Grassroot Truth: While Soccer World chases billions, we went Grassroots

This week on The Soccer Podcast USA, while the global game fixates on the $2 billion Club World Cup, the Women’s Euros, and an MLS season that never sleeps—we took a different path.

We went to Minnesota.

To a club built in a park.

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Run by a group of people that wanted to prove you don’t have to be rich or male to run a team. 

🎙️ Christina Unkel and Lori Lindsey sit down with co founder Andrea Yoch and Head Coach Jen Larrick of Minnesota Aurora FC to talk about what’s really growing the game.

This episode also kicks off our new short-form series: Grassroot Truth—real stories from the front lines of American soccer that reveal where women’s football is, how far it’s come, and what still needs to change.

📌 In this episode:

– Grassroot Truth: Crystal Dunn changed in a porta potty

– Grassroot Truth: 5,000 fans in 5 days

– What it means to be professional—even when players aren’t paid

– The NIL collective, recruiting culture, and training at 8am

– And yes… the Lori Lindsey doll is real, and it’s watching.

This is where the future starts—not with money, but with mission.

#GrassrootTruth #MinnesotaAurora #WomensSoccer #TheSoccerPodcastUSA #LoriLindsey #ChristinaUnkel #USWNT #NWSL #USL #ClubWorldCup #WomensEuros #CrystalDunn

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