Beyond The Pitch

In todays Pod, Phil is joined by the host of The United Stand, Mark Goldbridge. We discuss his channel, the toxicity of Twitter and his love of Manchester United.

In this episode of Beyond The Pitch, Juan sits down with one of the owners of Inter Miami. Jorge Mas as part of his #MiamiMLSSeries. Mas is a South Florida native as well as a very famous entrepreneur that talks about legacy and the lessons that he learned from his father, Jorge Mas Canosa.

Jorge also talks about what his stadium looks to do and how he plans to bring more marginalized communities in South Florida and have them involved in the Inter project. He also talked about how this team had to look at Miami as a market unlike any other in the United States and how nuanced and how effective it would have to be in order for the team to truly have an impact.

Mas was extremely candid an honest in this interview and brings for his points of view and admits what ultimately will help many detractors and people that still feel the sadness of the contraction of the Miami Fusion.

All this an much more in an exclusive interview with Jorge Mas.

You can follow Jorge on Twitter @jorge__mas and you can follow Inter Miami @intermiamicf.

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Phil sits down with Sretty News editor Dale O'Donnell as they discuss the latest news surrounding Manchester United. They discuss the latest with Mourinho, Pogba, Woodward etc.

The #MiamiMLSSeries continues and Juan is joined by local radio personality Orlando Alzugaray. Big O is a nationally known radio personality as he has a midday show in Miami's WQAM 560AM and he is a frequent host over on Mad Dog Radio on Sirius XM. He is an authority in terms of NFL and American sports, but he is also a rabid soccer fan as well as been involved with various teams such as the Miami Fusion, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers and Miami FC. It will be a little bit of a moment of reminiscing for both as they worked for Miami FC, but they end up talking about how the new Major League Soccer franchise in South Florida will help fans and the game grow in this very important market. Orlando also talks about the past of Miami soccer dating all the way back to the 1980's as well as the blood in the eye that was left in various fans after the Fusion were contracted back in 2001. This is a great episode to sit back and remember, but also look forward to the future about the game in South Florida. You can follow Orlando on Twitter over @BigOShow

In this episode of Beyond The Pitch, Juan delves even deeper into his #MiamiMLSSeries as he starts to talk about specific issues that are part of Miami's football culture and how David Beckham's franchise will have to contend with them. The next series of interviews will delve into the often-forgotten Haitian community in South Florida. The Haitian community is amongst one of the largest in the market with approximately 700,000 people. What also has to be most noted is that the community is extremely passionate about football and very little has been done in the past to include them in the marketing mix. This is why Juan brings in Haitian journalist Rodolphe Gauthier to discuss this topic. Rodolphe discusses the history of the game in Miami from a Haitian perspective, what the soccer community has done and failed to do, and what David Beckham and his group have to do to win over a large fan base in the South Florida market. You can follow Rodolphe on Twitter @Rodolphe22 Previous interviews in Miami MLS Series https://soundcloud.com/btpmedia/chris-allen-podcasthttps://soundcloud.com/btpmedia/grant-stern-with-juan-arango

In this episode of Beyond The Pitch Juan is joined by Gomez Laleau in his ongoing #MLSMiamiSeries. Mr. Laleau is the founder of Little Haiti FC and current administrator at North Miami High School. Laleau talks about the work he has done in that community as his goal is to change the culture within the neighborhood he has been a part of for the past 30 years. He's talked about his successes both on the pitch such as helping Miami Edison High School become a renowned soccer school in the area; and the successes in the sociopolitical arena like getting the land for his club. He also discusses the inroads he is looking to make with David Beckham and his group as they both have had conversations and interactions in the past. He also talks about what that group needs to do in order to truly tap into a market of 750,000 people in South Florida. Mr. Laleau is also talks about the obstacles that many kids in the inner city have when it comes to having the ability to play at the club level or even at the collegiate level in the United States. You can follow Little Haiti FC on Twitter @LittleHaitiFC and if you would be interested in donating in this wonderful project, please visit http://www.littlehaitifc.org/donate/

In this episode, Juan is joined by Relevent Executive Chairman Charlie Stillitano as he talks about the historic agreement between his company and La Liga as there will be at least one match played in the United States. Charlie will discuss the dealings, the steps that will be taken and also the teams that will be considered for these matches. Like any other project, there are certain obstacles that need to be overcome and that is something that Charlie discusses as well as the future that this type of venture will have on the image of La Liga on a worldwide basis in years to come. You can follow Charlie on Twitter @C_Stillitano.

In this episode of Beyond The Pitch, Juan is joined by the VP of Communications of Southern Legion, Chris Allen. He talks about all the issues pertaining to David Beckham's franchise and the supporters group's involvement with them in various events. He comes in to talk about the communication that is put forth by the group to address certain information that is used by individuals to their own conclusions about the stadium being funded by taxpayers. Chris also delves into the specific benefits of the Miami Freedom Park issue and the hurdles that have to be overcome. He also talks about the Miami market and what needs to be done in order to be successful as well as what Southern Legion will be doing going into the future. All this in a very extensive hour-plus long interview. Southern Legion is the official supporters group of the Miami MLS franchise and have been amongst one of the biggest proponents since their founding over a decade ago. Their goal was to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to South Florida after the Miami Fusion were contracted back in 2001. You can follow them on Twitter (@Southern_Legion) and Facebook (Southern Legion). Previous Episodes #MLSMiamiSeries Grant Stern https://soundcloud.com/btpmedia/grant-stern-with-juan-arango

In this weeks episode Phil and Martin discuss what happened in the last 48 hours of the transfer window, they discuss the phoney war between Pogba and Mourinho whilst also reviewing the game v Leicester along with everything else making the news.