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Ep: 11: "Dr. Joe Machnik: A Soccer Life in Conversation and a Book"
This time around a conversation from the Soccer Media bookshelf.
Dr. Joe Machnik – coach, administrator, referee, manager ofofficials, television rules analyst, and more – has written a book about his life in soccer, From the Sandlots to the World Cup: Inside Seven Decades in American Soccer.
Machnik was a high school and college goalkeeper, and hasgone on in the last 60-plus years to work in nearly aspects of the game. In this conversation we talk about his life in the game, but also about the grassroots of American soccer, the emergence of MLS and the World Cup in North America in 2026.
Recorded December 1, 2025
THE SHOW:
American soccer’s frontlinestorytellers interviewed by Emmy Award-winning John Shrader. Insight from the editors of Soccer America, the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly.
Subscribe to SoccerAmericaDaily, Soccer on TV, SA Confidential: https://www.socceramerica.com/join/
Free World Cup Watch WeeklyNewsletter signup: https://mailchi.mp/socceramerica.com/world...
John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcasting included MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.
https://shradermedia.com/
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By John ShraderThis time around a conversation from the Soccer Media bookshelf.
Dr. Joe Machnik – coach, administrator, referee, manager ofofficials, television rules analyst, and more – has written a book about his life in soccer, From the Sandlots to the World Cup: Inside Seven Decades in American Soccer.
Machnik was a high school and college goalkeeper, and hasgone on in the last 60-plus years to work in nearly aspects of the game. In this conversation we talk about his life in the game, but also about the grassroots of American soccer, the emergence of MLS and the World Cup in North America in 2026.
Recorded December 1, 2025
THE SHOW:
American soccer’s frontlinestorytellers interviewed by Emmy Award-winning John Shrader. Insight from the editors of Soccer America, the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly.
Subscribe to SoccerAmericaDaily, Soccer on TV, SA Confidential: https://www.socceramerica.com/join/
Free World Cup Watch WeeklyNewsletter signup: https://mailchi.mp/socceramerica.com/world...
John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcasting included MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.
https://shradermedia.com/