Episode 129: Daniel Workman Explains How American Soccer Works and How Your Child, Club, and Community Are Being Impacted.

In his Twitter bio, Daniel Workman describes himself as a “Husband, Dad, Entrepreneur, Creative, and Footy Fanatic.”

Combining all of those gets you a man on a mission to expose some of the cracks in American soccer, from top to bottom and back up to the top again.

In this episode, Daniel discusses:

• When he first started to notice that something was wrong with soccer in our country.
• How he went from soccer dad to Eric Wynalda’s campaign manager.
• The purpose of his own podcast called Soccer Works which allows him to discuss his ideas for the future of American soccer.

This episode starts with a mashup of Daniel’s own short, but potent podcasts. Each episode lasts only two minutes and focuses on one specific area of American soccer. I would describe Soccer Works as a crash course in soccer problems and politics from a guy with a lot of first-hand experience.

Other resources and episodes:

• Daniel’s Twitter
  
• Daniel’s Podcast
  
• The United States has Never Engaged in the Real Business of Soccer. Eric Wynalda Will Change That.
  
• The 3four3 Podcast Goes Inside the U.S. Soccer Boardroom with John Motta.
  
• Erik Stover Talks About Signing Thierry Henry, Working with Rocco and New York Cosmos, and American Soccer Airballing in Player Development.
  
• Rishi Sehgal Says U.S. Soccer Is Good but Not Good Enough and Discusses Rocco’s Plan to Inject Hundreds of Millions of Dollars into American Soccer.
  
• Rocco Commisso Shares His Unfiltered Stories About U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer, and Soccer United Marketing.