FTCUTD - The For The Culture Soccer Show

In Episode FORTY EIGHT, Recording from West End Soccer Station , Greggo is joined by the Mayor of the Culture, Rashad Cain and discuss the new Station Soccer grand opening in East Point, GA and also the other opening down the street, Tyler Perry Studios. We go into the results of MLS Decision Day, including the 3-1 win by the Home Team, our predictions of the MLS Cup first round, and Greggo's Sund...

In Episode FORTY SEVEN, Greggo is joined by special co-host Austin Bold (USL) defender/midfielder Amobi Okugo, creator of the finance blog+podcast A Frugal Athlete ! Greggo and Amobi dig into Serge Gnabry's big star turn scoring four goals in Bayern Munich's Champions League match against Tottenham and if Spurs' continued run of down results make it harder for Pochettino to continue on as manager....

#TeamNilNil finally recollects for episode FORTY SIX after recovering from from Henny Derby III and are joined by EL Johnson of Billion of Bust Media to discuss the start of UEFA Champions League action and if Spurs are perhaps hitting the end of the road with Mauricio Pochettino and go over our dark horse clubs to make a deep run in the competition, if we know who the real Real Madrid is under Zi...

If we could remember the night, we'd have a better description for the episode. But it was a great day for the Culture. This was recorded after the Henny Derby III bka USL League One matchup Richmond Kickers v. Forward Madison. Great times were had, and Guest Services did not kick us out. Enjoy about an hour of Black soccer supporters talking the game. Episode Crew- Greggo Ringo Elliot Barr - Rive...

In Episode FORTY THREE, #teamnilnil reassembles to discuss the latest stories in the Beautiful Game and The Culture! This week we go into the raucous atmosphere of the North London Derby, the rise of Ansu Fati at Barcelona, the Romelu Lukaku controversy in Italy, and the UEFA Champions League draw! After the break, we go into Ringo's first venture in the Home Team's Supporter Section, the latest U...

In Episode FORTY TWO, #TeamNilNil disappears into the Atlanta night after the Home Team won its first US Open Cup Championship, so we drop in a special interview we had with Edreece Arghandawal, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Oakland Roots SC and Roots Forward (and former pupil of Coach Tony) Dembawki "Boxi" Yomba going into their first ever match this weekend! We go into what got the R...

Things are heating up as #TeamNilNil return to the frat house and weigh in on this Chicken on Chicken violence happening in these twitter streets. Later the boys dive into the St. Louis expansion news and what does that mean for MLS conference situation. After the break they take a trip across the pond to see what new racist thing has happened in the prem. Wrapping up the episode with a discussion...

#TeamNilNil reassembles in our 40TH Episode to discuss the stories and issues of the Beautiful Game and The Culture! We go in on the opening weekend of the Premier League season the prospect, the prospect of Raheem Sterling signing on with Jordan Brand, Ringo taking his EPL supporting talents to a new team, and the 1st leg of the Henny Derby! After the break we dip into the release of the new Rick...

In Episode THIRTY NINE, Ringo and Coach are out handling Back to School duties, while Greggo in turn is joined by the Atlanta United Fan TV crew AJ Hu and a returning Marc Nicholls to discuss English football making moves affecting MLS with the announcement of Wayne Rooney's early departure for Derby County, if he can afford to wait until January to start his new job, and if DC United may already...

#Teamnilnil make their grand return to the Palatial Trap to reunite after summer break for episode THIRTY EIGHT! Bear with us as we endure some preseason training and discuss the era of a nicer, gentler Chelsea with Frank Lampard at the helm and a summer of rumors, rumors, but few major moves. On the homefront, we discuss the goal shootout in Los Angeles, case of the Players vs. Frank de Boer, and...

This Week we decides to do something different this episode. This wee #teamnilnil covers some Soccer 101 in game show form! Hopefully at the end of it you will learn something new. Who will come out on top? Tune in and check it out! We also introduce our new segment of the show Culture Q&A! To get your questions on the show, hit us up on the socials and add the hashtag #CultureQs!  Listen and...

The first of our topic episodes while #teamnilnil is out on break, we are joined by past guest of the program Dawit Selassie and his sons Ammanu and Mikael and dig into the subject of youth soccer. Selassie is a former player and current coach in the Atlanta area and his sons currently play youth club soccer. We go into what kids and coaches go through as players get discovered as potential prospe...

