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 […]

“They want to buy menus.” That is what Raymond Verheijen said when talking about American soccer coaches. He also said that American coaches are “susceptible to the flavor of the month.” You know what? I completely agree. Why? Because those statements describe me perfectly when I was a young coach trying to figure out my […]