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Chad Ochocinco and Raheem Taylor-Parkes talk the Beautiful Game with the biggest names in sports and culture.
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- 4 days ago31 min
MLS Star Julian Hall on Playing Against Messi + Skipping High School to Play Pro at Age 15
The future of American soccer pulls up to The Late Run. Julian Hall, the New York Red Bulls striker who signed his first pro contract at 15 and never set foot in a high school joins Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson and Raheemovic in front of a live crowd (with his mom in the building). He talks about recording two assists against Messi and Inter Miami, the debut at 15 where he felt like he was "about to pass out," and the decision everyone's waiting on: Poland or USA?Plus: Ocho tells the story of the trade the Bengals refused (two first-round picks on the table), and Julian breaks down why he models his game on Robert Lewandowski, and of course the GOAT debate... he picks Messi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago23 min
Kam Patterson: Kevin Hart Is The BLUEPRINT, 1v1 vs Ocho & Why SNL Changed Everything
Comedian Kam Patterson pulls up on The Late Run live and finally gets in a room with the man he's supposedly beefing with. Raheem asks what actually happened with Ocho on Club Shay Shay, Kam also explains why Kevin Hart is the blueprint for his whole career and why he stayed quiet on set to soak up game, what it felt like getting thrown on the Weekend Update desk his first week at SNL, and why he'd rather do a live sketch than take a World Cup penalty with a whole country on his back Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Kam Quit Soccer After Two Days 3:09 - The Big3 Beef With Ocho 6:37 - Should Kam Do World Cup Commentary? 8:38 - Which NFL Skills Translate to Football? 13:55 - SNL vs the Super Bowl 16:30 Kevin Hart Is the Blueprint 18:55 Messi or Ronaldo Start using ChatGPT Work for free at http://chatgpt.com/work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago26 min
"No Way I'm Going to MLS" - What Changed Son’s Mind + Kane's "Not Gifted" & the Ajax Miracle
Ocho finally sits down with his favorite player and COUSIN (at least according to the paperwork he brought) - Son Heung-Min. Sonny opens up about the call he almost ignored, “No way going to the MLS", and the years of LAFC persistence that changed his mind. He shares why the packed American stadiums still surprise him every single week. Then Son takes us back to leaving Korea for Germany at 16 years old, where he learned the language by watching SpongeBob, and the discipline that journey built in him.Son goes deep into the Spurs years: the best team he ever played on, the Amsterdam Miracle night Lucas Moura scored three goals, what the night before a Champions League final actually feels like, and Harry Kane's real secret - "it's not gifted." He remembers telling a 19-year-old Dele Alli he'd end up at Real Madrid or Barcelona, and how hard it was to watch his "little brother" go downhill. And when Ocho asks the GOAT question, Sonny gives the most honest answer the show has ever heard: his idol is Ronaldo… but Messi? "I can't disagree." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago45 min
Ocho Finally Meets a Comedian Who KNOWS Ball: Godfrey Turns Soccer Into Stand-Up
Comedian Godfrey pulls up on The Late Run and gives Raheem and Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson the most honest take American soccer has heard: he never wants the USA to win a World Cup, and he's got reasons. He breaks down how Nigeria's government wasted a generation of talent while Pablo Escobar was out here funding Colombian soccer, crowns Pele over everybody, does a Kevin Garnett impression that needs to be studied, and finally gives Ocho his flowers for actually knowing ball. Plus the Karl-Anthony Towns story where Godfrey takes credit for a championship, and why soccer will never grow in America without a personality leading it. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Godfrey’s Nigerian Soccer Roots + America’s “World Champions” 6:57 - Pelé Is the GOAT 7:55 - Nigeria’s Soccer FAILURE + America’s Pay-to-Play Problem 14:34 - Why Godfrey NEVER Wants USA to Win 26:27 - How Football Started Godfrey’s Comedy Career 31:51 - Vinícius, Ronaldo & the GOAT Debate 36:10 - Why American Soccer Needs a Transcendent Star 41:14 - Ocho Explains Soccer Through the NBA Start using ChatGPT Work for free at http://chatgpt.com/work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 20, 202644 min
Christian Vieri: What R9 Was REALLY Like, the World-Record €49M Fee & Watching Cristiano at 41
Christian "Bobo" Vieri - once the most expensive footballer on earth - pulls up to The Late Run and takes us inside the golden era of Serie A: training next to R9 and laughing out loud ("you can't stop him"), and the day he saw steel coming out of the Phenomenon's knee. He breaks down his world-record €49M transfer (about €335M in today's money), why all that money moved to the Premier League, and the four stadiums on earth where playing feels different - starting with 85,000 at San Siro: "that's where you sh*t your pants."Then it gets honest: winning the top-scorer crown while going out every single night, the 40-goal season he believes he threw away, the 2006 knee injury that cost him a World Cup - and the wife who tells him to "go to the hospital" when she catches him reliving goals he missed 25 years ago. Ocho gets striker advice for Sunday League ("the green pitch never lies"), compares his New England what-if to Vieri's, and asks the GOAT question one more time. For one beautiful second, he finally has an ally… and then Vieri takes it back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 13, 202654 min
Sol Campbell: Inside the Invincibles, Why No Striker Ever Owned Him & Arsenal's CR7 Near-Miss
Arsenal legend Sol Campbell pulls up to The Late Run and starts swinging: modern football is "too easy," the tough tackles are gone, and no striker on earth (not even prime R9) could ever say he had Sol's number. He takes us inside the Invincibles: training sessions that were "like matches," Pirès scoring 40-yarders with his instep, Henry and Bergkamp as a double act you had to out-think, and why that unbeaten record still stands 20+ years later.Then it gets personal: the REAL hate between Keane's United and Vieira's Arsenal, and the retired United players who still hold the grudge. He shares how deep club tribalism runs in England compared to America, the day Thierry Henry tried to recruit Sol to MLS, and how Ferguson beat Wenger to a young Cristiano Ronaldo. Plus, Ocho asks the GOAT question and gets his heart broken in real time. Then Sol breaks down what Tuchel got wrong in England's collapse, and he closes with the three times he made history for the culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 10, 202613 min
Zavier Didier Gozo Named After Drogba, Dreaming of the Champions League & Snubbed by the USMNT
He was named after Drogba, raised on a soccer ball, and now the phone won't stop ringing. US soccer's brightest prospect Zavier Gozo pulls up to The Late Run to talk Champions League dreams, the World Cup call-up he believes he deserved, and the credit-card sacrifices his mom made to get him through America's pay-to-play system.Plus: Ocho relives the day he trained with Real Madrid in his NFL prime and got "embarrassed" in a 30-minute Rondo, and breaks down why young U.S. players need minutes before 2030. It ends with Zavier's Ronaldo take that makes Ocho almost jump out his chair! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 6, 20261h 6m
Ocho & Katie Nolan are on a MISSION to Convert American Sports Casuals to Soccer
Emmy-winning sports "talker" Katie Nolan pulls up to The Late Run and answers the GOAT question before Ocho can even finish asking it. She explains why she'll "defend soccer to the death," why being flippant about the world's most popular game is a huge negative to you as a person, and how meeting the US Women's National Team in 2015 turned her into a believer.Then it goes deeper: the $35-vs-$5,000 problem locking American kids out of soccer and the 50 million people who tuned into USA–Belgium confirming exactly why casual American fans don't watch. Plus, why it's unfair that Carli Lloyd catches more heat than every other legend when critiquing USMNT, and the infamous German fan who kissed Katie live on TV at the 2014 World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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