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On this episode, we're looking at the term golden generation, within the context of soccer,

of course.

What does it mean?

How are golden generations formed, and do they tend to live up to their gold status?

My name's Ryan Bailey, joining me today two gentlemen who definitely have gold status.

Taylor Rockwell, hello.

Hello. And Graham Ruthven, how. Taylor Rockwell, hello. Hello.

And Graham Ruthven, howdy? Hello, Ryan Bailey.

Hello, Graham Ruthven. Let's get stuck in straightaway, shall we, Graham? Could you give us a little

pre-see of the term golden generation? What does it mean? As to your understanding? Yeah, so in

soccer, the term golden generation is used to describe an exceptionally gifted

group of players of similar age who are expected to achieve a level of success beyond the

level that their team has achieved in the past.

And it's most commonly used in international soccer when you have a group of players

who come through the youth ranks and then into the senior team together. It's a relative term.

So in some cases, the golden generation term is used in a broader sense to describe a group

that can essentially win it all at the top of the game. But it could also be used in a relative

sense for countries or teams

that haven't enjoyed a great deal of success in the past. And I'm not meaning this to be shots

fired, but for instance, the current USMNT group has been called a golden generation,

despite the fact that I think we can all agree. This particular team is unlikely to win

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