Former USMNT striker Eddie Johnson sits down with Kellyn Acosta to talk about falling in love with soccer at a young age, dealing with adversity, and his experiences playing in Europe and MLS.
00:00 Intro
00:41 Eddie’s origin story
06:30 Turning pro at FC Dallas
17:10 Fulham days, dealing with racism
27:22 Cardiff, Greece, Preston
32:47 One-year hiatus, return to MLS
40:05 Becoming a coach
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13 Comments
Forgotten pioneer. Our development was so bad back then, but EJ had his moments though.
I’m into this . Big fan of Eddie Johnson and his story
Big fan of Eddie, he’s done so much for US soccer and was a fantastic player
I miss you Eddie!!😥
The GAM! I've always been a fan of EJ! Him being a Florida kid and also being raised in my neck of the woods, he's always been my guy. Thank you for continuing to be an ambassador of the sport.
Nobody learnt anything from what Morgan Freeman said?
Great story. Can't believe he took a whole year off. Love seeing what Eddie is doing for the next generation now.
I hope Kellyn can make it over to Europe. I think it would raise his game.
Terrible to hear that abuse over in Europe. There always seems to be some a**holes.
So much to learn from Eddie's journey. Everybody has ups and downs in life and he persevered!
Heard Eddie is doing big things for the younger generation right now
Jurgen Klinsmann didn't just do Landon Donvan dirty. He did Eddie Johnson dirty too. Both were the glaring omissions of the 2014 WC team. And when Jozi went out with an injury early against Ghana, it was even more glaring.
Eddie taking a shot at the rapids for not letting Acosta move abroad around 29’ 😆