Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

The 2015 Women's World Cup is down to its final two teams, and it's the same two that battled for the 2011 title. The USA and Japan will meet for a third straight major final–doing so in the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal Game as well–and they're entering under different circumstances. While the USA played its best game against Germany, Japan got through on Laura Bassett's devastating own goal...

The USA's improbable 1995 Copa America run to the semifinals featured a number of incredible stories, both on and off the field. Some 20 years later, former U.S. stars Alexi Lalas and Eric Wynalda recall it all, from the player strike that nearly derailed the team to Diego Maradona weeping in the U.S. locker room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The USA's improbable 1995 Copa America run to the semifinals featured a number of incredible stories, both on and off the field. Some 20 years later, former U.S. stars Alexi Lalas and Eric Wynalda recall it all, from the player strike that nearly derailed the team to Diego Maradona weeping in the U.S. locker room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. women's national team takes on China in the World Cup quarterfinals in a rematch of the epic 1999 final. SI's Grant Wahl and Brian Straus share their memories of that day before turning attention to the Gold Cup and Jurgen Klinsmann's roster choices. We wrap up with MLS talk, including Brian's story on Atlanta's MLS expansion team name and the possibility of Andrea Pirlo joining the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. women's national team takes on China in the World Cup quarterfinals in a rematch of the epic 1999 final. SI's Grant Wahl and Brian Straus share their memories of that day before turning attention to the Gold Cup and Jurgen Klinsmann's roster choices. We wrap up with MLS talk, including Brian's story on Atlanta's MLS expansion team name and the possibility of Andrea Pirlo joining the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Women's World Cup is down to 16 teams, and the USA is one of them after winning its group. Can the USA win it all given its draw and group-stage production? Who might stand in the way? Has the expanded tournament been a good idea? As for Clint Dempsey's U.S. Open Cup antics, what do we make of the U.S...

The Women's World Cup is down to 16 teams, and the USA is one of them after winning its group. Can the USA win it all given its draw and group-stage production? Who might stand in the way? Has the expanded tournament been a good idea? As for Clint Dempsey's U.S. Open Cup antics, what do we make of the U.S...

What a week it's been for U.S. national teams. Between the U.S. men sweeping the Netherlands and Germany in a pair of road friendlies and the U.S. women kicking off the Women's World Cup with a win over Australia (not to mention the U-20 men reaching the World Cup quarterfinals), there's plenty to dissect. SI's Grant Wahl, Brian Straus and Avi Creditor do just that in our latest podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a week it's been for U.S. national teams. Between the U.S. men sweeping the Netherlands and Germany in a pair of road friendlies and the U.S. women kicking off the Women's World Cup with a win over Australia (not to mention the U-20 men reaching the World Cup quarterfinals), there's plenty to dissect. SI's Grant Wahl, Brian Straus and Avi Creditor do just that in our latest podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was Sepp Blatter's motivation for announcing he would resign, and what does that mean for the future of FIFA? Is true reform actually on the way? On the field, the Women's World Cup and Champions League final take center stage. SI's Grant Wahl, Brian Straus, Ben Lyttleton and Avi Creditor break it all down during a landmark week in world soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices