Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm Gary O'Reilly. And I'm Chuck Nice. And this is playing with science.

Today we focus our Steely Gays onto planet soccer and illuminate the science and technology,

and in particular, the new tech that has come into play and might well be over the horizon

in the coming years. And who better to bring forward the science and check if the tech is up to

snuff than our very own personal astrophysicist, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Yes.

Well, just to be clear, like most Americans, I'm less fluent in soccer than I am with other sports.

So my role in this conversation will be as someone who is fluent in physics. Well, that's why you're here.

Okay. Thanks. I'm deflecting all soccer questions, specific soccer to our other guests.

And speaking of that other guest, we have with us loading up the professional viewpoint,

former U.S. men's national team player and coach at the New York Cosmos Aleco Escondarian.

Yes. Thank you. Thanks for being here, man.

My pleasure. And, like, let me compliment you on working for a team that has the name Cosmos.

I think you would like to go. It's got an interesting history. It's father played for the New York

Cosmos. Back in the day with Pele, Nayskins, Beckham Bauer, who I will bow down on my knees in front

of football royalty. They are the gods of the game. So envious of your father, Aleco.

And Aleco is now working also with Major League Soccer. So he's got quite an important role to play

in the future of the game. So what you're saying is Aleco is the flunky of the family.

In some ways, yes. You're saying that because you know that he's going to have to punch me to get

to you. I get that. Yeah. Thanks a lot. You're a configuration on stage here.

Okay. So insulated. Continuing with the celestial theme. We'll take Aleco back to his days

at the LA Galaxy. Oh, well, thank you. And one David Beckham. We've everybody in this room.

No, David Beckham. Everybody outside of this room. He played for the Galaxy, right? Yeah.

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