New Balance is a brand I've loved dearly for my whole life.

And as if I couldn't love them more, they're now an official sponsor of the MIB Media Network.

And as it turns out, I'm not the only elite footballer they're sponsoring these days.

Bikai Osaka, Hendrik, Eberichieze, Jeremy Frimpong, legendary Hamas Rodriguez and our own beloved Tim Weyer.

They're all riding with New Balance these days.

We're the biggest summer in soccer, fast approaching.

I can't wait to see their incredible footballers paid their path on the world's biggest stage.

Whether it's Hendrik, cutting up opponents in his Tekela's or Bacca,

banging goals left and right in his furons. We're here for all grab yourself a pair today at newbalance.com slash soccer you're listening to the men inblazers media network suboptimal radio there's no security in a win from a friendly game like you you beat Paraguay or Australia in a friendly,

that doesn't mean you're going to beat them in a World Cup. A World Cup, everybody's giving

their all completely. We play friendlies in between. They don't quite feel the same. You have to

take both those experiences and know what it means to these countries to be competing at that

level. So all in all, friendlies don't mean anything.

My guest today is an explosive gold machine feared around the world as New York State

Erland, capable of scoring from the logo like Caitlin Clark.

He's also the most visible leader on this US men's team who've just found out their

pathway through

the opening stage of the 2026 World Cup after Friday's draw. And with the village people's

YMCA still ringing in our ears, so joy to welcome back for this episode of the captain,

presented by Verizon. It's Mr. Tyler Adams. Yes, Raj. Thanks for having me back.

Oh, Tyler, how are we doing living in this post-World Cup dual world? No, I'm doing great.

It was a lot of pent-up excitement. Now we know our pathway and what we have to do, so it's

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