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Speaker 1 (00:08):
In February twenty twenty five, San Diego Football Club became
the thirtieth team to enter Major League Soccer. But this
isn't just another football club. I'm Adrian Garcia Markis and
this is Behind the Flow, a podcast documentary series charting
the origin story of San Diego FC. With less than
(00:31):
two years from its founding to fielding its first ever team,
SDFC had a lot to get done and very little
time to do it. And coming with the price tag
of a half a billion dollars, you better believe the
people behind this thing mean business. Powered by Right to Dream,
a revolutionary global youth academy, and backed by the first
ever Native American ownership group in men's pro sports, they're
(00:54):
doing things a little differently. Join us as we take
you behind the scenes to see how a foot is
built from scratch at breakneck speed. How does a rookie
sporting director sign a full roster of players in one go?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
It is difficult to be honest because this is unlike
anything I've ever done before, where I'm building it all
at once. He's the man, the first base of the franchise.
This is a really big deal.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
How do you unify a splintered fan base and fill
out the largest soccer specific stadium in the US. Enough
of the bs, enough of the chit chat, enough hute.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I did this and you did that? And the people that.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
Aren't going to like you people? And how will a
global youth soccer system that spans Africa and Europe work
in North America.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
We feel like it's a great target for our model.
The key is having homegrown players. If we're ever going
to do anything in the United States, this is it.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Did I mention they're building the most advanced football academy
in the league and that they're the only team able
to scout out of Mexico. I mean, this thing has
every thing going for it. The only question is can
they pull it off.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
For them trying to build not just a squad, but
an organization from scratch, you have a really fierce learning
curve to navigate San Diego to La Oh, It's giving away.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
As you watch the drama unfold on the pitch, listen
along to the podcast and hear the story of how
it all began. Listen to San Diego FC Behind the
Flow starting on June nineteenth on the iHeartRadio app, Apple
Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts,
In February twenty twenty five, San Diego Football Club became
the thirtieth team to enter Major League Soccer. But this
isn't just another football club. I'm Adrian Garcia Markis and
this is Behind the Flow, a podcast documentary series charting
the origin story of San Diego FC. With less than
(00:31):
two years from its founding to fielding its first ever team,
SDFC had a lot to get done and very little
time to do it. And coming with the price tag
of a half a billion dollars, you better believe the
people behind this thing mean business. Powered by Right to Dream,
a revolutionary global youth academy, and backed by the first
ever Native American ownership group in men's pro sports, they're
(00:54):
doing things a little differently. Join us as we take
you behind the scenes to see how a foot is
built from scratch at breakneck speed. How does a rookie
sporting director sign a full roster of players in one go?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
It is difficult to be honest because this is unlike
anything I've ever done before, where I'm building it all
at once. He's the man, the first base of the franchise.
This is a really big deal.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
How do you unify a splintered fan base and fill
out the largest soccer specific stadium in the US. Enough
of the bs, enough of the chit chat, enough hute.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
I did this and you did that? And the people that.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
Aren't going to like you people? And how will a
global youth soccer system that spans Africa and Europe work
in North America.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
We feel like it's a great target for our model.
The key is having homegrown players. If we're ever going
to do anything in the United States, this is it.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Did I mention they're building the most advanced football academy
in the league and that they're the only team able
to scout out of Mexico. I mean, this thing has
every thing going for it. The only question is can
they pull it off.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
For them trying to build not just a squad, but
an organization from scratch, you have a really fierce learning
curve to navigate San Diego to La Oh, It's giving away.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
As you watch the drama unfold on the pitch, listen
along to the podcast and hear the story of how
it all began. Listen to San Diego FC Behind the
Flow starting on June nineteenth on the iHeartRadio app, Apple
Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts,
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