My New Favorite Futbolista
Who should you root for at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup? Get to know soccer’s most inspiring players and the causes they champion. Season 6: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by World Cup champion Meghan Klingenberg Season 5: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel in English and Spanish Season 4: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Apolo Ohno, Team USA's most decorated Winter Olympian Season 3: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Olympic trailblazer Ibtihaj Muhammad Season 2: Sports Uncovered hosted by Michele Tafoya Season 1: Sports Uncovered hosted by Mike Tirico Named "Best Podcast Series" at both the 2022 and 2023 Cynopsis Sports Media Awards Presented by the storytellers at NBC and Telemundo
Episodes
As a bonus treat for our listeners, we're flipping the tables and having My New Favorite Futbolista host (and World Cup champion) Meghan Klingenberg answer questions from Andy Slavitt, the host of In the Bubble. Klingenberg discusses leading the charge along with other members of the USWNT to secure equal pay for all women competing in international sporting events, plus shares her thoughts on this year's World Cup, explai...
How will Team USA handle the adversity they are facing at the Women’s World Cup? Olympic and World Cup champion Lauren Holiday discusses with soccer content creator Megan Reyes in this bonus episode of My New Favorite Futbolista recorded in front of a live audience at a Women’s World Cup watch party presented by our partners On Her Turf, TOGETHXR, Telemundo and Peacock.
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Sophia Smith, the reigning NWSL MVP, has become an advocate for student-athlete mental health after losing her best friend and Stanford teammate Katie Meyer to suicide.
Hear from:
Sophia Smith
Michael Wilson (Sophia’s boyfriend and Arizona Cardinals WR)
Dr. Robin Scholefield (Associate Director of Clinical and Sport Psychology Services, USC)
Victoria Garrick (Mental health advocate and host of Real Pod)
Episode repor...
18-year-old Colombian forward Linda Caicedo, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was just 15, is now one of the sport’s most electric goal scorers.
Hear from:
Linda Caicedo
Herlinda Alegría (Linda’s mother)
Diego Vasquez (Linda’s former coach)
Rafael Murillo (Linda’s former coach and lifelong mentor -president of Club Real Juanchito)
Episode reporter:
Jesús Quiñonez (NBC and Telemundo Boston)
Naomi Girma, the first player of Ethiopian descent on the U.S. Women’s National Team, hopes to make it easier for first-generation Americans to succeed.
Hear from:
Naomi Girma
Seble Demissie (Naomi’s mother)
Girma Aweke (Naomi’s father)
Episode reporter:
Darnay Tripp (NBC San Diego)
Rigo Villalobos (Telemundo San Diego)
Read more about Naomi's story on NBC Bay Area, The Equalizer and On Her Turf.
Panamanian midfielder Marta Cox, who recently lost her mother unexpectedly, finds ways to keep her mother’s memory alive on the pitch.
Hear from:
Marta Cox
Raiza Gutiérrez (Marta’s longtime coach)
Episode reporter:
Roxanne Vargas (NBC and Telemundo Miami)
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Sofia Huerta and Ashley Sanchez, who are poised to be the only two Mexican Americans to represent the U.S. at the World Cup, are grappling with their hybrid identities.
Hear from:
Sofia Huerta
Ashley Sanchez
Karina Rodríguez (Mexican national team and Ashley’s collegiate teammate)
Ralph Sanchez (Ashley’s father)
Episode reporter:
Annabelle Sedano (NBC and Telemundo Los Angeles)
Argentina’s Estefanía Banini, who is nicknamed the “female Messi,” is using her platform to advocate for equality for female soccer players in Latin America.
Hear from:
Estefanía Banini
Andrés Cantor (Telemundo Deportes)
Eduardo Pérez (Estefanía’s former coach)
Episode reporter:
Isabella Echeverri (Colombian national team)
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World Cup champion Becky Sauerbrunn, who due to injury will not feature in this year’s event, has an important story to tell. Sauerbrunn describes herself as an “introvert,” but she proudly steps out of her comfort zone to advocate for causes she finds important, from trans inclusion to gender equity.
