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Simon Evans

Simon Evans

Co-founder of The Soccer Business newsletter and podcast; veteran sports journalist formerly with Reuters and AFP, based in Miami.

Jul 22, 2026

1:10
But can this help American soccer take the next step? Will this bring soccer into the mainstream? Simon, I know you have thoughts on that.
1:19
Yeah, well, I mean, I think it is.
1:21
I mean, these debates are all the same, aren't they? You know, I mean, when the US national team were eliminated, we had a debate about pay to play.
1:27
We do that every four years.
1:29
Yeah, these are kind of rituals.
1:31
And, you know, where does soccer go from here? I mean, I think the World Cup was about as mainstream as soccer could get in the United States, no? I mean, it was everywhere.
1:41
I mean, I think from that point of view, you know, and let's not forget, there were some critical voices at the start saying this thing's going to be a flop.

8 MINS LATER

9:35
Is that something that makes economic sense? Because that's the argument that Tenorio is making.

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