With MLS starting its bubble tournament in Orlando, Grant interviews Sam Stejskal (at 6:30), who covers MLS for The Athletic and co-hosts the podcast Allocation Disorder on the Total Soccer Show feed. They discuss the impact of Covid-19 on Dallas and Nashville and what to look for soccer-wise, and then Stejskal tells his career story and explains his strategies for covering MLS as a growing league with complex roster rules.
Before that, Grant speaks to his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, a CNN medical analyst and host of the Epidemic podcast. She shares an expert's opinion on the wisdom of MLS staging a bubble tournament in virus hotspot Florida, as well as why she thinks there should have been a longer quarantine time upon arrival in Florida for MLS teams.
Sam Stejskal on MLS is Back; Dr. Celine Gounder on MLS & the Virus