Sunil Gulati on FIFA scandals, USMNT, '26 WCup + MLS/Liga MX interleague? Golden Boot battle!
In this episode, Andrew Wiebe and David Gass sit down for a wide-ranging interview with Sunil Gulati (29:00), 12-year president of U.S. Soccer and current FIFA council member about his induction into the National Soccer Hall of Fame, the successful bid to win the 2026 World Cup, scandals and cleanup at FIFA, creation of MLS and much, much more. Also in this episode … Bobby Warshaw and Susannah Collins jump in the studio with Wiebe and Gass to talk Jesse Marsch’s big Champions League win, David Silva to Inter Miami, interleague play between Liga MX and MLS, a jam-packed Golden Boot race and more! Also in the episode … 3:55 – Jesse Marsch makes UEFA Champions League history 6:29 – David Silva would make perfect sense for Inter Miami 11:18 – Interleague play between Liga MX and MLS? Plus, Bobby’s big idea 18:16 – It’s a three-man Golden Boot race! Vela, Zlatan, Josef 21:45 – Uh oh! Timbers are in trouble 25:06 – Biggest games of MLS Week 29 29:00 – INTERVIEW: FIFA council member Sunil Gulati 35:54 – GULATI: U.S. Soccer in the 80s, 1994 World Cup & MLS creation 45:42 – GULATI: What will 2026 WCup mean to USA? + Liga MX/MLS relationship 49:45 – GULATI: FIFA scandal, representation at USSF, state of USMNT