The 94 World Cup was meant to turn us overnight to a football loving nation. Instead, the growth has been slow and steady, World Cup to World Cup. American sports investors have poured over to become owners of some of the big Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Pelé. Maradona. Ronaldo. Soccer’s greats are so good, they’re typically known by one name. Men in Blazers soccer journalist Roger Bennett explains how winning the World Cup can turn a player into a legend.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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