The People’s Game 2015 – Broadcast Show #1

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.