MICHAEL COHEN & DOUG WREN Put together the first broadcast in the history of Major League Soccer. It was April 6, 1996, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, the home standing Clash (now Earthquakes) and DC United. Early in the 30th MLS season I talked with both of them about that first broadcast. Cohen was the producer, Wren the director.

[The announce team of Phil Schoen, Ty Keough and Bill McDermott appear in another podcast.]

This game was played in front of nearly 32,000 fans, on national television, and it went right down the wire before they got a goal. This conversation also includes bigger-picture topics about how soccer is broadcast in this country and abroad.

This is one of two episodes.

Recorded February 25, 2025.

Part 1 30:50

Part 2 33:30