Watching the 1986 World Cup on TV from his Georgia home sparked 9-year-old Jason Longshore’s determination to make soccer part of his life. It wasn’t an easy era to pull that off, but Longshore succeeded beyond his imagination.
Longshore is currently the color commentator for Atlanta United games on 92.9 The Game and the host of its weekly “Atlanta Soccer Tonight.” He’s also the host and producer of the SDH (Soccer Down Here) Network, a multi-media platform covering all levels of Atlanta soccer, including high school audio broadcasts. For a decade Longshore served as the Chief Development Officer of Soccer in the Streets, and held various positions with the Atlanta Ruckus and Atlanta Silverbacks.
SOCCER AMERICA: Atlanta has a place in American soccer history dating back to the Atlanta Chiefs, who were part of the first U.S. pro soccer in 1967 …
JASON LONGHORE: I was born in 1977, so I missed the Chiefs. I fell in love with the game watching the 1986 World Cup. The semifinal in that tournament, the Argentina-England game, is what hooked me. I became a Diego Maradona and Argentina fan forever. I was 9 years old and I realized I love this game.
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