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Soccer in America: The Good, the Bad, and FIFA

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The U.S. Men's National Team plays Guatemala in 2012.

The women’s World Cup kicks off next week under the shadow of the FIFA scandal. This hour, we check the pulse of the soccer world. The sport was huge after last year’s exciting men’s World Cup - but what has happened since? Are you watching European soccer early on Sunday mornings? Or the MLS in the afternoon? And does this week's news affect all this soccer moms, and dads driving future Landon Donovan's to practice?

GUESTS:

  • Shawn Mecchi - Director of Goalkeeping at the FSA FC youth soccer club, Manager of Operations for SoccerPlus Camps, and soccer analyst for CPTV Sports
  • Tom Lovkay - President of American Outlaws, Hartford
  • Christine Huber - General manager of the Connecticut Football Club arena and Hamden Hall soccer coach

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John Dankosky, Chion Wolf, Ana Geismar, and Jules Lefevre contributed to this show.

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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