Episode 30: “Kevin Egan: MLS Apple TV on Messi, Son, Mueller, World Cup, his new Irish pub and more!”

KEVIN EGAN has been host of studio presentations on AppleTV’s Major League Soccer coverage since 2023. He does the Countdown show before the games, MLS 360 during the broadcasts, and ends it all with MLS Wrap-Up.He talks about the league’s impact on world soccer; the growing number of superstars coming to the league; the World Cup and what he will be doing during the games; and he has a new Irish pub opening in Atlanta.  We throw in a little chat about the emergence of Bruce Arena’s San Jose Earthquakes. Names dropped include Messi, Mueller, Son, Griezmann, Suarez. Recorded April 15, 2026THE SHOW:American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by Emmy Award-winning John Shrader, including insight from the editors of Soccer America, the nation’s longest-running soccerpublication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group, at https://shradermedia.com/John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcasting included MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.