The World Football Summit Podcast

E109: The evolution of soccer in North America w/ Joe Machnik

Sep 19, 2024

01:13:43

Today, you are in for a treat if you are interested in everything related to American football / soccer, as we cover:

The evolution of the sport in North America,
Expectations toward the upcoming WC
The role of media…

We do this with an amazing guest like Joe Machnik, a true industry legend who has been at the front lines of this evolution and is even a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Joe is currently Soccer Rules Analyst at Fox Sports and what he is most known for is his different roles related to refereeing and his accomplishments include:

Director of Refereeing of Major League Soccer
Director of Refereeing of National Premier Soccer League
Match commissioner for both CONCACAF and FIFA

Machnik is the current rules and match commentator for soccer games broadcast by Fox Sports and has been a commentator for many games including Gold Cups, Women's World Cup, MLS, U.S. National Team, UEFA Champions League, Copa America, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the Confederations Cup

As you can imagine, I feel honored to welcome someone like Joe to the show and I want to thank my professor and friend, James Santomier Jr., for helping make this connection.

Enjoy!

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