Podcast
Weird Winger Project
Hosted by Nicholas Mendola · ENGLISH
Conversations on life, sports, and tunes.
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Weird Winger Ep. 5 - Jessica McDonald, World Cup winner, striker for USWNT and NC Courage
Dec 27, 202200:23:34Tap to summarizeLong before she was hoisting the World Cup with her son on the field in France, USWNT striker Jessica McDonald was rehabbing a torn patella tendon while pregnant. One of the more incredible stories in our game, Jessica talks to us about her life as well as training for the NWSL during the coronavirus pandemic and the unfortunate and misogynistic briefs filed by the U.S. Soccer Federation during the equal pay law suit.
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Weird Winger Ep. 4 - Bobby Shuttleworth, longtime MLS goalkeeper and proud Buffalonian
Apr 6, 202000:38:58Tap to summarizeThe conversation that started this whole project, catching up with University at Buffalo product and longtime Major League Soccer goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth on leaving school early to join the New England Revolution, growing under the tutelage of legendary GK Matt Reis, playing in an MLS Cup, his first experience with free agency, and the then-early days of quarantine in the coronavirus world.
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Weird Winger Ep. 3 - Rumun Ndur, ex-NHL player and current Arsenal fanatic
Apr 6, 202000:42:58Tap to summarizeWith the 69th pick of the 1994 NHL Draft, Rumun Ndur took the next step toward becoming the first Nigeria-born player in National Hockey League history. We talk with Rumun about his upbringing in Ontario, lots of hockey fights, winning the Calder Cup with the Rochester Americans, breaking into the Buffalo Sabres, being awestruck by Wayne Gretzky, dealing with racism, and his beloved Arsenal Football Club.
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Weird Winger Ep. 2 - Reid Ferguson on the Buffalo Bills, long snapping, and finding soccer
Apr 6, 202000:31:13Tap to summarizeEver wonder how in the world someone gets into the specialized world of long snapping in the NFL? It's one of the things we talk about with Buffalo Bills man and LSU product Reid Ferguson. The big man also. discusses his love for Chelsea FC and Atlanta United, the coronavirus' affect on NFL preparation, the Stefon Diggs trade, and a recent trip to the Holy Land.
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Weird Winger Ep. 1 - Jimmy Conrad on the USMNT, youth soccer, SF Glens
Apr 6, 202000:55:57Tap to summarizeWith loads of time on my hands, I've started recording my interviews in podcast form. Here we catch up with a media hero whose previous life just happened to include playing in a World Cup and winning a Gold Cup, MLS Cup, and U.S. Open Cup. Now the coach and technical director of the San Francisco Glens of USL League Two, there's plenty to discuss from Jimmy's first head coaching gig to fixing U.S. Soccer
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