1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg Business of Sports. COVID has been so 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: devastating and to see thirty eight thousand people of Henry 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: Park it was really emotional and rewardings from the business side, 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: from ticket sales to jersey sells, the revenues are up. 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: Everything was really good as well as solid. There I 6 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: realized that at the beginning of twenty nineteen would be 7 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: a very unique opportunity in terms of a lot of 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: contracts being up at the same time and a lot 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: of sighting young wrestlers being available to go out and 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: start a wrestling company. The country is finally deeply getting 11 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: the memo about how amazing the sport is. I think 12 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: the sky's a limit for MLS. Bloomberg Business of Sports 13 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: from Bloomberg Radio. Hello and welcome to the Bloomberg Business 14 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: of Sports show, where wee explore all the big money 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: issues in the world of sports. I'm Scarlet Food along 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 1: with Mike Clinch and sitting in from Michael Barr. This 17 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: week is the star of our Wednesday Fantasy podcast, The 18 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: One and Only Damien says Damian Damien, thanks for having me. 19 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: I'm so glad that you joined us, because we have 20 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: a great show plan Today, we're gonna be joined by 21 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: the m LS Cup champion, New York City Football Club. Yeah, 22 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: President and CEO Brad Sims, along with MLS Cup m 23 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: v P Shawn Johnson. He is the goaltender or goalkeeper 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: I think is what they say in soccer rather than hockey. Um, 25 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: they'll be stopping by with some hardware to show off, 26 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: and UM, I'm sure we're gonna take a couple of 27 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: pictures and they talk to us about what their MLS 28 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: Cup victory means for recruiting star players. I definitely think 29 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: it's going to be definitely gonna attract top talent from 30 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: around the world. I think, you know, players talk amongst 31 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: each other, you know, you know the difficulties of keeping 32 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: a team together. There's so many players that want to 33 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: come play for a championship caliber team. Um, and that's 34 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: what exactly what we've built playing New York and now 35 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: play for a championship team. Yes please, Um, Michael Barr 36 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: is really missing out by the way. Sean could give 37 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: Michael Barr a run for his money in terms of 38 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: his voice, right, my right. UM, We've got more of 39 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: that conversation coming up. But before we get to that, 40 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: let's first talk about some of the top stories of 41 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: the week and Lynch and Damien. You've got to look 42 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: at the NFL schedule and what's happening with the COVID outbreaks. Um, 43 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: a couple of teams, particularly the Rams and the Browns, 44 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: which have serious playoff implications. Yeah, no, absolutely, I mean, look, 45 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: the there were thirty seven positive tests on Monday. I'm 46 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: talking players and employees of the NFL, and the NFL 47 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: itself played five teams and they're enhanced COVID protocol, those 48 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: being the Falcons, the Lines, the Vikings, the Bears, and 49 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: the Washington team. So you know, to your point, you know, 50 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: those are the teams that we've identified as having real problems. 51 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: But you I mean Cleveland Browns. Now you have Baker 52 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,519 Speaker 1: Mayfield their quarterback. They're fighting from their playoff hopes. You've 53 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: got the Rams. You know, oh b J's out and 54 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: who knows what's going on there. If things spread, You've 55 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: got guys like Cooper Cup and Matt Stafford at risk. 56 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: So you know, again, you know, this is the playoff 57 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: hunt and UH and covid is is making a muck 58 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: of it. The NFL Players Association is advocating daily tests. 59 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: But I'd like to see the Players Association advocate vaccinations. 60 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: They're the ones that are holding up the mandatory vaccinations 61 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: because you can't force the players to do it unless 62 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: the Players Association goes along and gives it its blessing. Allegedly, 63 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: the NFL is vaccination rate it you know, American public, yes, better, 64 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: much better. I don't know what do we throw this? 65 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: This could be it's Damien made a good point about 66 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: teams battling for the playoffs. Could we see though, once 67 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: we get to the playoffs limited attendance. Uh, this is 68 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:17,399 Speaker 1: already happening in Toronto at Scotia Bank Arena, the home 69 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: of the maple Leafs in the Toronto Raptors starting the weekend. 70 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 1: That this weekend capacity, and we'll we'll trickle down into 71 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: into into the United States and some of our supporting venues. 72 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: It's a big question, and of course there are lots 73 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: of other big money issues involved in that as well. 74 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: The NFL has this protocol in terms of whether players 75 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: get paid if a game is canceled due to COVID nineteen. 76 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: What if you're vaccinated triple vaccining, you got the two 77 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: shots and the booster and you test positive or other 78 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: people on your team test positive, and the game can't 79 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: be held. You can't you can't play the game, the 80 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: game's canceled. Do the players get paid anyway? Well? According 81 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: to commission to Roger Goodell, who put out an edict 82 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: in March, he said, if any game is is canceled 83 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: or postponed because of COVID, neither player on either team 84 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: will be paid. Now, I think he just meant sent 85 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: that as a shot across the bow to get everyone's attention. 