World Cup winner Meghan Klingenberg played soccer at the highest level, but can she cut it as a referee? Find out on this special episode of the U.S. Soccer Podcast presented by Henkel, when Kling embeds at National Match Official Camp to find out what it takes to be an elite referee. Along the way, Kling will analyze refereeing decisions, referee games and take on the dreaded fitness. And she’ll also put her preconceived notions to the test and find out who referees really are, and why they sacrifice so much to be a part of the game.  

0:00 – Cold open 

3:36 – Kling goes to camp 

7:47 – Kling meets the referees 

17:50 – Kling runs the fitness test 
24:55 – Kling refs small-sided games 

27:34 – Camp closing ceremony 

30:40 – Kling’s closing thoughts 

36:33 – Ask the Pros presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts 

The U.S. Soccer Podcast presented by Henkel is a production from U.S. Soccer hosted by David Gass, former USWNT star Meghan Klingenberg and USMNT great Alejandro Bedoya. The podcast brings you in-depth interviews with U.S. Soccer stars of the past, present and future. Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. 

Hosts: Meghan Klingenberg, David Gass 

Written by Meghan Klingenberg and Matthew Nelson 

Produced by Matthew Nelson 

Edited by Matthew Nelson and Patrick Nichols 

Videography by Edwin Hernandez and Graham Rowlands 

Still images by Kelly Gavin 

Special thanks to Kari Seitz, Matt Cheeseman and Jared Mundie 

To learn more, visit http://www.ussoccer.com/podcast 

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