Episode 55: ALEX SILVERMAN, Sports Business Journal covering soccer and hockey, on MLS and FIFA

ALEX SILVERMAN is sports business reporter for soccer and hockey at Sports Business Journal (SBJ).  He has been busy reporting news for SBJ from both Major League Soccer, which is about to choose a new commissioner to succeed Don Garber, and efforts by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to create a new business with investment from private equity. In this conversation, he talks about these two big stories and a little talk about NHL broadcasting as well.Recorded July 31, 2026THE SHOW:American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by Emmy Award-winning John Shrader. It includes insight from the editors of Soccer America, the nation’s longest-runningsoccer publication, 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.