To conclude our Two Part Introduction to Everything But The Goals™ we review our first ever sport policy episode at the Georgetown Public Policy review podcast.

Major League Soccer’s EVP, Chief Engagement and Inclusion Officer, Sola (SHO-luh) Winley and GPPR Sport Policy expert Tyson Claure (claw-REH), MPP, MPS, discuss the importance of repositioning DEI, external policies that influence MLS, choosing the best people, as well as programs to grow the game in the United States.

What does this growth and opportunity mean to our country? How does it put the best version of us on display in MLS and at the 2026 FIFA World Cup? How will it influence the type of footballers the US produces moving forward?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the first ever hosted by three countries, the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

It is projected to be the largest economic success in the history of sport and a further opportunity for FIFA to demonstrate that it has moved on from the controversy that surrounded the awarding of some of the previous World Cups.

In this recording of a live webinar conducted at Georgetown University in April of 2024, this distinguished panel, comprised of JT Batson, CEO, United States Soccer Federation (USSF), Ivar Sisniega Campbell, Executive President, Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (FMF), and Philippe Moggio, General Secretary, Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) will discuss the important political and diplomatic opportunities mentioned during the bidding process.

Also, how the 2026 FIFA World Cup can have a lasting impression on international relations and economics in North America for years to come in a conversation moderated by Mark Abbott, Former Deputy Commissioner, Major League Soccer (MLS), Distinguished Executive-in-Residence, Georgetown University and Sport Policy Editor, Tyson Claure, M.P.P., M.P.S. from the McCourt School of Public Policy.