Okay "Podcast of the Day" is a bit of stretch, as this likely won't be a regular feature. But I listened to a pretty good podcast today with ESPN's Bill Simmons ("The Sports Guy"). Simmons is one of my favorite writers. Although he loves the team I most loathe (the Boston Celtics), I admire his writing style and the 'every fan' perspective he writes from.
In this podcast, he discusses the World Cup with ESPN writer and television producer Michael Davies. Davies, a Brit, is one of ESPN's leading soccer writers. This podcast is about 50 minutes long and is perfect for the casual sports fan. Davies and Simmons discuss some of the tournament's potential stars, which teams could win, what it will be like for fans in South Africa, England's hopes, and more. Because Simmons is representing the casual American fan, the two make frequent analogies to American sports, discuss the US's chances, and even go off on a tangent about which NBA stars would make good soccer players.
It's a really fun listen, and would be enlightening for all but the most hardcore soccer fans. It's a perfect introduction to the World Cup for the casual fan. You can listen to it on the ESPN.com website, or download it on Itunes and listen to it in the car, at the gym, etc.
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?rd=1#/podcenter/?id=5239664&autoplay=1&callsign=ESPNRADIO
My favorite quote: Davies on the reaction in England if the US beat them on June 12th:
"Honestly, if we'd lost the Falklands War against Argentina, it would have been easier... It would have been easier to lose a war to Argentina, than to lose a World Cup game against the US"
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