About this episode

Brendan Hunt discusses the impact of the World Cup on American soccer culture.

This year’s World Cup will be the largest in history, with 48 teams and 104 matches — and, for the first time in more than 30 years, the tournament is being played on American soil. Brendan Hunt, co-creator, writer, and star of Ted Lasso and cohost of the Apple News Original podcast After the Whistle , joins Apple News In Conversation guest host David Greene to talk about how he fell in love with soccer as an adult, the U.S. Men’s National Team players he’ll be watching, and whether the United States is finally a soccer country.

People in this episode

Host: David Greene

Guest: Brendan Hunt

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer
• American sports culture
• Ted Lasso
• U.S. Men's National Team

Keywords

• World Cup
• soccer
• Brendan Hunt
• Ted Lasso
• U.S. Men's National Team
• American soccer

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Organizations: Ted Lasso, Apple News, U.S. Men’s National Team

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