New Jersey’s soccer-mad governor Phil Murphy opens up about the 2018 World Cup, the future of soccer in the U.S., and how the beautiful game can bridge the broad divides in American politics.
In a career that has bounced between great expectations and disappointments, Jozy Altidore talks to Eight by Eight about his return to MLS and his hopes for redemption in Toronto
Ahead of the 2015 MLS season, Eight by Eight’s Andrew Helms caught up with MLSSoccer.com’s Matt Doyle to chat about the new faces and new clubs coming to a soccer-specific stadium near you
Which United States national team player has swapped kits with Zlatan, James, and Falcao in the past year? Eight by Eight’s Andrew Helms sat down with Alejandro Bedoya in Boston last week and talked about his impressive European career, the future of the U.S. team, and how to lead over 38,000 Frenchmen in song. Does he have your attention now?
Mikkel Morgenstar Pålssønn Diskerud, more commonly known as Mix, spoke with Eight by Eight’s Andrew Helms ahead of the United States friendly against Ecuador in Hartford, CT.
Even after 101 years, the United States has failed to develop a national playing style. If Jurgen Klinsmann wants to do so, he should look, unconventionally, south.
Jürgen Klinsmann talks shop with Eight by Eight about tournament mentality, the United States’ priorities in Brazil, and the future of football stateside.
In an exclusive interview from the Eight by Eight World Cup special issue, Clint Dempsey talks about his marquee return to Major League Soccer, and why high level youth development in the United States needs to be accessible to all children, not just the ones who can pay for it.
Before his surprise inclusion in Jürgen Klinsmann”s 23-man World Cup squad, the Seattle Sounders and United States defender spoke with Eight by Eight“s Miles Kohrman about what it means to be part of a new generation of American footballers.
Ahead of the 2015 MLS season, Eight by Eight’s Andrew Helms caught up with MLSSoccer.com’s Matt Doyle to chat about the new faces and new clubs coming to a soccer-specific stadium near you
![Luis Bueno (@buenocaos) is a street artist from São Paulo, whose famous series "Pelé the Kisser" can be found plastered across various city surfaces around the world. The series is derived from a photograph of Pelé embracing Muhammad Ali after his final game for the New York Cosmos in 1977, and collides cultural icons to create fantasy. “This gesture [of affection] contrasts with the spirit of cities like São Paulo, where I live, where people are hurrying all the time, usually immersed in their own realities. I like the fact that street art creates the possibility of talking directly to people without the filters of a traditional exhibition space.” Read our full feature on Luis Bueno at 8by8mag.com](https://www.8by8mag.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