86 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: We had Chris Collinsworth on shortly after that and he 87 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: said message received because the vaccination rate went up. Now, 88 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: the NFL has not had to postpone or reschedule any 89 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: games yet, but it's happened in the NBA. The Chicago 90 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: Bulls had a couple of games postponed. The Calgary Flames 91 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: have twenty seven players and staff members. They've they've lost 92 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: an entire week. So is it just a matter of 93 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: time before the National Football League has to alter a 94 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: schedule or postpone a game. You're running out of it, 95 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: you know. In the first year when this happened, we 96 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: had a lot of wiggle room because it happened earlier 97 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 1: in the in the season September and October. We're now 98 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 1: into the middle of December right now, and there's not 99 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: much much flexibility in terms of re rescheduling games. And 100 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: let's not ignore the impact on Las Vegas on sports betting, 101 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: I mean, especially in football. I mean, this is week fifteen. 102 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: This his fantasy football time, this is the first round 103 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: of your playoffs. And and and you know, don't get me wrong, 104 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of fans are watching this week's 105 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: games because they have fantasy implications. And with COVID putting 106 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: these people out, I mean, it's just it's it's pretty 107 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: it's pretty dire, and so yeah, no, I mean take 108 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: it from me. Um, you know, we have some we 109 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: have some shuffling to do here. This changes the landscape entirely. Well, 110 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: there's a new landscape as well in Jacksonville because the 111 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,919 Speaker 1: Jaguars have just fired their head coach, Urban Meyer. I 112 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: guess it was a long time coming. They have a 113 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: lot of potential, but he was not able to make 114 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: it work. He's known Lynch as a former college football coach. 115 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: Is this a case of college football coaches having a 116 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: difficult time making the transition to the pro level. Well, 117 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: some college coach college players. When you coach college players there, 118 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: they're subordinate. And when you get to the National Football League, 119 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: they're men. They're grown men, and they're making all kinds 120 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: of money and they don't need some guy barking in 121 00:05:55,839 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: and yelling silly rules. The transgressions made by by Meyer 122 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: or numerous they're all duell documented. The interesting point coming 123 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: up here this is his first year, and I believe 124 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: it has a six year contract that pays him about 125 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: ten million a year, so he'll continue to get paid 126 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: out that cont Well, the question is, uh, did did 127 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: Shod Khan, the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, fire him 128 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: for cause? And there's a whole litany of for what causes? 129 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: A couple of paragraphs, and one of them is if 130 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: you disgrace your club or the National Football League or both, 131 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: you will not be compensated. And I think that this 132 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: thing may wind up in the courts. Well, I mean, 133 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: we go back to what happened in Columbus, right when 134 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: instead of flying back to Farida with the team, he 135 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: decided to stay at his restaurants, and while there he 136 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: was caught on video making some suggestive uh, you know, 137 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: attempts on a woman who is not his wife. So yeah, 138 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: you know, I mean causes really a relative statement for me. 139 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: It's you know, Meyer now joins that rare club of 140 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: coaches who have been let go after one season or 141 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,119 Speaker 1: less on the job. I think the status. Since two thousand, 142 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: there have been a total of twelve one and done coaches, 143 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: including Meyer, and the most recent to lose his job 144 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 1: after one year was Zones Steve Wilksen. Before that, you've 145 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: got guys like Chip Kelly, Jim, Timtola, you know, you know, 146 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: so yeah, I mean he's he's in rarefro territory here. 147 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: What if the causes for kicking uh the kicker, that's cause, right, 148 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: I'd like to kick my kicker sometimes. Also no I'm kidding, 149 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: um yeah, no, I mean that's Josh Lambo, the kicker 150 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: for the Jacksonville Jaguars, just came out as well, and 151 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: he said, when he was stretching before practice, you know, 152 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: urban Meyer kicked him. He I think he scored the 153 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: kick of five out of ten, so I guess it 154 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: was pretty painful. But um, but yeah, no, this is 155 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: all cause for for firing. And I guess you know, 156 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: the verdict is still at him what he's gonna get 157 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: paid after this. Yeah, sha Kan did say that he's 158 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: not going to talk anymore about this until after the 159 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: NFL season, So he's probably talking to his lawyers at 160 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: the moment trying to sort out all the details, all right. 161 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: So obviously a lot to look forward to there and 162 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: and see how Jacksonville fills in that space to to 163 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: lead the team with a very talented quarterback. I mean, 164 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: he's the future of the franchise and they need someone 165 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: who can mold that team around this player. Yeah, no, absolutely, 166 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence is the future. And they also have James Robinson, 167 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: and you know, there's a young team. They need leadership. 168 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: And I think really the fundamental issue here is that 169 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: urban Meyer lost the faith and the credibility of his 170 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: players and his staff, and that's really where we are. 171 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: The owner needs a good manager to manage his prize assets. 