On the eve of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Front Office Sports hosted Global Goals: The World Cup and Beyond, a captivating virtual summit featuring soccer’s leading analysts, former pro athletes and broadcasters who shared behind-the-scenes highlights of one of the world’s most impactful business and cultural events in sports and its reverberations on U.S. soccer.
Session 1: Qatar Scene Setter (0:00 – 26:58)
Renowned journalist Grant Wahl on the ground in Qatar to give an insider’s look at how the World Cup extravaganza comes together.
Session 2: Fireside With Hérculez Gómez (26:58 – 53:42)
Veteran USMNT Forward and ESPN Analyst Herc Gomez on his own World Cup experience and his second act.
Session 3: Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett on the Road to 2026 (53:42 – 1:28)
The growth of soccer in the U.S. has come a long way since the last time the country hosted in 1994, but where will we be in 2026 when it returns to North American soil? Acclaimed broadcaster, podcaster, author Rog Bennett, and co-founder of Men in Blazers Media Network, on football’s rise and growth of the game.
