America the Beautiful Game
America the Beautiful Game is a podcast about soccer in the US and its relationship with Europe. Each week Dan Rutstein, a former sports journalist and diplomat and now head of International at Orange County Soccer Club, sits down with a new guest to discuss the sport and its growth in this country. We have current and former players, coaches, administrators and those from industries linked to soccer - betting, data, marketing and more. America the Beautiful game is a chance to see soccer in the US from a new angle. Please join us.
America the Beautiful Game
Matchday 19 - Jim Piddock, actor, writer, Crystal Palace fan
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Jim Piddock
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Season 1
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Episode 19
I talk to actor, writer, producer and transatlantic football fan Jim Piddock.
Jim tells us about attending the first ever Galaxy game (with an actor on the bench), the first LAFC game and how much American soccer has moved on since those early days.
He talks about the impact of the Premier League, how clubs like Palace are now universally recognized and how Ted Lasso is strengthening the brand of football in this country. He even tells the story of his time performing a one-man show about a football goalkeeper in the 1980s in Northern California.
We discuss the joy of watching new clubs in America and how there is plenty of space for fans to watch and support both US and UK teams and how he dreams of a day when US fans pass on clubs to their children.
Commercialization of the game, cheerleaders and hockey-style penalties are also discussed.
Jim tells us about attending the first ever Galaxy game (with an actor on the bench), the first LAFC game and how much American soccer has moved on since those early days.
He talks about the impact of the Premier League, how clubs like Palace are now universally recognized and how Ted Lasso is strengthening the brand of football in this country. He even tells the story of his time performing a one-man show about a football goalkeeper in the 1980s in Northern California.
We discuss the joy of watching new clubs in America and how there is plenty of space for fans to watch and support both US and UK teams and how he dreams of a day when US fans pass on clubs to their children.
Commercialization of the game, cheerleaders and hockey-style penalties are also discussed.