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Inside the Dream: The Right to Dream San Diego Podcast

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An inside look on what goes into building the pathways for our future generation at Right to Dream San Diego. Follow along as we share the stories from the pitch to the classroom and highlight the people behind making the dream a reality. Right to Dream is an award-winning, global community of world-class academies, professional clubs, and partners operating across Ghana, Denmark, Egypt, and the US that offers a fully funded, holistic development approach blending elite football training, world-class education, and character development, creating opportunities for young talents to pursue thei...

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Inside the Dream: Gabriel Farfan on his full circle moment and his role in bridging the academy and first team 08.07.2026 23:56

Emerging talent scout Gabriel Farfan joins Kaila and fellow San Diego native, Sal Zizzo, to swap memories from growing up playing soccer in San Diego and their crossovers in their professional journeys. Gabe shares the full circle moment of getting to scout and develop talent in his hometown.

Inside the Dream: The principles of talent Identification and building the U16 squad with Tyler Heaps and John McGuigan 03.06.2026 32:08

Learn more about Right to Dream's talent identification principals and development model from John McGuigan, and hear about his journey from Manchester United to Head of Academy Football at Right to Dream San Diego. San Diego FC's Sporting Director and General Manager Tyler Heaps also joins John and Kaila to share the details behind the addition of a U16 team to San Diego FC's Academy.

Scouting the next generation and stories from the World Cup with Derek Boateng 22.05.2026 1:21:46

Academy Football Talent Scout Derek Boateng joins Sal and Kaila to laugh, cry, and tell incredible stories from his playing days and his scouting journey with Right to Dream. Hear about his World Cup experiences, meeting Diego Maradona, and the impact Right to Dream has had on his life. Boateng also shares an inside look on the Right to Dream model of scouting and the advice he gives to athletes t...

Inside the Dream: Building the school and character development 06.05.2026 36:39

A special look at San Diego FC's newest Podcast, Inside the Dream: The Right to Dream San Diego Podcast. In this episode, hear from Right to Dream San Diego's Head of School Rachelle Minix and Head of Character and Inclusion Brett Garner as they dive into what it takes to build a school and a development curriculum for young student athletes to help them succeed both on and off the pitch.