172 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: That's a common story throughout business, and it's certainly the 173 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:42,839 Speaker 1: case here in Jacksonville. Breakthrough moment for the boys from 174 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 1: the Bronx. Thank you so much for joining us. We're 175 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: here each and every week for you. At the same time, 176 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: talking to the biggest names in sports, and this week 177 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: there's some really big names with us. I'm Scarlet Food 178 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: along with Mike Lynch and Damien Sassaur were the smaller names, 179 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: but we are joined by the MLS Cup champions nyc 180 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: FC president CEO Bradsons and MLS Cup m v P 181 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: Sean Johnson. He is the goalkeeper for the New York 182 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: City Football Club. Guys, thank you so much for joining us. Sean, 183 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 1: let me just come to you first. Have you gotten 184 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: any sleep since winning the championship? Yeah? You know, they 185 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: say this is the city that never sleeps, and I 186 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: think we're starting to to realize that that's a that's 187 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,440 Speaker 1: a fact. We We've been enjoying it. Barely any sleep, 188 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: but that's how it should be. We're gonna We're gonna 189 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: enjoy this championship. It's a special one. Sean. I have 190 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: to say, I watched the game. I mean, you made 191 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: huge saves all game long. But I mean, let's just 192 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: talk about those two saves, those two during during the shootout. 193 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: I mean more in Diego. I mean, oh my god. 194 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: I mean, look, I know you're in a similar position 195 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: against Mike Lynch's New England Revolution. A couple a couple 196 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: of weeks earlier. But my question for you is what 197 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: is going through your mind? I mean, the game is 198 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,839 Speaker 1: on the line and it's all on your shoulders. I mean, 199 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: what are you thinking right there? What are you what's 200 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: going through your head? Yeah, the rose was just practiced 201 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: apparently for for Whortland. It was it was, it was crazy, 202 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: it was it was a surreal moment. You know. I think, 203 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, when you get to that point as a goalkeeper, 204 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: you want to make one save and you want to 205 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 1: help your team. But when their goalkeeper followed up with 206 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: a save, I think everybody kind of was pinned back 207 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: to their seats and we're like, oh, okay, I think 208 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: we have a game. Now, I think we have a game. 209 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: But stepping up and making the second save, for me, 210 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: that's when my emotion came out and I think I 211 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: let out a roar there and I could hear, you know, 212 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: pretty much a pin drop in the stadium, which was 213 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: which was awesome. But the boys had to take care 214 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: of the rest and bury the p k's and uh, 215 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: they were really big in those moments. So unhappy, happy, 216 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: definitely happy. Well, this is Mike Lynch up here in Boston, 217 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: I'm pulling the arrows out of my neck and back 218 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 1: with those two digs on my revolution, but they're coming. 219 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: I want to fall up with. Damien was just asking 220 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 1: you right there, this isn't like kicking a field goal 221 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: while you're relying on blocking the hike, the hold and 222 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: everything else. You'll buy yourself there. And is it just anticipating? 223 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: Is it guessing right? You know, because it's just such 224 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: a disadvantage for the goaltender and to make a save, 225 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: it's just an incredible feat. Yeah. I think everybody wants 226 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 1: the secrets, right, everybody wants the secret, the secret formula 227 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 1: to two saving p k's and what goes into it, 228 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, I think every goalkeeper is different. I think 229 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: there's a process you have to go through, but ultimately 230 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: you don't. You don't know until you're actually in the moment. 231 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: You know, a player could change your mind last moment. 232 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: A goalkeeper myself, I could change my mind the last 233 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: moment too. You know, so much goes into it, but 234 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: ultimately you know you're in the moment. You have the crowd, 235 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: you have a player, it's it's Mono imano standing there 236 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: looking at each other, and it comes down to just 237 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: making a decision, being confident and going through gut feeling 238 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: on the day I want to bring in, of course 239 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: Brad Sims. He is the president and CEO of the club. Brad, 240 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: congratulations to you as well. How long before you get 241 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,479 Speaker 1: back to the business of looking for a new stadium, 242 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: finalizing details on that? I mean, I know that Sean 243 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 1: has mentioned he gets all of what two weeks before 244 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: he has to start training again for the following season. 245 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:03,199 Speaker 1: What is it like in the front office? Yeah, almost immediate. 246 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: Unfortunately we had a little bit of time to enjoy it. 247 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: But today, I mean, yesterday was an amazing day. We're 248 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: in the City Hall and UM had a great celebration 249 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: with with our fans and uh and and be able 250 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: to recognize an amazing accomplishment of our team of our players. UH. 251 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: You know, it's incredible for us winning winning the title 252 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: and only the seventh season that our clubs have been 253 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: in existence. We're proud to bring the title home to 254 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: New York. The first time in ten years of the 255 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: professional sports team in New York is won a championships. 