Eric Wilson

SoccerPod

Sports EN ↓ 28 episodes

The soccerPod hosts long-form, heart to heart interviews with past legends of the game of soccer. There is a massive market for soccer in the United States today, but it wasn’t always this way. We go back in time and talk to legends from the prior era, whose stories are not well known in the United States. We talk about playing with no shin guards, the apparent impossibility of a straight red card and smoking cigarettes at halftime. We talk about the legendary games they were a part of, the goals they scored and the trophies that they won. But we also explore the time and culture in which our...

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Eric Wilson

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Norman Whiteside 28.06.2023 1:07:15

In June of 1982, Norman Whiteside broke the Guinness record for the youngest person to ever play in a World Cup - at 17 years and 40 days. The record had stood for 24 years when a young Brazilian named Pele’ went to Sweden and won the World Cup for his country. When Norman returned home after the tournament, he received a letter from the great Brazilian. It was very congratulatory, very gracious a...

Freddy Adu 09.06.2023 1:34:35

On the premier episode of soccerPod, Eric sits down with the great Freddy Adu. SoccerPod hosts conversations with soccer legends from around the world, and Freddy has a truly remarkable tale to tell. At 7 years old, he was playing barefoot in the streets of his Ghana fishing village – but a short 6 years later he would be a millionaire, the face of an entire league and the most famous American soc...

Welcome to SoccerPod! 18.04.2023 1:01

Greetings! Welcome to our little project we call soccerPod. On our show we host long form, heart to heart interviews with interesting characters from around the world who share one thing in common: the beautiful game. Give us a listen and I hope you enjoy our show! Thank you for listening! If you’d like to support the podcast, we invite you to visit our merch store at www.soccerpod/shop . Order...