Grant Wahl: Covering soccer in the USA

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TOPICSAfter 24 years as a soccer journalist in the US, does Grant feel like a pioneer? Convincing editors to cover soccer in the USThe importance of the World Cup 2010 'breaking through' in the US His book on David Beckham’s time at the LA Galaxy and becoming the first soccer title to reach the NYT Bestseller’s listHis writing course at Princeton - John McPhee and David Remnick Structuring stories and writing in different stylesSports Illustrated's style of magazine journalism Running for the presidency of FIFA MLS - "They should be proud as to how far they have come"The big, thorny television issueWhere does MLS fit in the growth of the US men's national team? The Landon Donovan exampleHow it has changed with Gio Reyna, Christian Pulisic The damage of missing the World CupThe boost of the 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada The US women's national team - their popularity and their legal claim for equal payWhy a women's league has not yet worked in the USThe opportunity to become the best women's league in the world The expansion of European football into the US, the legal caseThe leagues below MLS - their strength and expansion plans