We discuss football. And wear blazers. Usually at the same time. Men in Blazers is driven by the belief that Soccer is America’s Sport of the Future. As it has been since 1972.
Rog talks with 21-year-old FC Dallas and USMNT midfielder Kellyn Acosta about growing up a soccer player in American football-mad North Texas, doing battle with Mexico at the Azteca, and being left on his high school's JV squad as a freshman.
Rog talks with American novelist and short story writer Jim Shepard about his new book "The World To Come," how he unearths and selects the stories he tells, his love for Amsterdam Football Club Ajax, and why he's Alex Trebek's worst nightmare.
Rog and Davo break down transfer window activity, rumored and real; get a heat check on the USMNT heading into the Gold Cup; and recap the (Ray) Hudson River Derby.
Rog talks with NYRB's Bradley Wright-Phillips about the art of scoring goals, how he processes his success in America, the Hudson River Derby, and recreating scenes from "Home Alone."
Rog talks with Future Islands' frontman Samuel T. Herring about his Everton fandom, how football helped him through heartbreak and his dream of Zlatan becoming a Toffee.
Rog and Davo genuflect while recapping Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid's second consecutive Champions League. Plus, DeAndre Yedlin guests to talk about the USMNT's upcoming World Cup Qualifier in Mexico and promotion for Newcastle United.
Rog talks with Mexican National Team manager Juan Carlos Osorio about his journey from the A League's Staten Island Vipers conditioning coach to head of El Tri, taking on the USMNT at the vaunted Azteca next week, and how the 90s Chicago Bulls changed his coaching philosophy.
Rog and Davo applaud Arsenal's FA Cup Final victory over Chelsea, break down Manchester United's Europa League triumph and welcome Huddersfield Town to the Premier League Party.
Rog sits down with Lior Raz, the creator, writer and star of Netflix's "Fauda," an Israeli political series about an undercover special ops team. The pair discuss Raz's past as a real life undercover operative, the show's creative process, and its aim to compassionately portray both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Rog and Davo recap the race for Top Four, John Terry's farewell at Chelsea and another Harry Kane hat trick. Plus, they roll out the red carpet for the 2016/2017 end of the season awards, "The Blazers."