256 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: So those things are amazing, and but immediately we turned 257 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: to how do we you know, how do we capitalize 258 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: on this. This is a you know, a galvanizing moment 259 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: for our organization and can be a launch pad to 260 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: kind of accelerate the growth of UM our Club, of 261 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: our brand in the New York City market. So we're 262 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: after it. No rest for the weary. I was on 263 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: calls it at six am with some of our our 264 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: ownership group and the in Europe and the Middle East 265 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: today and UM it was it was a hot topic 266 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: of how we can kind of double down on everything 267 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: we've been doing over the last seven years and and grow. 268 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: And obviously first and foremost is is the focus on 269 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: getting a stadium Bill brad Um you know, Providence Park. 270 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: The team has just won the championship. My question for 271 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: you is, what are your thoughts when coach Ronnie Delhia 272 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: stripped down to his Skippy's to uh to hoist the 273 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 1: cup above his head. I mean, what's going through your head? 274 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: Is the CEO of n y CFC's fun It's funny. 275 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: So after we won in Philadelphia one of the Eastern 276 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 1: Conference trophy the week before UM, the celebration was dying 277 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: down a little bit in the locker room. When I 278 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: was standing extra Ronnie and I said, you know what 279 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: this means, right, and he looked at me. I said, 280 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: it means if we win on Saturday, you're gonna have 281 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: to strip down because because he actually he had actually 282 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: made a promise on his first public appearance to our 283 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: supporters group, because he had famously or infamously I'm not 284 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: sure which one it is, but he had done that 285 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 1: once before when uh in Norway, UM, and it kind 286 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: of it kind of went viral, and so our fans 287 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: were aware of it, and one of our fans pressed 288 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: him on it, and he said to the group, this 289 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: is again his first public appearance, um, and he says, 290 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 1: if we win MLS coup, I promise that I will 291 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: set down and we can recreate that celebration. And they 292 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: hadn't let him forget about it, and and I wasn't 293 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: gonna let him forget about it, you know, the week 294 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: before the game. So, UM, what I thought when it 295 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: actually happened, I took out my phone. I was standing 296 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: ten feet away, and I video for it on my 297 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: own phone. So I have it as a as a 298 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: as a keepstake that that I'll be able to use 299 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: use against him at some point here in the future. 300 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, hold it over his head forever 301 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: for anything you want to tell me about winning on 302 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: the road. It's so difficult. But winning on the road 303 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: really used the word galvanized, really galvanizes a team. It's 304 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: us against them, And there's no greater sound than being 305 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: in a visiting stadium and just hearing silence. Yeah, I mean, 306 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: all the credit to the players. I mean especially you 307 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: know the players aren't which is the coaches had had 308 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: the team ready, but players like you have to have uh, 309 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: you know, at level of mental toughness. Um. You know, 310 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: our team overcame some adversity this year and I built 311 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: up I think that really built up that that mental 312 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: toughness that we had. We had a stretch, a tough 313 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: stretch and kind of September and October um, when we 314 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: went nine games with only one win, we went four 315 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: games in a row scoreless and without without going a goal. 316 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: And and these guys, you know, had been through those 317 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: tough times and figure out how how to deal with adversity. 318 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: And I think that maybe some of the other teams 319 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: that we played and you know, on the road, hadn't 320 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: hadn't dealt with the level of adversity that that our 321 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: team had, so they were ready, UM, and they were 322 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: ready to go into hospital environments in New England and 323 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: Philadelphia and Portland's UM and make it happen. And also, 324 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: you know the drama, the drama of the games that 325 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: we played with you know, New England, we went ahead 326 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: an extra time only to give up an equalizer right 327 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: at the end of extra time and go to penalty kicks, 328 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: then to bounce back after that and then and then 329 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: be able to win and penalty Dick Sean with a 330 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: huge save there and our guys executing UM their kicks, 331 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 1: and then you know, a similar story giving up a 332 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: you know, the latest of late equalizers in Portland's you know, 333 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: composing the team, composing themselves uh and and and kind 334 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: of having a in testinal fortitude that you need UM 335 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: to get back out there, finish off the match, take 336 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: it to penalties and right in front of the timber's army, 337 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: you know, executing and again Sean with the huge saves 338 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: and the worthy m VP's performance. Brad. Obviously, talent retention 339 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: is huge, and it feels like the MLS and your 340 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: team have really fixated on the long term in terms 341 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: of looking at talent talk about your time horizon when 342 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: it comes to attracting talent. Yeah, you know it's um. 343 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: We we talked about it internally. We are a group 344 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: City Football Group owns eleven you know, is a partner 345 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: in eleven different clubs around the world. Um. And we 346 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: think that winning in the US, winning an MLS is 347 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: the hardest league to win anywhere in the world because 348 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 1: it's a salary cap league. The rules of kind of 349 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: roster construction are set up in a way that is 350 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,199 Speaker 1: meant for parody. Uh and and so uh you know 351 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: theoretically you know, in a in a team with the 352 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: league that now we'll have twenty teams next next season. 