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Grant Wahl Interview: MLS Talk Podcast

By Eamonn Rushe

February 24, 2010

Grant Wahl is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and author of the best seller, The Beckham Experiment. In Tampa for the U.S. Mens National Team’s friendly with El Salvador, Grant joined the MLS Talk podcast Wednesday to talk USMNT and, more urgently, the ongoing negotiations in Major League Soccer over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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