At age 16, Tristan Bowen used a fake ID to get himself on the field during an LA Galaxy open tryout. Shortly after that, he was offered a professional contract. Tristan would ultimately become the first official Homegrown Player in MLS history. On paper, it seems like a dream come true. But the story isn’t as straightforward […]

Romeo is the former Technical Director of the Croatian Football Federation, along with a number of different jobs that preceded that. During this interview, I asked Romeo, “What is holding Croatia back? Is it… bad luck? Politics? Corruption?” He said, “No, none of that.” His response was a much more simple answer.  He basically said […]

Let me set this up for you. I was driving down to Southern California for the launch of our 3four3 Players’ Club. On the way down, Ian Lane and I were listening to a podcast hosted by a professional soccer player that I was set to interview once I arrived at Gary’s house. That interview was […]