Mark McKenzie on USA-Mexico, WCup qualifying, responding to racism & Champions League qualification

Extratime

Andrew Wiebe

Usnationalteam, Fifa, News, Sports News, Football, Concacaf, Sports, Mls, Majorleaguesoccer, Usmnt, Soccer, Worldcup

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2021

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

How did Mark McKenzie bounce back from his Nations League final gaff? Why did he decide to tackle racism head on? How did he break into the Genk team that qualified for Champions League? What’s the best musical chairs tactic? Andrew, David and Charlie bring you a show with three important conversations. First, Austin FC supporter Jorge Chavez ahead of the opening of Q2 Stadium. Then, McKenzie. Finally, Israel Solomon, who designed the commemorative box and jersey numbers you’ll see this weekend in celebrations of Juneteenth.

2:39 – Does Extratime have a coastal bias???

5:16 – Interview: Jorge Chavez, Austin FC Supporter, on Q2 Stadium

17:50 – What to expect from Austin FC’s stadium opener

19:51– Interview: Mark McKenzie

How he bounced back in the Nations League final
What it was like to experience the USA - MEX rivalry
How he decided to deal with the racial abuse and hate he received
Juneteenth and the need for action, not just words
Orange Slices podcast
Breaking through in Belgium at Genk

1:11:20 – Are Houston Dynamo LAFC lite?

1:13:42 – Jim Curtin contract extension

1:14:11 – ESPN+ Games of the Week

1:19:17 – Interview: Israel Solomon on his art and celebrating Juneteenth

1:31:40 – Mailbag

Transcript

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0:00.0	Action time is exactly how I find out what's going on in the MLS.
0:05.6	Get lost! Get lost!
0:07.4	Maybe this podcast has influenced me a bit as well.
0:10.5	Everybody up here, every single day goes into the office, into the laboratory.
0:17.7	They're trying to cook up some great stuff for you guys.
0:20.8	That's why he's here!
0:23.1	Oh, from New York, New York, you are listening to Extra Time,
0:28.3	driven by continental tire from the AT&T 5G Virtual Studios.
0:32.1	I'm Andrew Wevey with my partners in soccer, David Goss.
0:36.0	Chuck D. Charlie, Davies, we're back, baby!
0:39.6	Three weeks, wandering in the wilderness.
0:41.8	No MLS, well, one game of MLS.
0:44.0	We've stumbled back upon the Oasis that is a full weekend of Major League Soccer boys.
0:48.7	Fearless to football, we got that.
0:50.4	We've got a Union Atlanta United game on ESPN.
0:52.4	It's like your Euro-pilot cleanser.
0:54.1	You get the Euros and you get that.
0:55.7	And Austin FC opened up Q2 Stadium.
0:58.1	How do you feel?
0:59.5	Have you missed it?
1:01.2	How are you going to spend the weekend?
1:03.0	Do you believe that we are biased coastily?
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