About this episode

Leander Schaerlaeckens joins the podcast to discuss the challenges of hosting a World Cup in America and the influence of homegrown play styles.

Leander Shaerlaeckens (author of the book The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts ) joins the show for a World Cup preview! We’ll get the skinny on the unique challenge that is hosting a soccer championship in Donald Trump’s America, and how much each team’s homegrown sense of play might contribute to the American style of play - imitation, of course, being the most sincere form of flattery. And we’ll dig our snouts into the Funbag, and get some thoughts about how to name your dog. Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0! Stuff We Talked About A tray of lemons to absorb negativity The calves we’re looking for Tying our feet behind our back André 3000 (the dog) Sponsors - Raycon , where you can get 15% off - MeUndies , where you can get up to 50% off your first order, plus free shipping Credits - Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth - Producer: Brandon Grugle - Editor: Mischa Stanton - Production Services & Ads: Multitude Podcasts - Subscribe to Defector ! About The Show The Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drew Magary, David Roth

Guest: Leander Schaerlaeckens

Topics covered

• World Cup preview
• soccer in America
• sports culture
• dog naming
• American style of play

Keywords

• World Cup
• soccer
• Leander Schaerlaeckens
• American sports
• dog naming

Sponsors

Raycon, MeUndies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defector Media

Books & works: The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts

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