Will the USMNT ever produce a global superstar?
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Hi there and welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Adam Leventhal. So the Mexican party has started with red cards galore in that opening game and later both the USA and Canada get their tournaments off and underway as well. So today we're going to be reacting to the day one drama and ask why the USA have never produced a truly global superstar. And joining me in the studio, Keris Jones is back. How are you? I'm good, thank you.
How are you? You've got fans, you know. This is hilarious. It's so funny.
What would we call Keris Jones fans? Do we call them Kerisites?
I don't think we need to do that at all. Jonesies?
Jonesies is good. Jonesies.
What really made me laugh was someone commenting, like, Keris Jones returns under the podcast. But then like 20 minutes later, someone just reacted with a thumbs down. But that was after they'd had time to listen to the episode. So I was like, oh.
Don't take it personally. Art de Rocher is here. I am. What are you wearing, Art? For the people just listening, what are you wearing?
For those who can't see, I'm wearing a Bosnia shirt. I wanted to go kind of on theme. Bosnia playing Canada tonight. Yeah, that's the problem. I don't have any Canada shirts. This shirt has Edin Dzeko on the back. And I was kind of obsessed with him for a little while before he even joined Manchester City. So when he won the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg. And I really wanted him to come to Arsenal. He obviously didn't. But that didn't kind of affect my love for him as a player. So, yeah, I've got quite a big, you know, shirt collection. So this was one that I thought could work today.
I feel like I really need to step up after Jay yesterday and then Art today. And I'm literally just wearing like a plain white t-shirt.
I don't know. Maybe we just leave it to Jay. Yeah, maybe. Leave it to Art. They can just sort of have this little shirt battle. But yeah, Jay was saying that his reserves of shirts aren't as strong, perhaps, as yours.
He's going to run out of depth as the tournament goes on.
My squad depth in terms of shirts is quite deep.
But nothing from Canada. So it's a call to action, but also a kick in the teeth for Canada that you're wearing a Bosnian shirt.
Well, last time I was on, I did wear like a springbok kind of jumper. And a few people in the comments realized, but I think after last night, it probably wasn't the move to go with a South Africa-related merch shirt.
No, exactly. Exactly. But do get in the comments if you want to give Art a kicking and you're from Canada. So, yes, you mentioned South Africa. Yesterday, we had Jack Lang on the show when he was reflecting on Gianni Infantino's opening press conference before the tournament started. But then... He is back today because he was watching Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 at the Azteca in the tournament opener. Let's hear from him.
It's been a great day before the game started. We'll come on to that in a sec. Fantastic atmosphere around the stadium. Music, mariachi bands, lucha libre, masks, people in a fantastic mood. Absolutely chock-a-block the streets. You could barely move at some points. Inside the stadium, people throwing these cardboard sombreros, raining down onto the pitch. And when Mexico took the lead very early on through Julian Quinones, a shower of beer. I got absolutely soaked. My laptop is sticky. If my camera doesn't look its best here, it's because there's probably beer on that as well. But all part of the fun, really, and helped, of course, by the fact that Mexico ran out 2-0 winners. I'm sure the people here are going to be partying well into the night.
Not sure I have the energy to join them, but we'll see how we go. See you soon.
Yeah, you can tell that Jack enjoyed that. My laptop is sticky is a quote that I'm going to take from that clip. But it was obviously a great atmosphere, the sombreros flying down from the stands. That felt like a moment, didn't it? And another great moment was obviously Raul Jimenez scoring for Mexico. An emotional moment. And on The Athletic, you need to check this one out.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–14:19
2
What happened at Estadio Azteca during Mexico vs South Africa's opening match?
14:19–19:24
3
How did Raul Jiménez’s comeback and goal at the World Cup unfold?
19:24–37:38
4
Were the three red cards in Mexico’s opener justified?
37:38–39:44
Speakers
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