Manchester United States

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🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Manchester United States is a special podcast episode with MUTV’s Mark Sullivan who is looking into Manchester United’s relationship with the USA ahead of our pre-season tour in The States.

Join us to learn about United’s rich history in the USA, the current landscape of soccer and how much the sport has grown in popularity. Mark even gets the opportunity to chat to some of our fans and hear from former Reds who have played in the MLS, such as Wayne Rooney and Tim Howard.

Starting on July 22nd 2023, United will be playing matches in New York City, San Diego, Houston and Las Vegas. For more information on Tour23 you can visit our website.

MUTV is the only place where you can follow all of our pre-season action!

Many thanks to the following people for taking part in this podcast…

Sam Jones - Red Devils DC

Casey Kell - San Diego Supporters Club

Steve Baxter - Atlanta Supporters Group

Amani Soyinka - LA Supporters Club

Joe Prince-Wright - NBC Lead writer & editor, ProSoccerTalk

Wayne Barton - Manchester United author

António Simoes - Former Benfica football player

Thanks also to D.C. United and Inter Miami CF for providing content.

Producer: Nick Thomson

Executive Producer: Scott Martin

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0:00.0	Up until 96, when the MLS originated, the only games I'd watch on TV were the World Cup.
0:06.4	So once the MLS originated, start going to Galaxy Games, this and that, and then shortly after that,
0:11.3	I saw my dad watching a game on TV. It was united into this day. I just wish I knew which
0:17.4	game it was. After that day, I'd always asked my dad, uh, what was that red team for you?
0:24.5	Hello and welcome to Manchester United States. A special podcast episode with me,
0:29.8	Mark Sullivan, ahead of our USA preseason tour, I've been looking into Manchester United's history
0:36.4	in the USA. Busby's ambition was to take his united team to the world, so they boarded a ship
0:41.9	to North America. Our links to the MLS? Um, firstly I want to say it's great to be back in Miami.
0:47.8	I didn't have to play a game for Manchester United, it was a feather in my cat.
0:51.2	I gained obviously to go to a different country to learn and to try and prove himself.
0:57.9	The growth of soccer. And then, you know, 2008 really, there's been a rapid expansion,
1:04.0	now double the size it was. And I've also been able to speak with our fans at Stateside.
1:09.2	And now with the supporters club, I have my own piece of Manchester here with the club.
1:15.2	It's more than a football club, it's family, it's friends, it's fellowship.
1:18.8	It means a lot, but I can't put it into words. The tour this summer is going to be unbelievable.
1:28.2	As far as our North American leg of the tour goes, starting on July 22nd,
1:41.2	United will be playing matches in New York City, San Diego, Houston and Las Vegas.
1:48.4	For more information, you can visit our website. The link is in the show notes.
1:54.3	I'm Wayne Barton, Manchester United author.
2:02.0	I was surprised to learn how far back our relationship with the USA goes.
2:07.0	Wayne will take us on a trip through time. He explains why Manchester United's
2:12.3	relationship with the USA goes all the way back to a player called Jim Brown.
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