faced incl...

Kai joins the Full 90' to discuss his injury history! Kai has undergone 2 different ACL surgeries on the same knee, all before the age of 20. He went nearly 3 years without playing football, but has persevered through these tough times to chase a professional contract. Kai speaks about his first surgery, going into the operation thinking it was a meniscus operation only to wake up and find out...

Tom joins the Full 90' podcast to discuss his role and journey through football! Tom is a seasoned strength and conditioning coach who currently works for The New Saints Football Club of the Welsh Premier League. We sit down to talk about his role, how he provides value for the players and club, and his beliefs on load management within a professional team. He discusses how he takes a micro do...

Bobby joins the Full 90' to talk about his journey through football! Bobby grew up in the FC Dallas Academy, playing with some of the top youth talents across the country at that time (ie. Weston Mckinnie, Kellyn Acosta) before looking towards College footy. As a player in a top academy, Bobby had several options for schools but eventually settled on Furman University. Bobby enjoyed great succ...

Sveppi joins the Full 90' to talk about his injury journey! Sverrir talks about his ACL injury and how he has been coping with things the past 9 months. Unfortunately, he tore his ACL in a nearly pointless training after completing a successful season that saw him get his debut in Mens football. Since his recovery, he has had trouble getting back in to a rhythm with football, the first team in...

Shea joins the Full 90' to discuss her recent ACL injury and road to recovery! Shea unfortunately tore her ACL in a training this year, resulting in season-ending surgery. Now, 3 months post-op, Shea is beginning to run on the treadmill, jump, and close to putting her boots on for the basics. Shea and I speak about how each of us have coped with the injury, beginning with actually accepting th...

Ab joins the Full 90' to speak about his injury journey! Only 4 games into the 22/23 season, AB broke his fibula during a challenge in a game. He was initially placed in a full leg cast, before being downgraded to a walking boot. After further examination, the results were slightly better than the first diagnosis, showing no ligament damage and a clean break. That put a 4-6 month recover windo...

Hanna joins the Full 90' to talk about her recent ACL injury! Hanna tore her ACL, MCL, and meniscus all in one single moment, essentially blowing up her knee. Because of the severity of the injury and the MCL tear, it was decided that she wear a brace for nearly 2 months before the operation could take place. Fast forward to the beginning of August and she is finally set for surgery in the nex...

Will Bagrou joins the Full 90' to discuss his career halting injury. After breaking his fibula and tearing ligaments in a professional game in Austria (2020), Will faced many hardships over the next few years. We discuss his injury, being in denial, the recovery process, and the strain it put on his mental health. Will still has't recovered to a point where he can play at a highly competit...

Welcome to my newest series on the Full 90'! As most of you know, I am currently recovering from ACL surgery. I won't lie, it's not easy. There are natural ups and downs, sometimes emotions boil up when you least expect it. I think I have handled myself well, but I want insight into how people handled their own journey. I want to interview athletes of all walks of life and see how they...

Will Bagrou joins the Full 90' to discuss his journey through football! Will discusses his childhood, speaking about how he only joined academy football late in his high school career. We also talk about how late he was when it came to committing to college and deciding that was his best route. After a successful 4 years at Mercer University, Will was invited to the MLS combine and was eventua...

Nacho joins the Full 90' to discuss his financial journey through football! Nacho and I discuss the financial journey he endured in order to get to the US from Chile, telling us he had to pay a finders fee and a recurring agent fee to even get a college opportunity. Though it was a steep amount, Nacho say it was entirely worth it. After that, we discuss his indoor contracts and how they have i...

Ignacio "Nacho" Flores joins the Full 90' to talk about his journey through football! Born in Chile, Nacho talks through his childhood and youth football in Santiago. Nacho recalls playing football in the streets and any chance he could up until organized football begins around age 12 He then talks about looking to come to the US, attempting to go to college despite not speaking grea...

Caden joins the Full 90' to wrap up his experience in Iceland. It's been a week of Training with Njardvik in the 2nd tier of Iceland for Caden, we discuss his takeaways and how that chapter has ended for the time being. We then discuss a few differences between the levels Caden has seen in the last month, as well as what he has observed in the games he has watched. Caden also answers some...

Audrey joins the Full 90' again to discuss her financial journey through football! We discuss her various contracts across several countries, hitting some of the highlights rather than a full deep dive. We discuss her first contract, Champions League specific contract, best contract, and her favorite contract! We also try to discuss differences in facilities and club resources across the vario...

Audrey joins the Full 90' Podcast to talk about her crazy journey through football!! Throughout her career as a goalkeeper, Audrey has played in 13 teams across 8 different countries! She has some crazy stories and experiences that she was willing to share in a very real way! Audrey talks about her youth upbringing, not truly taking football seriously until her junior year of high school. Audr...

Caden joins the Full 90' to talk give an update about his latest week in Iceland. He has now taken part in several trainings with my team, and is now just bringing a 'trial' with a team in the 2nd tier of Iceland. We discuss the lifestyle of a pro footballer, it isn't all glamorous, and whether he believes he can live the life and possibly play in Iceland. Then we talk some more st...

Cody and I were catching up before recording his episode, when we started into a fun discussion about being a professional footballer/athlete. Cody talks about his transition from the structure of professional football to post career and what he fills the gaps with now. We talk about what happens when the passion/emotion isn't enough to carry you through a season. 6-7 months into a season and...

Cody joins the Full 90' for pt. 2 to discuss his career transition! Cody made the jump from player to agent, where he is focused on building a relationship with his clients. We discuss what type of person/player that Cody takes on as clients, citing that he prefers to work with a more "finished product" in terms of a player. He looks to work with a consistent professional who shows u...

Cody Laurendi joins the Full 90' Podcast to talk about his football career! Cody talks about growing up in Florida, playing multiple sports before deciding on college football, and then going to Belgium to continue his career and education. He then discusses the landscape of US football at the beginning of his career, and how it has evolved to provide many more opportunities in present day. Co...

Caden joins for Ep.2 to talk about his time in Iceland. We discuss his first few days in Iceland and training with a top team. Caden talks about adjusting to the level and speed of training, adapting to Icelandic in training, and some differences between a pro and a 'good footballer'. We also have a small discussion regarding the amount of foreigners in top 2 leagues of Iceland, highlighti...

Matt Lewis joins Full 90' for pt.2 about his financial journey through football! Matt speaks about starting out on an MLS contract, before having to move back in wages in order to progress in football. We go on to discuss his contracts over the years and leagues in detail! We discuss the differences in club facilities and resources across the leagues he has played. Matt also speaks about how h...

Caden McLagan, my younger brother, joins the Full 90' to start a mini series about his trials and trainings in Iceland! Caden currently has 1 year left of college in the US, but he is very interested in playing professionally/overseas after graduating. In order to increase his chances and see if he can make it, he has come to live with me in Iceland for a month. In this episode, Caden introduc...

Matt Lewis joins The Full 90' to talk about his journey through football! Matt discusses his youth days in Kansas City, playing multiple sports up until his teenage years when he decided to focus on football. After deciding to focus on footy, Matt joined the Sporting KC academy late. Despite only playing 2 years, Matt was able to sign a homegrown contract after a successful college career. Mat...

Ena joins The Full 90' to talk about her financial career through football. Ena details contracts in Iceland, Bosnia, and currently Turkey. We talk about expectations of facilities and club resources coming from the Big 10 conference in US college soccer. Ena offers some advice from having an agent, to a few things to think about when talking contracts. She also discusses her approach to footb...