Grammy winners Ozomatli set out to collaborate on a song with LAFC’s 3252. The result: 5 songs—and a story. George Sanchez-Tello takes it from there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gary Gold - LAFC's greatest player ever - they just haven't signed him yet

Apr 11th, 2019 23m 26s

Greg Ash, as Gary Gold, has a story to tell. It’s about an Englishman making LA his home and trying to make an MLS team—and a man chasing his dream. We’re pretty sure that’s what it’s about anyway. Greg joins Howler radio to talk it over. Learn

Author Ken Bensinger - Red Card! How the US blew the whistle of the worlds biggest sports scandal

Mar 11th, 2019 39m 54s

If you love soccer, you know that FIFA is at the center of it all, and recently it was at the center of the biggest sports scandal in history. Ken Bensinger, an award winning journalist for Buzzfeed put together the most explosive expose on wha

Howler Radio Episode 13

Mar 4th, 2019 1h 2m

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An unforgettable Night in Mexico and a week in Chicago

Jan 24th, 2019 44m 58s

We talk with Nate Abaurrea about Maradona's remarkable visit to Tijuana plus hear his version of the infamous goal scored by the man some refer to as "Dios".. Meanwhile in Chicago recently, the US held their Soccer Coaches Convention and James

Elliott Sheaf joins Howler Radio

Oct 12th, 2018 28m 57s

Howler 15 contributor Elliot Sheaf, editor of Top Corner Magazine and West Ham United supporter, shares thoughts on the ConIFA World Cup, rediscovering a love of the England team, and trying to love the London Stadium. Learn more about your ad

Author Jomo Hendrickson talks life off the pitch as a Soccer Novelist

Oct 3rd, 2018 31m 38s

This week, Howler Radio welcomes novelist, Howler Magazine contributor and former DI collegiate player Jomo Hendrickson to talk writing, soccer and what happens when you put writing and soccer together. His book, The American Way, follows the l

Georgia Cloepfil on Howler Radio

Sep 27th, 2018 18m 9s

Georgia Cloepfil, the author of The Shape of a Dream Can Expand and Shrink: An American Soccer Life in South Korea, an extraordinary two-part piece we ran on the site in early August joins the podcast. The piece speaks about just one chapter in

The Editors converse

Sep 19th, 2018 34m 19s

New editor Dennie Wendt and founding editor George Quraishi discuss the contents, creative process and—incredibly, and at long last—the completion of Howler 15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Interview with the Voice of American Soccer - Tommy Smyth

Aug 14th, 2018 22m 18s

TOMMY SMYTH, PART II: One man’s story of coming to the U.S. and becoming one of the great voices of the American game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Wrap Up of the 2018 World Cup with Tommy Smyth

Jul 28th, 2018 27m 19s

The great Tommy Smyth joins Howler Radio for a wide-ranging, insightful and occasionally surprising World Cup roundup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winning while losing at the 2018 World Cup - with Tom Kludt

Jun 30th, 2018 14m 52s

Japan may have come out victorious in Tom's final match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but the real winners were the Colombian fans and Tom, who shares a moment from the match that moved him more than any other during his two week travels. Le

Heaven or Hell: A train ride to remember - 2018 World Cup with Tom Kludt

Jun 26th, 2018 14m 15s

Was it the train ride from Hell or Heaven? There was lots of beer, Koreans, Swedes, Songs, Dogs and Cats living together. Massive Hysteria. But if you are going to survive World Cup 2018, this isn’t a bad way. Tom Kludt continues his story from

Attending My First World Cup Match - Tom Kludt

Jun 22nd, 2018 10m 15s

I can finally check this off my bucket list, and while it wasn't a US game, it had an incredible finish. However, it was the journey to that point from before the game in a bar to the ride to the stadium to the wonderful people I know consider

Reaction from Red Square - World Cup 2018 with Tom Kludt

Jun 18th, 2018 11m 3s

As the World Cup 2018 is about to begin, it's Tom Kludt's job to find out who made the journey and which of those create the loudest cheers for their teams. Would it be Morocco, Iran, Saudi Arabia, or would the Mexican contingent actually be so

Postcards from Russia- World Cup 2018 with Tom Kludt

Jun 14th, 2018 9m 46s

It's almost like being there! reporter Tom Kludt sends us audio postcards of his experiences at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. This first one takes you from JFK all the way to Moscow and shares the stories of the fans he met along the way. Lea

Introducing The Goalmouth, Howler’s newest podcast

Oct 1st, 2016 1m 29s

The Goalmouth is a new, 5-minute podcast that will show up on your phone by 7 a.m. EST every weekday morning so you can hear the latest soccer news and nonsense on your commute. In collaboration with the Total Soccer Show and Dirty Tackle. For

Zlatan and I

Aug 7th, 2016 28m 58s

For our final episode of Season Two, Matt Nelson talks to Zlatan.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ballad of Robin Friday

Jul 25th, 2016 30m 35s

Robin Friday remains one of the great what-ifs: what if he’d played in an era when the best players could easily transfer to the best teams? What if we had more footage of his games—including a clip of his greatest goal, the one those witnessed

Les Bleus Make It Two: The Story of Euro 2000

Jul 11th, 2016 32m 37s

Has there ever been a more… befuddling team? France in the late 1990s and into the aughts had more than a few of the world’s most beguiling players, and they actually knew how to win. And yet Les Bleus also scored high marks in self-sabotage: Z

The Summer Football Came Home: The Story of Euro 96

Jul 5th, 2016 38m 56s

It had been 30 years since England had won the World Cup, 30 years since the country had hosted a tournament. Gazza, Shearer, Sheringham, Seaman, Adams, and Ince played all their home games at Wembley that summer, and Three Lions topped the sin

Lighting the Tiki Taka Torch: The Story of Euro 08

Jun 27th, 2016 29m 38s

This is a story about perennial losers who finally figured out how to win—and then basically didn’t stop winning for years and years. Looking back from 2016, it's undeniable that Spain’s brand of high-possession, high-pressing tiki taka has inf

What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation? The Story of Euro 92

Jun 20th, 2016 33m 21s

Going into Euro ’92, Denmark wasn’t a favorite to win the tournament. They weren't even expected to play in it. But when Yugoslavia began to fall apart, its team was barred and Denmark brought in as a replacement. What followed was one of the u

Michel and the Magic Square: The Story of Euro 84

Jun 13th, 2016 34m 42s

Decades before he became a fat-cat football executive (and got banned from soccer), Michel Platini was known as one of the game’s greatest players—and his utter domination of Euro 84 was perhaps the most triumphant moment in a glittering career

The Man Who Sold the World. Twice.

May 29th, 2016 25m 29s

Che Che Vidal loves football. And the internet. One of these things nearly got him killed.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices