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The Men\u2019s World Cup is coming to our continent\u2014and to this country! But what does soccer mean in the U.S.? Latino USA\u2019s own Fernanda Echavarri asks that question in our new show \u201cAmerican Futbol.\u201d\u00a0 We hear from immigrants all across the country for whom soccer is a touchstone, and who\u2019ve also woven the sport into American culture and life. And we go back to the 90\u2019s, to the very first time the World Cup came to the United States. There was Oprah, there was O.J., and it changed soccer in the U.S. forever.<\/p>\n
This is the first episode of a new podcast from Futuro Studios: \u201cAmerican Futbol.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tab Ramos and the Rebirth of U.S. Soccer<\/p>\n
When Tab Ramos immigrated from Uruguay as a child, he had no idea he\u2019d play a role in the rebirth of U.S. soccer. \u201cI remember telling my father at the time: dad, out of all the countries in the world that we could move to, why do we have to move to the one that doesn\u2019t have soccer?\u201d Tab said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Tab would grow to become one of the best U.S. soccer players of the 1990s. We hear about his devastating losses, his hard-fought wins, and a cracked skull that nearly ended his career and his life.<\/p>\n
This is the second episode of a new podcast from Futuro Studios: \u201cAmerican Futbol.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first three episodes are out on Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, iHeartRadio App<\/a>, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Subscribe and follow so you don\u2019t miss upcoming episodes.\u00a0<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n