New York Red Bulls captain and veteran Sweden international Emil Forsberg joins Kate Abdo, Clint Dempsey and Charlie Davies to talk about the perception of MLS as a retirement league, growing up in Sweden, working under different managers, his love of music and much more. 

Joining RBNY (02:23): Getting acclimatized as the DP, framing American move, seeking advice from Zlatan Ibrahimović, new MLS rules.

Origins (13:17): Idolizing Zlatan Ibrahimović, having an athletic father, dealing with criticism at Malmö, embracing anonymity in NYC.

Former coaches (24:47): Jesse Marsch’s time at RB Leipzig, working under Julian Nagelsmann, Marco Rose and Ralf Rangnick.

Highs and lows (32:29): Euro 2021 vs. Euro 2016, Sweden’s bright future, Bundesliga fan culture, favorite stadiums.

Bucket list (39:17): Playing golf and video games, dancing with daughters, love of hip hop and R&B.

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