We’ve got a fever…and the only cure is more World Cup action!! Listen in as Kpfk​’s Alan Minsky, Bobby Gordon​, and Meleiza Figueroa​ recap a thrilling first week of the Women’s World Cup 2015’s group stages: Brazil and Japan advance, Colombia shoots to the top of Group F with a stunning upset over France, while the USA continues to battle it out in the Group of Death. Bobby speaks to Kelly Pfleider, who’s currently in Canada to catch the action live; and Karen Anzoategui​ is joined by two brilliant poets, Gloria Alvarez and Jessica Ceballos, to celebrate the life and work of the quintessential political soccer poet, Eduardo Galeano.

The People’s Game is BACK for 2015 – covering the Women’s World Cup kicking off today in Canada! Join our co-hosts Karen Anzoategui and Bobby Gordon as they follow the action on and off the field. At a time when FIFA corruption and the politics of global football are making world headlines, we also want to honor the extraordinary women athletes from around the world who are taking the field this month to celebrate the global women’s game.

To kick off the series, Karen and Bobby are joined by People’s Game 2014 co-hosts Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa for a preview of the tournament; UNC college soccer star and Liverpool defender Satara Murray discusses the women’s game in the US and UK; Dania Cabello, Bay Area-based left-wing futbolista and former player for Brazilian club Santos, speaks on futbol, women’s empowerment and community; and Holly O’Donnell, Executive Director of America Scores, tells us about this amazing national school program that brings together the arts of soccer and poetry.