Calling all grassroots footballers, every club and every community has its grassroots

goat.

You know, the players who are out at 7 a.m. putting the nets up whatever the weather.

The coaches who dedicate their spare time to teaching kids the beautiful game, the managers

that deal with last minute dropouts and the people washing the kit.

The athletic recognises these unsung football heroes and we want to hear about them.

Create a free account at theathletic.com slash goat, give us some details about your

football club sport community's grassroots goat and our award-winning journalist

may just tell about story on the athlete.

Find out more at theathletic.com slash goat.

Welcome to the Athletic MBA Show, one day through on the Athletic Podcast Network.

An honor of Black History Month.

In 2012 I wrote a book about BOSS CARTER BORDROOM.

I had no idea that I'd be standing here.

In fact when I wrote the BOSS CARTER I did it for my daughter.

My daughter is on to know what happened in my life.

And the BORDROOM has had me thinking, how can a person come to a rural BOSS CARTER 13

of the people end up overseeing billion dollar corporations and I begin to appreciate

only in America.

It's the great country.

I want my kids to know this.

I know that process.

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