Hi, I'm Grant Wall, and welcome to the Planet Football Podcast, where I go in depth with the most

intriguing people in the world of soccer.

On today's show, Sunil Gulati, the most influential American in world soccer, gives a rare lengthy one-on-one interview

about a range of topics, including his thoughts on the potential of promotion and relegation

in American soccer.

There's a number of issues that come up with that particular format of competition,

but the biggest one is it's not the rules of the game that people bought into when they made investments, whether it's in the

USL, the NSL, or in MLS. It's not the rules that we set out when teams came

in and so whether that happens or not is it possible sure is it going to happen in the next years I don't think it is

But it's not going to be that we dictate it should happen or shouldn't happen all that and my has taken soccer coming up.

Take one.

Here we go with my three thoughts on soccer.

First up, it isn't enough that Antonio Conte has taken Chelsea nine points clear atop the Premier League in his first season with the club.

It isn't enough that he has turned David Louise into a reliable defender or Victoroses into an effective starter.

No, Konti has done something else too.

His infectious joy for the game,

for competing for winning, is a sight to behold.

Ed and Hazard's remarkable one man's story. for winning is a sight to behold.

Ed and Hazarred's remarkable one-man slalim-run goal

against Arsenal on Saturday was a thing of exquisite beauty.

And I love just as much Conte's reaction to it, running down the sideline like a man on fire and doing his own

Lambo leap into the crowd. Some might call it excessive, I call it pure competitive joy.

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