Listening to Kyle Martino speak is kind of like searching for a recipe in these modern times: inevitably you have to scroll through someone’s 1500-word charming, heartfelt story about what the dish personally means to them to get to the actual ingredients and instructions. That was the case on a conference call between Martino and various soccer media on Tuesday as he mixed anecdotes about growing up and the names of various people who have endorsed him or spoken to him about the issues (David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Mia Hamm) with actual soccer policy. Martino poked fun at himself, admitting “You guys knew I’d be long-winded,” after about 20 minutes of delivering his thoughts on the election so far, before diving into another 10 minutes of soliloquy.
Kyle Martino: USSF has “lost touch” with its membership