353 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: Who doesn't like to um, you should have a one 354 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: chance of winning the championship. You know, they make it 355 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: really hard. So um, you know, I think for us 356 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: what a key has been is how do you how 357 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,159 Speaker 1: do you get the right mix of players, invest in 358 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: young players to have you know, a lot of upside, 359 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:42,199 Speaker 1: but also um and having a strong core group of veterans, 360 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: which which we had on this team, because you need 361 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: you need guys who know how to win, to know 362 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: how to lead, uh lead others and um. But yeah, 363 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: and then once you win. You know, it's tough. You know, 364 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: you guys, you guys have certain achievements. They may want 365 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: to go on the way our biggest position. Um. You know, 366 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: you might have guys that they feel like they're ready 367 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: to go on and kind of test their talents and 368 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 1: European leagues, um. Or or guys that you know on 369 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: our team maybe not you know, starting or getting as 370 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: much playing time as they want and they could go 371 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: to another MLS team and and be a starver or 372 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: get more playing time and so um. You know that 373 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,439 Speaker 1: that's always a challenge of finding that you know, finding 374 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 1: that right mix. I think that you know, well, you know, 375 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 1: give a lot of credit to our our sporting director 376 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: David Lee, um and of course our coaching staff who 377 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: has to manage that, um, you know, and and try 378 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: and figure out how how do you keep guys engage 379 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: if they're not starting every game, how do you keep 380 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: them ready? Because you know, we had some key injuries 381 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: this year and um, and you need depth in this league. 382 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,199 Speaker 1: You need depth. There's there's injuries, there's unfortunately we had 383 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: a handful of red card dispensions this year as well, 384 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: and so you also down you're down a player and 385 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: they're down two players or down three players, and it's 386 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: kind of the next amount up mentality and you've got 387 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: to have h you know, great depth to be able 388 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: to survive kind of the gauntlet of the MLS teas. 389 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: And so we've managed you know a lot of support, 390 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: a lot of credit to again to our sporting staff 391 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: and our in our coaching staff. We've managed it very 392 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: well in two thousand twenty one. And that it's a 393 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: continued challenge. So we caame top players and have to 394 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: have that top town in a salary cap league. And 395 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: but I know we're up for the challenge so that 396 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: the continue because we think that there's going to be 397 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: an opportunity for us to really be um you know, 398 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 1: a sustain having a sustained success. And I know the 399 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: coaching staff has already been talking about that, like how 400 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 1: do how do we seeing this level of success you're 401 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: in and you're outgoing for it, Sean m My CFC 402 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 1: is part of the City Football Group family, right, I mean, 403 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: as Brad mentioned clubs across the world, France, Japan, Uruguay, 404 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 1: you name it, um Men's City. You know, how do 405 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: you interact with all these different clubs worldwide, you personally 406 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 1: the team per you know itself. You know, are you 407 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,360 Speaker 1: interacting with Men's City with a lot of these other 408 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: players on a regular basis, I mean, I mean talk 409 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: to us about that relationship. Yeah, I think you know, 410 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: our ownership group, City Football Group, it has been tremendous 411 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,640 Speaker 1: and what they've built and obviously the standard that they 412 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: uphold and the players, every player that steps into a 413 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: city football group organization understands what it means, understands what 414 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: winning means. Um. And you know when you set out 415 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: every season, I think you know that's that's up to 416 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,400 Speaker 1: the players that have been there and understand that too 417 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: to really get that communicated to everybody else. So, um, 418 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: you know, credit to them. You know they've built, you know, 419 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: such a successful powerhouse of teams. Uh. We we do communicate, 420 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: you know. Um. Right before I remember the Eastern Conference final, 421 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: the goalkeeper for Manchester City reached out to wish me 422 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 1: good luck. Zack Stephen, a good friend of mine and 423 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: the national team teammate, reached out as well, Uh, you know, 424 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: telling me to bring it home, you know, bring the 425 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: cup home. So it's a it's a giant family. But 426 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:48,160 Speaker 1: you know, everybody involved cal Doon for Ron Marty Edelman. Um, 427 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: you know the football, you