Diego Gutierrez joins from Qatar - Shades of Blue

We're joined by former Sporting KC & US Men's National Team player Diego Gutierrez and his wife Ginna, who are in Qatar with the US Soccer Federation. They attended the big Thanksgiving dinner with the team and Diego has tons of great things to say about this young team and how motivated the players are to advance. We hear what their experience has been in Qatar off the field, amid all the controversy. Ginna is there along with other organizers of the 2026 World Cup who are gathering info to prepare for the festivities in Kansas City. She even drops a hint at the number of teams that will be in Kansas City. Diego gives us some great insight from both the player's point of view, as well as from the front office. He tells us about the time he tried to recruit Christian Pulisic to the Philadelphia Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices