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WHYY News: American Soccer Nation and author Mark Franek appear at FIFA’s Fan Festival at Lemon Hill, Philadelphia
June 12, 2026
WHYY’s Studio 2 broadcasts live from FIFA Fan Fest at Lemon Hill, capturing Philadelphia’s World Cup excitement and the growing place of soccer in American culture
Read More about WHYY News: American Soccer Nation and author Mark Franek appear at FIFA’s Fan Festival at Lemon Hill, PhiladelphiaMatt Cole Sports: Author Mark Franek shares his book American Soccer Nation with a waning soccer curmudgeon
June 12, 2026
Author Mark Franek convinces host Matt Cole that soccer is on a roll—and a quest—to become the second most popular sport in North America
Read More about Matt Cole Sports: Author Mark Franek shares his book American Soccer Nation with a waning soccer curmudgeonMark Franek, author of American Soccer Nation, sits down with Tyler and Jake, hosts of Sportonomics, to trace the remarkable and often overlooked 150-year history of soccer in the United States
Read More about SPORTONOMICS: American Soccer Nation (Full-Field Press Across the Nation)The Golden Age of American soccer and predictions for the 2026 World Cup
Read More about Philadelphia Union Insider: Mark Talks with Host Sage HurleyNew Book Trailer: American Soccer Nation (the Debut)
April 7, 2026
Mark Franek discusses his new book American Soccer Nation from the ‘Jersey Room’ inside YSC Academy
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