know when when you look 428 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: at an organization, Um, when you look at an ownership group, 429 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: they do it right, they do it the right way, 430 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: and they build championship teams. So I'm excited to be 431 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 1: a part of a part of the Emily and part 432 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: of the process. And it took us, took us a 433 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: little bit, but we we definitely got the job done. 434 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: So Brad, we know the team is in what it 435 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: seems like an endless fight forever fight for a stadium 436 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: of their own. We'll talk more about that coming up, 437 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: but we know that's job number one. What is job too? 438 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: In job three right now? I mean I think you know, 439 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:22,239 Speaker 1: the really simple thing is continuing to win, you know 440 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: as being being a job too. As we we hit 441 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: on before, UM, you know, fans and people they want 442 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: to follow winners and something that we saw. We've had 443 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 1: great fan support. Sean talked about it. I mean, we've 444 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: had fantastic fan support over the last seven years, but 445 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: the last few weeks, UM, it just kind of seems 446 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,399 Speaker 1: like it's grown in orders of magnitude and the momentum 447 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: throughout the playoff run. And then leading up to the finals, 448 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: I mean we had um, you know, we had over 449 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:55,159 Speaker 1: dred fans travel across the country six hour flights to 450 00:21:55,480 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: Portland's on four day's notice to be there just board 451 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: the team in person. We had another four thousand people 452 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 1: at our official watch party here in New York City, 453 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 1: you know, completely sold out, packed, and then you know, 454 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: by all accounts and talked to so many people who 455 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: you know walking up and down streets of Manhattan you 456 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 1: know on Saturday, and every bar, pub, restaurant as a 457 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: game on places you know, places packed and are in 458 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: their cheering and so um, you know this is it's 459 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: really growing and so we think, um, this is you 460 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: this is just a huge opportunity that we gotta we 461 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: gotta grow and and uh and use it as a 462 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 1: as a launching pad for for the club. Sean, I 463 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: want to talk about the venue where you played your 464 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: games at least at home, which in New York is 465 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: in Yankee Stadium. What is it like playing soccer or 466 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: football in a stadium that was built for baseball, Because 467 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 1: the quest to actually get your own stadium continues, Yeah, 468 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 1: it's uh, you know, the quest continues. But I think 469 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: you know, playing Yankee Stadium understanding you know, it's super 470 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: cool to be a part of the Yankees history and 471 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 1: the tradition and you know, our and show up in 472 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 1: full force the best fans in the world, you know, 473 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: showing up you know, game in and game out, and 474 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: you know, we we turn it into a place that 475 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: is that is rocketing, it's loud, it's energetic. Teams come 476 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: in and uh, you know, it's a place that other teams, 477 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: UM fear playing us because I think we found a 478 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: lot of success playing there over the years. So and 479 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: now and now being champions, we're gonna we're gonna have 480 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: that target on our back and it's gonna be you know, 481 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: even more crazy next year. I'm excited to UM to 482 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: see you know, the buzz again generated around the championship. 483 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: And you know, the support has been tremendous from our 484 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: fans since day one, since I entered the club, and 485 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: now having a championship, there's that that extra special um 486 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: you know, meaning behind next season. So looking forward to 487 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: but Yankee Stadium, UM, you know, it's been been tremendous 488 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: and UM definitely UM. You know, the new stadiums and 489 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 1: in the works, and it's in the in the process. Um, 490 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 1: but for now, I think you know, we we can, 491 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: we can look to continue making Yankee Stadium of Fortress Brad. 492 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: You know Scarlett touched on it and obviously you know 493 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,199 Speaker 1: this predates your tenure with the club. But you know, 494 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 1: building a new stadium in the Bronx is clearly a 495 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: massive endeavor and one that has taken far longer than anticipated, 496 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: despite the fact that it's going to be funded privately. 497 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: I'm curious, you know, where are we in the process. 498 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 1: I mean, I've heard mixed reviews across the board here 499 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: and you know, my question for you is at some 500 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: stage when do you just kind of throw up your 501 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: hands and start looking at other sites? Is that even 502 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: an option for you at this point? Yeah, you know 503 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,919 Speaker 1: we have we we were we already were at that 504 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: stage probably this plast summer, um, and uh we we did, 505 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: we have started looking at other sites. Um. You know, 506 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 1: we do believe that the site that we had been 507 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: working on for the past you know, three plus years, uh, 508 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: in in the South Bronx new NT Stadium is a 509 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: is a fantastic site to be a transformational project for 510 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: for that neighborhood there. Um, But you know, we we 511 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: did have to kind of take all of our eggs 512 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: out of one basket and start finding a couple other baskets, uh, 513 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: you know, to to look to. So we we have, um, 