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Erik has been in and around the beautiful game since his days as the Operations Director for Giants Stadium around year 2000. In that role, he got his first taste of professional soccer through the NY/NJ Metrostars, and the international teams that rolled through that area. Around 2008, he became the Managing Director for Red Bull NY and oversaw the development, opening, and operation of one of the US's best soccer-specific stadiums; Red Bull Arena. In 2012, he moved on to be the CEO in the successful reboot of the New York Cosmos in 2013. He oversaw international tours, championship teams, US Open Cup wins, and more. Around September of 2018, Stover Management and Consulting, LLC started up and Erik was involved in projects from Fox Soccer Academy (of Christian Fuchs fame), to consulting for Bundesliga teams, and something that is near and dear to my heart as a native Northern Jersey guy, the redevelopment of Hinchcliffe Stadium in Paterson, NJ. Erik was kind enough to carve out time in his day to jump on this humble production to talk about his journey in soccer and the recently announced "USL to Jersey" campaign. There are so many reasons to be excited about this project, and the announcement of USL's intention to go D1 only adds to it.

Rob sits down with Dennis Tueart this week at the City Football Academy to discuss his rich and varied career. Tueart has had three stints at City – two as a player and one as a director – giving him a unique perspective of the Club. He joined from Sunderland in 1974 and went on to win the 1976 League Cup, scoring in the final with a brilliant overhead kick that has gone down as one of the all-time great City goals. He left City in 1978 and joined the New York Cosmos, replacing Pele in a star-studded lineup, before returning to City in 1979. During his time as a director, City enjoyed back-to-back promotions under Joe Royle and after a year spent back in the old First Division, established themselves in the Premier League under the guidance of Kevin Keegan. Tueart, as ever, is frank and open as he discusses his life and times. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are joined by New York Cosmos defender Emmanuele Sembroni! Emmanuele is a journeyman centerback who played in Italy for most of his career before landing at the legendary NY club. Sembroni is now working on building a life in the USA by getting in the pizza business which makes him the absolutely perfect guest for an episode of The Cooligans. We also discuss South Korean sex doll supporters club. This episode has a lot. Also make sure to follow us on Twitch for notifications when we go live to call Bundesliga matches that you can watch with us on a second screen! Next match: Hertha Berlin vs Union Berlin 5/22 2:30PM Eastern Time Follow us at http://twitch.tv/soccercooligans Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, you can do that by joining Gully Squad at soccercooligans.com and click on the menu to join. Get access to the Gully Squad slack channel + exclusive content + the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you need something to cheer you up after the USMNT loss to Canada, this episode will be it. If you are Canadian, and need something to lift your spirits even higher than they are now, today's show will also do that. Today we are joined by Sean Johnson of NYCFC, where we play our interview from the media day the team had at the Adidas store in NYC. And in studio we are joined by New York Cosmos new signing, Albanian international, Ansi Agolli. We also finally break down this Rooney/Vardy drama, plus we think we finally figured out who Alexis' dad is. Today's Sponsor SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are joined by New York Cosmos player Johnny Borrajo to talk about what's going on with the NASL and how he's handling the hiatus of his league by getting people into Soccer Shape. We also discuss his championship season at Miami FC and what the future of lower league soccer looks like from the perspective of an American soccer veteran. Segment 1: Carlito's Güey Segment 2: Interview w/ Johnny Borrajo (@johnnyborrajo, @soccershape) of New York Cosmos Sponsor: On The Volley Apparel - Pick up some of the freshest urban soccer apparel you'll ever wear at onthevolleyapparel.com and use promo code COOLIGANS for 20% off your entire order. @notalexis @chrispolanco @soccercooligans @ogpodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices