USA Matchday Eve: A Celebration of American Soccer at the Fortress featuring Clint Dempsey, Herculez Gomez, Wilfried Nancy and Frankie Hedjuk presented by Purina: Men in Blazers 09/08/25

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Fantasy Sports, Sports, Football, Soccer, Mib

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🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 128 minutes

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Rog sits down with USMNT stars Clint Dempsey and Herculez Gomez live in Columbus, OH to preview the USMNT-Japan friendly, team selection and they discuss their thoughts on the current state of the squad heading into next year’s World Cup. Then Rog is joined by a few special guests from the Columbus Crew, Wilfried Nancy and Frankie Hedjuk, as they salute the USMNT's return to their Magical Kingdom and marking the unique role Columbus and its fans have played in US Soccer history.

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0:38.6	Ohio!
0:40.2	It's Roch!
0:41.6	It's Match Day Live!
0:44.3	And it's incredible to be here in a great city of Columbus, Ohio!
0:51.8	Columbus, we are here at Kemblelive for a celebration of American soccer at the Fortress.
1:02.8	All of it presented by our great friends at Purina.
1:08.0	I'm going to talk about them in just one moment.
1:16.1	I will in depth because I love my dog and I'm missing more than I can say. But I came here for a number of reasons to eat all the donuts at
1:23.1	D.K. D.K. D. America. To adopt all the dogs from the CHA shelter. Oh, and to buy all the
1:35.9	novels at the book loft. I only got lost twice. But we are here because we believe that this city, Columbus,
1:47.0	is a magical kingdom that's really the lungs and the soul of American football.
1:57.3	Time and time again, this city has lifted the US men's national team when we've needed it most.
2:04.6	And I'll be honest, with this team in a dark spiral, we could not need you more, Columbus.
2:14.6	And I know, I know you will deliver. Columbus.
2:20.7	And I know, I know you will deliver.
2:23.0	I've seen it with my own eyes.
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