Episode #2 - An NWSL record, sub-zero Open Cup magic, and the Adidas Fútbol Society

The Soccer Odyssey Part 5 - The summer of soccer

The biggest push for the soccer bus yet.   As The Boys of Summer blasts in Justin's headphones, he drives the still leaking bus from Orlando up to the Northeast for the busiest summer of our lives.   With the Open Cup rounds now happening further apart, we had a chance to dig into an even wider spectrum of American soccer. Some how, some way, the bus made it to the middle of Manhattan - pulling up alongside Bayern Munich's office at Rockefeller plaza. The Chopped Cheese Classic soon followed, as we helped shut down an entire street in Brooklyn during the Club World Cup final for a full day of music, drinks, and community, with NYC Footy.   The crowning moment of the summer happened waaay further North though. The USL2 Championship had all the makings of a monumentous marker for American soccer, and so, we floored it up to Burlington, Vermont to witness two titans of lower level soccer, Vermont Green FC and Ballard FC, battle it out in a match we'll never forget. Oh yea, and we made it over to Portland, Maine for the state's first ever international sporting competition. Up the Hearts of Pine, forever and always.   Our spirits couldn't be higher. But, a loud bang and the screech of ripping rubber would soon bring things crashing down...   Releasing weekly, The Soccer Odyssey Podcast is an 8-ish episode series documenting the highs and lows of driving our 1998 bus turned soccer museum 12,000 miles across the country.   Founded in 2018, CLUBELEVEN is an independent media organization with an ethos of helping to grow the game of soccer in America through rich, boots-on-the-ground storytelling. Find us across platforms @clubeleven and support our work by joining us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/cw/CLUBELEVEN

Episode #2 - An NWSL record, sub-zero Open Cup magic, and the Adidas Fútbol Society

The first road trip of the year.   This week's episode of the new CLUBELEVEN podcast spans spans quite literally the entire country.   Hear what it was like at Boston Legacy's first ever match in club existence, why Pablo was sticking his toes into a hand dryer up in Burlington during Vermont Green's upset of Portland Hearts of Pine in the Open Cup, and how we barely made it to Los Angeles to join up with the Adidas Fútbol Society the very next day. All of that and more, coming at you live from our incredibly humid hotel room.   Founded in 2018, CLUBELEVEN is an independent media organization with an ethos of helping to grow the game of soccer in America through rich, boots-on-the-ground storytelling.   Find us across platforms @clubeleven and support our work by joining us on Patreon.

The Soccer Odyssey Part 4 - We were ROBBED

A stolen laptop, a book of arrests, and a DIY investigation. Oh my!   Round 4 of the U.S. Open Cup was anything but straightforward. We returned back to Orlando with nothing but uncertainty ahead. Just as momentum was building, it felt as if the lifespan of the bus was shortening with each passing day.   Some how, some way though, the bus wouldn't be our biggest worry this round. In what can only be described as a Scorsese-esque escapade, we soon were dusting car doors for fingerprints, tracking stolen goods, and praying for a miracle.    Releasing weekly, The Soccer Odyssey Podcast is an 8-ish episode series documenting the highs and lows of driving our 1998 bus turned soccer museum 12,000 miles across the country.   Founded in 2018, CLUBELEVEN is an independent media organization with an ethos of helping to grow the game of soccer in America through rich, boots-on-the-ground storytelling. Find us across platforms @clubeleven and support our work by joining us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/cw/CLUBELEVEN

Episode #1: A Soccer Politics class, Evil Messi, shooting an NWSL kit...

We'll do it live! Welcome to the first edition of the new CLUBELEVEN podcast where Gabe, Justin, Pablo, and Tyler, chat about all the misadventures and side quests that come from documenting the American soccer landscape. In this week's update, Pablo and Gabe talk about guest lecturing a Soccer Politics class at the University of Virginia, Pablo shares jello shots with Manchester City fans in DC, Justin begins but renovations after watching Messi rip apart his childhood club, and Tyler helps launch Boston Legacy's secondary kit amidst another New England snowstorm. Plus, hear how Pablo, somehow, nearly came face to face with a living and breathing bald eagle. Founded in 2018, CLUBELEVEN is an independent media organization with an ethos of helping to grow the game of soccer in America through rich, boots-on-the-ground storytelling. Find us across platforms @clubeleven and support our work by joining us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/cw/CLUBELEVEN

The Soccer Odyssey Part 3 - The soccer bus is OVER

Just as quickly as it began, this bus adventure may be crashing to an end.   For Round 3 of the U.S. Open Cup, we set our sights on another two-city stop: back-to-back matches in Louisville and Indianapolis. The only problem? The bus wasn't holding any oil. Like, at all.   Stranded in a funeral home parking lot in East Nashville, we're faced with a tough reality after a traveling mechanic delivers some of the worst news we could've imagined.   Releasing weekly, The Soccer Odyssey Podcast is an 8-ish episode series documenting the highs and lows of driving our 1998 bus turned soccer museum 12,000 miles across the country.   Founded in 2018, CLUBELEVEN is an independent media organization with an ethos of helping to grow the game of soccer in America through rich, boots-on-the-ground storytelling. Find us across platforms @clubeleven and support our work by joining us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/cw/CLUBELEVEN