The newest episode of MLS Extratime with hosts Andrew Wiebe, David Gass and Matt Doyle featured an appearance from a longtime Sporting Kansas City great.
Benny Feilhaber, fresh into retirement after a heralded 15-year playing career highlighted by three major championships with Sporting Kansas City and a long U.S. Men's National Team stint, joined the show Thursday to discuss a wide range of compelling topics and provide a few much-needed laughs. The full podcast is above and Feilhaber's segments are outlined below.
- 50:19 - The few times Feilhaber got on Manager Peter Vermes' bad side
- 54:24 - The challenge of man-marking Lionel Messi at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
- 60:27 - Contributing to the USA's stunning 2-0 win over Spain in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Feilhaber announced last Wednesday his retirement from professional soccer.