- Mark Gonzalez is the focus of the current episode of ‘Living Football’
- Petr Cech, Ryan Nelson and Lindsay Tarpley are also there
- FIFA Medical Director Andy Massey speaks about head injuries
The Living Football podcast is back. In episode six, Reshmin Chowdhury chats with a star of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa ™, one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, a former central defender who is considered one of the best players in his region and a two-time Olympic champion.
Chile had not won a World Cup game in 48 years when it played in South Africa in 2010. Mark Gonzalez’s goal against Switzerland – ironically in his native country – gave the Chileans their second win in a row and helped The Red finally to move into the knockout phase.
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The winger represented Liverpool, Real Sociedad and Real Betis, among others, before ending his long career in 2019. He wasn’t directly involved in the sport after that, but he revealed to Reshmin that maybe that will soon change.
“I’m very keen to get back into football,” said Gonzalez. “Coaching … it’s not something I really want to do because I was under so many years of pressure when I was a footballer. Being a coach will be very similar. I think there are other ways I can help. In other areas, especially in working with children for example, and that me [meine] Passing on experience a little, how to become a professional, for example, or how to make good decisions. “
We also talk to the Czech international Petr Cech and Andy Massey, the head of FIFA’s medical department, about the new protocol for substitutions in the event of suspected concussion, while the New Zealand icon and 125-time US national about the Olympic football tournament draw Men and women in Tokyo speaks.
We are also traveling to Honduras to find out how the FIFA FORWARD development program is having a positive impact on the game at all levels in the region.
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