Roger Bennett and Michael Davies’s slight podcast that could’ has grown into a mini-empire. As BlazerCon opens in fresh York,Graham Parker asks what drives themIf you’re a fan of soccer in the US, chances are that you’ll have an opinion on the Men in Blazers. Often described, and not always generously,along the lines of “the slight podcast that could”, the irreverent soccer show has gone from obscure curio to a mini-empire within slight more than a World Cup cycle, or in doing so has placed its hosts,English transplants Roger Bennett and Michael Davies, at the heart of the discussion on what a pop culture is, and might be,when it comes to US soccer.
When I caught up with Bennett this week he was taking time out from preparing for the Men in Blazers’ biggest public event to date — the first ever BlazerCon, running at Brooklyn Expo this weekend. Related: Jozy Altidore helps USA to easy victory on road to Russia 2018 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com