Hear from:
Becky Sauerbrunn
Chris Mosier (Trailblazing transgender athlete)
Zola Short (Becky’s partner)
Hudson Taylor (Athlete ...
Canada’s Christine Sinclair, soccer’s all-time international goal scoring leader, has always let her stellar play do the talking for her...until now. Sinclair opens up about gender equity, multiple sclerosis and more.
Hear from:
Christine Sinclair
Diana Matheson (Two-time Olympic medalist, Canada)
Steph Yang (The Athletic)
Episode reporter:
Tara Slone (NBC Sports Bay Area)
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Team USA’s Crystal Dunn, who returned to competitive soccer less than four months after giving birth to her son Marcel Jean, shares how she juggles her career and motherhood.
Hear from:
- Crystal Dunn
- Pierre Soubrier (Crystal’s husband)
- Dr. Stacy T. Sims (Exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist)
Episode reporter:
- Ashley Chaparro (NBC New York and Telemundo 47)
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Costa Rica’s Raquel “Rocky” Rodríguez, the 2016 NWSL Rookie of the Year, faced unexpected obstacles when she decided to immigrate to the U.S.
Hear from:
- Rocky Rodríguez
- Grettel Cedeño (Rocky’s mother)
- Sivianni Rodriguez (Rocky’s father)
Episode reporter:
- Valeria Aponte Feliciano (NBC and Telemundo Philadelphia)
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My New Favorite Futbolista will introduce you to the World Cup’s most inspiring soccer players and the causes they champion. New episodes hosted in English by World Cup champion Meghan Klingenberg and in Spanish by Mexico’s Janelly Farías will drop June 14.
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Ferran Torres (Spain and FC Barcelona), a proud advocate for rescuing stray dogs, is determined to get dogs off the streets through adoption and education
Hear from:
Ferran Torres (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Nikki Tibbles (Founder Wild at Heart Foundation)
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The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team used its platform to demand that Congress do something about gun violence in America
Hear from:
Chris Murphy (U.S. Senator from Connecticut)
Alejandro Bedoya (USMNT)
Gregg Berhalter (USMNT)
Mark McKenzie (USMNT)
Chris Richards (USMNT)
DeAndre Yedlin (USMNT)
Walker Zimmerman (USMNT)
Dr. Amy Bass (Manhattanville College)
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DeAndre Yedlin (USMNT and Inter Miami CF) is a proud LGBTQ ally who is determined to make soccer more inclusive after hearing homophobic slurs on the pitch
Hear from:
DeAndre Yedlin
Landon Donovan (USMNT legend and San Diego Loyal SC head coach)
Collin Martin (San Diego Loyal SC player)
Hudson Taylor (Athlete Ally founder)
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Mark-Anthony Kaye (Canada and Toronto FC), who was raised by a single mother, is partnering with Single Mothers Outreach to provide single mothers with resources to successfully raise their families
Hear from:
Mark-Anthony Kaye
Novelette Kaye (Mark-Anthony’s mother)
Yorleni Sapp (Single Mothers Outreach)
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José Cifuentes (Ecuador and LAFC), who had to choose between pursuing soccer or a formal education, wants to make it easier for future generations of soccer players to finish their studies
Hear from:
José "Cifu" Cifuentes
Cristian Reinoso (Fútbol Estudio)
Monserrat Creamer (Former Ecuadorian Minister of Education)
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Paul Arriola (USMNT and FC Dallas) shares what he learned about maintaining mental health during a two-year stretch in which he lost two loved ones, had a third diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and suffered a major injury.
Hear from:
Paul Arriola
Akela Banuelos (Paul’s fiancée)
Dr. Stephany Coakley (Sports psychology, Temple University)
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Chris Richards (USMNT and Crystal Palace), who grew up in the city (Birmingham, Alabama) that Martin Luther King, Jr., once called “the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States,” is using his platform to fight racism in soccer
Hear from:
Chris Richards
Mark McKenzie (USMNT and Genk)
Chris Gloster (New York City FC)
Ken Richards (Chris’ father)
Laurent Dubois (University of Virginia history professor)
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