I’m honoured to speak with two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold medallist, and two-time FIFA Player of the Year, Carli Lloyd and her personal coach and mentor James Galanis in this episode.

Carli needs no further introduction, she’s one of the greatest soccer players of all time. James is technical director of Medford Strikers Soccer Club and is the founding Director of premier soccer school, Universal Soccer Academy, the goal of which is to achieve excellence at each level of play while always striving to reach the next level.

James has been by Carli’s side from the very early days in her career, helping her to push herself to be the best she can be.

We speak about Carli’s journey from her early playing days through to now and James’ support and the strategies that have helped her become one of the greatest soccer players in the world. We speak about the dedication Carli has to improvement and how James pushes her to continually improve.

#86 Carli Lloyd and James Galanis - What it Takes to be the Best