Kickin' It

About Kickin' It

CBS Sports "Kickin' It" is a soccer show not only about soccer. Led by Kate Abdo – the goal is to showcase a more personal and relatable side to the biggest stars and celebrities in and around the sport through unfiltered and organic conversation. Kickin' It is part of the CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+.

Publisher

CBS Sports, Kickin' It, Kate Abdo, Clint Dempsey, USMNT, USWNT, NWSL

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Sept 2023

Latest episode

11 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

26 of 44 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Aurelio De Laurentiis on Napoli, Scudetti, Maradona, and Why He'd Cast McTominay (Soccer 4/11)

   Marco Messina sits down with the film producer who took a bankrupt Napoli out of the third division and built them into Italian champions. Twice. Aurelio De Laurentiis pulls back the curtain on the full story: the chaos of acquiring a club in ruins, the climb back through the divisions, and his unfiltered views on what's broken in the modern game: agent interference, fixture congestion, and a football industry that has lost the.He opens up about the financial tightrope of competing against much richer clubs, the friction of telling managers what they can and can’t spend, and why last season’s title - not the historic 2023 Scudetto that ended a 33-year drought - hit differently and meant more. He also sizes up Scott McTominay for a future in front of the camera and shares a story about working with Diego Maradona on a film set.To close, he turns his gaze to the bigger picture: Italy missing out on a third straight World Cup and the deep structural problems threatening the future of calcio. Kickin’ It is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on soccer. Follow the Kickin’ It team on Twitter: @CBSSportsGolazo, @kate_scott Watch Kickin’ It on the CBS Sports Golazo Network, the 24-hour soccer streaming network that is available for free on connected TV and mobile devices through the CBS Sports App and Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com, as well as Paramount+. For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, EFL, Carabao Cup, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF Nations League, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División, AFC Champion League and more by subscribing to Paramount+ Sign up to the Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2. 

   12 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Marten De Roon on Atalanta's unique mindset, Messi's magic, and the World Cup dream (Soccer 3/12)

   Host Marco Messina interviews Atalanta midfielder Marten de Roon about the club's unique mindset, Messi's magic, and World Cup ambitions.

3. 

   4 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Fabrizio Romano on “Here We Go,” 20-hour workdays & the transfers that changed everything (Soccer 3/4)

   Marco Messina sits down with the King of Transfers, Fabrizio Romano, for a deep dive into the grind behind the biggest scoops in football. From pioneering a digital-first approach to building a one-man media empire, Fabrizio explains why 20-hour workdays are the norm and how he balances being “a journalist for sure, but with skills as a content creator.” He opens up about being self-taught in multiple languages, the accidental birth of Here We Go, and navigating the toxic side of social media - including when he chooses to clap back. The conversation pulls back the curtain on trust and access: sitting on sensitive transfer news to protect key relationships, relying on instinct to separate truth from noise, and how his mindset has evolved from needing to be first to prioritizing accuracy and harmony. He reflects on the Lucas Paquetá saga, and shares pride in breaking the Moisés Caicedo-to-Chelsea bombshell despite Liverpool’s late push. Plus, which fanbases react the loudest (Indonesia and Manchester United supporters top the list), why he’s backing Carlo Ancelotti to lead Brazil on the world stage, and a rapid-fire “in-the-mixer” segment that puts the transfer guru on the spot. Kickin’ It is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on soccer. Follow the Kickin’ It team on Twitter: @CBSSportsGolazo, @kate_scott Watch Kickin’ It on the CBS Sports Golazo Network, the 24-hour soccer streaming network that is available for free on connected TV and mobile devices through the CBS Sports App and Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com, as well as Paramount+. For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, EFL, Carabao Cup, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF Nations League, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División, AFC Champion League and more by subscribing to Paramount+ Sign up to the Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside a recent episode

Aurelio De Laurentiis on Napoli, Scudetti, Maradona, and Why He'd Cast McTominay (Soccer 4/11)

Published 11 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It was very tough because you know I think the soccer is too much old. You need to renews because young generation they are very speedy. They go with their smartphone. They go through all the games through FIFA and they are not they have a passion but they are not passionate. So they don't resist. They don't have the strength to stay in Serie A match for two hours. If they go to the real stadium great, fantastic. They participate. But if they must see on TV there is some stupid stop of 15 minutes between first moment, the second moment of the match which I don't understand why. You must reduce the time too much, 45 minutes plus 45 minutes. […]

Who has been a guest on Kickin' It

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Marten de Roon
• Rafael Leão
• Thomas Müller
• Christian Vieri

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

105 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

103 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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