514 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: we actually have a few more than two kind of 515 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: active UM sites that we're working on right now. Uh. 516 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: And you know, we really do think that this is 517 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: all going to come to a head in the not 518 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 1: too distant future. We've got a new administration, uh, you know, 519 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: coming coming into place in January at the city. Uh 520 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, are we are encouraged by UM, 521 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: by Mayor Elect Adams and and his focus on development 522 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: in the city. And and you know, believe that we're 523 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: going to have a lot of support from the new 524 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: administration and and the support the great support we've already 525 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: had from UM from you know, community boards and borough 526 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: boards and key elected officials throughout throughout the Bronx in 527 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: Queens for that matter. So UM, we we really this 528 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: is as we said before, this is a galvanizing moment 529 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 1: for for our organization. And I think, you know, we're 530 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: we're really now I'm at the point where it's I 531 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 1: think we're gonna have a lot of support across the board. 532 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: You know we it's it's not and it's not just local. 533 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: We we've you know, in the last twenty four hours, 534 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: we've had congratulatory tweets from President Biden, from Hillary Clinton. 535 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the atholeides are coming in from all over 536 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: the place, and I think that it's really um get 537 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 1: you know. And then obviously the big event that we 538 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: had at City Hall yesterday, and so you know, there's 539 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,880 Speaker 1: a lot of eyes on us and and a lot 540 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 1: of um, you know, focus on how do we how 541 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:35,679 Speaker 1: do we grow this thing, how do we take it 542 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 1: to the next level? And I think, uh, you know, 543 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: the city and the communities that we're looking at are 544 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: you know, are very excited at the prospect of building 545 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 1: a stadium and a stadium development in their areas. So um, 546 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 1: we think it's gonna come to our head here hopefully 547 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: and hopefully and then not do not just in the future. 548 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: We we've got a lot of momentum now we've gotta 549 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 1: we gotta take advantage of it. So Seawan and Brett, 550 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 1: I'll ask you both the same question here of being 551 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: the reigning champions, now, will this make n y c 552 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: f C a more of a destination for quality players 553 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: and yeah, no, sorry, UM, yeah, I definitely think it's 554 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: going to be UM. You know, it's definitely gonna attract 555 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: top talent from around the world. I think, you know, 556 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 1: players talk amongst each other, UM. As Brad said, you know, 557 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: just as you know, you know some players we'll we'll 558 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: look to, you know, you know the difficulties of keeping 559 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: a team together. There's so many players that want to 560 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: come play for a championship caliber team, UM, and that's 561 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: what exactly what we've built. And I think that's how 562 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: it how it should be in UM. You know, uh, 563 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: you know when players reach out and ask how it 564 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 1: is to play for uh, you know New York City FC, 565 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: how it is to play for for City Football Group, 566 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,640 Speaker 1: and they get that response of nothing short of fantastic. 567 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 1: The organization is amazing. They take care of players and 568 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: we're winners. You know, we win. I think players want 569 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,680 Speaker 1: to win, they want to be a part of success, 570 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,479 Speaker 1: and we do that at this club. So UM, definitely 571 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 1: excited to to see UM. You know, you know how 572 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,400 Speaker 1: much buzz is generated and how many players will want 573 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: to come and join. But that's what it's all about, 574 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: That's what it's all about. Yeah, I think you know, 575 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: I think we have two primary competitive advantages as as 576 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: a as a club when it comes to recruiting and 577 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: retaining players, and that's the City Football Group connection and 578 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 1: the fact that it's New York City. It's the greatest 579 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: city in the world. So that mean people that if 580 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: you're from South America or Europe, Europe or kind of 581 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 1: anywhere around the globe, the opportunity to come, uh play 582 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: football soccer in New York City, you know, there's there's 583 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement and catchet around that. And then 584 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: the City Football Group. Uh, you know, these these guys, 585 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: they know that, Um, there's opportunity, there's opportunity to grow 586 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: if you're you know, if you're an eighteen year old 587 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: or twenty year old, twenty two year old from you 588 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: from South America that comes up to New York City 589 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: and your part of City Football Group and you have 590 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 1: ambitions of of you know, maybe playing around the big 591 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: five leagues in Europe. Um, well we have teams there. 592 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: You know, we have in Manchester City Choir and and 593 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: le Born in Trance, I mean, um we have Gerna 594 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: and and love Lada, and so we have there's opportunities 595 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: to go. Um, and move within the group. And and 596 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: so it's that that gives us, you know, gives us 597 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: a huge competitive change. Brad Sims, the President and CEO 598 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,400 Speaker 1: of n y c f C, thank you so much, 599 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,959 Speaker 1: along with Seawn Johnson, m v P of the MLS 600 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: Cup and of course the goalkeeper for the nyc FC. 601 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: Thanks for having thank you, thanks for having us. Thank you, Brad, 602 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: Thank you, Sean. What a great conversation. Congratulations once again. 