About

A new podcast on the essentials of the beautiful game. Two American fans give listeners everything they need to join the excitement around the fastest-growing sport in the US, just in time for the World Cup. In short, entertaining episodes, Soccer Explained covers rules, strategy, leagues, and more, comparing and contrasting soccer with the major American sports.

Treencee Russell
Founder and co-owner of Midlakes United, a soccer team in the USL League Two. Treencee learned soccer on the Seattle area’s Eastside while raising four boys, all of whom played in college. She is a long-time Sounders fan who is confident the US Men’s National Team will one day be as respectable as the women.

Sy Hoekstra
Communications Director for Midlakes United. Sy freelances in podcasting, writing, and more. After growing up around the Midwest, East Coast, and Zurich, Switzerland, he has lived in New York City for almost 20 years. A fan of all New York sports, he is very happy with Gotham City and looks forward to the day NYC FC no longer plays on a baseball field.