we re getting there. what a time to be a soccer fan here in the u.s. no team, women s or men s, has ever won three straight world cups. the u.s. women s quest for history is taking place at an incredible time for soccer in our country. messi has been nothing short of amazing and a team that normally plays thousands of miles away has become a fan favorite here in the u.s. usa! usa! that pretty much sums it up. u.s. fans are confident. i am predicting they three-peat. and ready to celebrate the world cup s first-ever back-to-back-to-back champion, but the team is not getting ahead of themselves as they prepare for a rematch of the 2019 championship game against the netherlands. this is going to be an incredibly difficult matchup, very challenging. we know that we have to be at our best. the quest for history abroad happening at the same time as the greatest player ever, lionel
soccer fan. we have scarves lining the whole ceilings and walls and signed jerseys from soccer players from all over. it has been a soccer hub. i have relatives that used to live in hoe a whole generation has found a home in in place. dana: is there a special drink or drink of choice? guinness, baby. that s what everybody drinks here. and yeah, that s just whether it s 5:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. whenever the games are on, that s usually the drink of choice. bill: louis, the women are really good and they have been really good for a long time. they have attracted, you know, the attention and imagination of millions of young women across
of hope and expectation is being put on messi to grow u.s. soccer. there really hasn t been a player of his caliber to play american soccer since 1975 when pele played in new york city. of course, there s also a great deal of emphasis being put on the fact that the u.s. is among one of the countries that is hosting the world cup in 2026 and so major league soccer as well as inter miami, they are trying to get messi to not only build his international fan base but they re hoping that he can grow the game here in the u.s. guys? carlos swar reds, thank you so much. those tickets i know are going for a heck of a lot of money. look, i have not seen anything i m a huge soccer fan. i know. i keep hearing from so many people we got our tickets when messi comes here or goes there. people are planning months and months and months in advance to see him play. it is super exciting. i don t even i mean, i
pete. brian: or will cain. steve: will is not doing the mullet. coming up, every step you take, i ll be watching you, turns out that is what the iphone is doing. steve: the cyber guy will join us so they can t track you anymore. brian: first bad news for a soccer fan who traveled thousand miles to see lionel messi only to see he isn t their yet. go see lionel richie. embarrassing. same thing. the virus that causes shingles is sleeping. in 99% of people over 50. it s lying dormant, waiting.
if you watch the goals they scored, they stand the test of time. they look like goals that would be scored now, better than some goal scored now. it s remarkable. normally, when you see black and white footage, it doesn t hold up, for this player, it does. he was a household name, you did not have to be a soccer fan or fall sports to know pele but i am fascinated about what you re describing about his ineffable quality. was it fancy footwork, sheer athleticism, why was he so different than everyone else? soccer is not really a game defined by athleticism as such. it s defined by skill, the ability to control every part of the body that is not the arm, right? so incredible skill with his feet, incredible skill controlling with his chest, head, his ties, any means of controlling the soccer ball, he