PLAYER / MANAGER

About PLAYER / MANAGER

Inter Miami’s Julian Gressel is a 2x MLS Cup winning player and Zealand Shannon is the #1 Football Manager content creator in the world. Like the great Player-Managers of the past: Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Guillt or Pete Rose - Julian & Zealand are both dual-threat playmakers inside and outside the lines. PLAYER / MANAGER is a podcast about what it’s really like to be an MLS player and a “Football Manager.” Follow: Julian https://www.instagram.com/juliangressel/ Follow Zealand: https://www.youtube.com/@ZealandonYT Executive Producer - Michael Milberger https://www.linkedin.com/in/milberger/

Publisher

Julian Gressel & Zealand

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Mar 2024

Latest episode

23 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Jul 2025

   Would the MLS-All Star Format Work in Europe?

   Julian and Zealand discuss the MLS-All Star format, Zealand's Watford player announcement and Julian drawing his first red card! Thanks to the sponsor of this episode GRPZ Soccer. Use code: PLAYERMANAGER - for 15% OFF https://grpzsoccer.com/ Julian Gressel is a 2x MLS Cup winning player and Zealand Shannon is the #1 Football Manager content creator in the world. Like the great Player-Managers of the past: Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Guillt or Pete Rose - Julian & Zealand are both dual-threat playmakers inside and outside the lines.

2. 

   1 Jul 2025

   Can U.S. Win UGLY & Reach World Cup Semis?🇺🇸

   Julian Gressel and Zealand Shannon preview the USMNT Gold Cup semifinal and discuss strategies for the U.S. to succeed in the World Cup, in this interview episode.

3. 

   24 Jun 2025

   Inter Miami vs. PSG - A FIFA Wet Dream

   Julian Gressel and Zealand Shannon discuss Inter Miami's Club World Cup advancement to play PSG and the USMNT in the Gold Cup, offering insights into MLS and North American soccer in this interview.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

118,959,871

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

51 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

226 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

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

Quality

74

Social presence

97

YouTube

93

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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