When the World Comes to Texas

Raising Pro Players

Did you know that one of the country's most premier soccer clubs happens to be in North Texas? The FC Dallas Youth Academy was founded in 2005 by the Hunt Family, and it has gone on to produce some of the world’s most elite soccer players. Chris Hayden is the vice president and director for the FC Dallas Youth Academy, and he sat down with Ron and Miranda to talk about the history of the academy and how North Texas’s unique sports culture makes it the perfect environment for training elite athletes.

Creating a New American Pastime

This isn’t the first time the U.S. has hosted the biggest sporting event in the world. The World Cup came to the country in 1994, and it was then and there that Michael Hitchcock discovered a love for the sport of soccer. Now, Hitch works as a soccer management executive, and he sat down with Ron and Miranda to talk about how soccer went from being a neglected sport to one of major status in the country.

When the World Comes to Texas: Trailer

Here's a preview of our new KERA News podcast about how soccer is about to transform North Texas this summer.