Ep. 10: Joe Machnik: A Soccer Life in Conversation and a Book

Emmy Award–winning broadcaster John Shrader interviews soccer’s frontline storytellers — with insight from the editors behind Soccer America, the nation’s longest-running soccer publication.

Joe Machnik — coach, administrator, referee, manager of officials, television rules analyst, and more — has written a book about his life in soccer, “From the Sandlots to the World Cup: Inside Seven Decades in American Soccer.”

His conversation with John Shrader includes insight on how he executes his mid-game rules analysis for Fox Sports.

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“Many have chronicled American soccer, but you’ll not find one with first-hand experience in so many aspects of it as Joe Machnik.”

— Soccer America executive editor Mike Woitalla, who joins Shrader on the podcast for a referee trivia question.

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The Soccer Media Podcast

Emmy Award–winning broadcaster John Shrader interviews soccer’s frontline storytellers — with insight from the editors behind Soccer America, the nation’s longest-running soccer publication.

New Episodes Weekly. 

New Episodes Weekly.  🎧  Listen on:   Apple  |  Spotify  |  YouTube

Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...

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