603 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 1: They've got a busy couple of days ahead. They need 604 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: to catch up on some sleep as well. Um, in 605 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 1: terms of what you learned, Damien, you took a picture 606 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: with the cup. What did you think of it? It's heavy? 607 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: It is heavy? Um, now you know look, I mean 608 00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: you know, not only take a picture with the cup. 609 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: I took a picture with Shawn Johnson, and man, he 610 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: is bigger than than you would think. I mean, he's 611 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: a he's a he's he's a fit, big man and 612 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: such a class act. Scarlett so depressive. Yeah, we look 613 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: like Lilliputians next to him. I thought he was standing 614 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 1: on a box. I really did. And he's got some 615 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: great pipes. He's got a future singing, if or broadcasting. Um. 616 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: Watch out, Michael bar This guy's get pipes almost as 617 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: good as yours, by the way, But I was I 618 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: was impressive. This is the first championship for New York 619 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: City since the Giants beat the Patriots back in Super 620 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: Bowl forty six in February of twelve. And you think 621 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: about all the teams that that are in the Greater 622 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: New York area and this is the first time of championship. 623 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: Incredible nine years. Yeah, and all the teams, you know, 624 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 1: you get the two baseball teams, and you get the 625 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: hockey teams, Backey teams. Yeah. And it wasn't an easy path. 626 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean he had to go through two shootouts, 627 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: you know, where he had to put the weight of 628 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: the world on his show. There's first against New England 629 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: and then here against Portland's so um, so much deserved, 630 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: well earned. Shout out to Seawan Johnson. You know, we 631 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: didn't get a chance to ask him, but I find 632 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: it fascinating that he's a captain of the team and 633 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: the goalkeeper because the goalkeeper is such a specialty position. 634 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: And I'm I have no doubt that he leads the team, 635 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: but a goalkeeper again specialized position. How much how much 636 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: does the leadership of a team of squad really rely 637 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: on a position player versus someone, you know, someone who's 638 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: there on the field with them at the same time, 639 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: as opposed to someone who's kind of behind them physically 640 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: literally and on the field, um and who I guess 641 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: can't relate to their position lee in the way that 642 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: a position player can. Well, certainly, I think we're used 643 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: to seeing the number ten and the the the arm 644 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,239 Speaker 1: band and you know, the middle of the midfielder kind 645 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 1: of running around or defenceman. But you know, I think 646 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: I don't think it's it's that unusual. And certainly I 647 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: mean Sean Johnson again, I mean he, I mean three 648 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: win games, you know, longer than anybody I think in 649 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,480 Speaker 1: MLS without having won a championship, and to finally raise 650 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: that trophy, I mean, kudos to him, and you know, 651 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: again well deserved. And let's not take anything away from 652 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: Tati Castellanos, the Argentine striker who basically you know who 653 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 1: was just you know, I think, what was it something 654 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 1: on the order of nineteen regular season goals, So you know, 655 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: it's it's a team effort. Sure, big it feels better 656 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: to be than one than number five. I'll wear a 657 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 1: number because of mine. We have a chance to go 658 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 1: for three in a row. Good numbers are a good time. 659 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: When I first started wearing the number, I would just 660 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,040 Speaker 1: have been proud. Bloomberg Business of Sports, the number of 661 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: the week. All right, let's get to our number of 662 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: the week. I know you see Lynch has been waiting 663 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 1: for this with bated breath because he's our star performer here. 664 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: But so Damian, you know a chance to topple him. 665 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: Um okay, let's let's stay with this idea of MLS 666 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: because there have been twenty six MLS Cup champions. The 667 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: l A Galaxy, of course, one of the most more 668 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: well known teams. They've appeared in the MLS finals more 669 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: than any other club. They've won the most cups as well. 670 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: How many MLS Cups do the l A Galaxy own? 671 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: I know people hate to go first, but I'll go first, 672 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,040 Speaker 1: go first. I know this one. L A Galaxy have 673 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 1: five and the number two d C United have four. Oh, 674 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: you can answer with the number two as well. Damien 675 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: sass Our unequivocally one our number of the week. Day, Damien, 676 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 1: come back again, don't compare again, Damian? All right, you've 677 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: been listening to Bloomberg Business of Sports. We're here every 678 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: week at the same time, plus online wherever you get 679 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: your podcast. Catch those on Monday's, Wednesdays and Thursdays. I'm 680 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 1: Scarlet Fool on Twitter at Scarlett Foul, and I'm Damien 681 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: sass Hour, and you can find me at the Sas Hour. 682 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: And I'm a good loser. I'm Lynchy. Follow me at 683 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: Lynch w CBD. Lynch is the loser to today but 684 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: not overall. You're listening to Bloomberg Business of Sports from 685 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Radio around the world.