The Game We Love
Latino USA
My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
The Men’s World Cup is coming to our continent – and to this country! But what does soccer mean in the U.S.? Latino USA’s own Fernanda Echavarri asks that question in our new show “American Futbol.” We hear from immigrants all across the country for whom soccer is a touchstone, and who’ve also woven the sport into American culture and life. And we go back to the 90’s, to the very first time the World Cup came to the United States. There was Oprah, there was O.J., and it changed soccer in the U.S. forever. The first 3 episodes of “American Futbol” are where you’re listening to this podcast.
Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa.
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| 0:00.0 | Futuro |
| 0:02.3 | In uptown New York City, |
| 0:09.4 | underdogs created a sound |
| 0:11.7 | that changed music forever. |
| 0:14.6 | And we called it salsa. |
| 0:16.6 | And one label captured that sound like no other. |
| 0:19.8 | Hispania! |
| 0:21.0 | Banya Records. |
| 0:24.0 | I'm Rosie Perez, and this is our thing, the birth of salsa in Nueva York. |
| 0:30.1 | An original podcast from Futuro Studios. |
| 0:33.6 | Listen now wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:46.3 | Futuro. Listen now wherever you get your podcast. Hey, dear listener, ahead of the men's World Cup in just a few weeks. |
| 0:51.8 | Futuro Studios has been working on a podcast about soccer culture in the U.S. |
| 0:56.7 | And it's underdog roots. |
| 0:59.4 | Our show is called American Football, and I think you're going to love it because it goes beyond the sport to the people and the stories that make it great. |
| 1:09.9 | Here's the first episode hosted by Latino USA's managing editor, Fernanda Echabari. |
| 1:34.3 | Oh, watch you! I love the sound. The constant buzzing from the stadium, the melodic yet off-key chanting from the fans. |
| 1:42.3 | The whistles, the rhythmic cadence of announcers calling the place. |
| 1:47.1 | I feel at home with this in the background. |
| 1:49.9 | Add to that, La Botana. |
| 1:52.0 | I love to see a table with spicy snacks and an extra cold beer |
| 1:55.9 | that spend the last five minutes in the freezer. |
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