Bite size Headline show covering the world of Soccer for the week of July 15th.   The Headlines: 1-USL rule change proposal  2-Neo-Nazis in the Terraces  3-Nah Neymar  4-DDG wants to get P-A-I-D  Listen and SUBSCRIBE on your favorite podcast apps! Follow us on Social Media! Twitter - @FTCUTD Instagram - @FTCUTD Like us on Facebook - FTC Shop our online merchandise and get your drip ftcutd.myshopif...

In the Summer Season Finale, #TeamNilNil is joined by one of the voices of Atlanta United radio on 92.9 The Game , Jason Longshore as we wrap the summer tournament season starting off episode THIRTY SIX with Home Team talk coming off a week where United experienced their worst ever MLS loss and a hard fought draw on national TV this past Sunday against the New York Red Bulls! We also discuss the H...

In Episode THIRTY FIVE, with Coach and Ringo out on exploration, Greggo makes a call back home to the 804 and is joined by Elliott "Yogi" Barr of the Richmond Kickers podcast, " Rivercity 93 " as this week's guest host and we go into a busy week of US Soccer, starting with the Women overcoming the French and English to reach the Women's World Cup Final, as well as the Men getting tested much more...

Major moves happening in episode THIRTY FOUR of the For The Culture Podcast as #teamnilnil interviews Qiana Martin of EatSoccerTV and discuss her pathway into soccer and her brand, her recent trip to Europe and experiences of the Women's World Cup matches and also recent controversies, and her pick for the big quarterfinal match between USA and France! Before interview we start the episode going i...

#TeamNilNil made their first live radio appearance on Atlanta's Hits 92.3 on Clutch Sports Talk Radio with Famous Feez. Take a listen as we talk about the wrap up of the NBA Finals, the Anthony Davis trade to LA, a preview of the AFC West going into the 2019 season, and introducing the Culture to the radio airwaves. Big thanks to Famous Feez for dropping us the audio to show, be sure to catch him...

We dig back in the crates for episode THIRTY THREE and rewinds back to March for a special women's episode with local Atlanta coaches (and former players) Andrea Bustamante and Leigh Jakes as we all kick back and discuss issues relating to women's soccer. As the Women's World Cup is ongoing the conversation had back then is still relevant and connects to what everyone is seeing currently in the to...

In episode THIRTY TWO, #teamnilnil throw a bit of furniture around over a lopsided week in US Soccer!  On one side you have the US Women's Team dominating in their opening World Cup match and on the other end you have a goalless and winless week for the Men's Team heading into next week's Gold Cup and debate on whether US Soccer is going in the right direction. We also go in on the opening of the...

In Episode Thirty One, In the First Segment #teamnilnil welcomes Jake Payne Co-Founder of the Black Fire, the Chicago Fire's Premier Black Supporters Group in the city. This episode we discuss UCL Final, the end of the European season, and the previous weeks MLS action. After the Ice Cream break In the second segment we dig into learning more about Jake and the Black Fires and we talk about the U....

In EPISODE THIRTY, #teamnilnil takes a look at this week's UEFA Champions League Final with local Atlanta supporters of each club in the Final - Adrianna Carter representing  Liverpool FC and Daniel Palacios repping Tottenham Hotspur bka Spurs! We give our outlook going into the match and also each club's season performance, including where they were when both teams made their respective comebacks...

#Teamnilnil unites in episode TWENTY NINE for a special episode with Vera Zeigler. Vera is prominent member of the Atlanta soccer community, responsible for designing several of the tifos produced for the Home Team, as well as the For The Culture logo. We give one last look at the final Episode of Game of Thrones and why HBO seems to always give crap finales. Swinging back on actual soccer,  we go...

#teamnilnil subs out Ringo for Coach Tony this week to discuss an amazing week in soccer and sports in whole! We go in on England's Championship Sunday and how a team can earn 97 points in one season and still finish 2nd in the league and if perfection is now the standard for success in the Premier League. We also delve into the re-emergence of English club dominance in Europe with English clubs o...

In Episode TWENTY SEVEN, #teamnilnil goes Coachless and is joined by Marc Nicholls of Atlanta United Fan TV as discuss the miracle comeback of Liverpool in the Champions League semifinals and if they'll be able to cap that by winning the EPL going into the final week of the Premier League season. We also go into how does a Black fan get into Chelsea given the transgressions by local supporters reg...

In Episode TWENTY SIX, #teamnilnil recaps the Arya's clutchness in #DemThrones *AND* we talk soccer too! This week we cover the Home Team's 1-0 win over Colorado bka The "CRapids" over the past weekend and how on paper Colorado has the talent to be successful but the results aren't coming out on the field and if Pity Martinez is settled yet in Atlanta. Our special guest interview this week is with...