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0:01[music]
0:03>> Welcome to our next stop, Boston.
0:08One of the most historic cities in the
0:11United States. [music]
0:13We're taking a tour across Canada,
0:15Mexico, and the United States
0:17>> [music]
0:17>> visiting each of the 16 host cities that
0:20will welcome the FIFA World [music] Cup
0:2226.
0:24As we go in search of the soccer soul of
0:26every one of them.
0:27>> [music]
0:28>> Taking in the people, places, culture,
0:31and vibes.
0:32>> [music]
0:33>> This is Stories from the Cities.
0:37>> [music]
0:45[music]
0:51>> This [music] is Boston, a city with a
0:54legacy rooted in revolution, innovation,
0:57and excellence.
0:58Its historic streets [music] and modern
1:00skyline live side by side, creating a
1:03city that blends [music] culture and
1:05education, and opens its doors to bold
1:08ideas.
1:09From Fenway to the Garden, Boston has a
1:12storied [music] sporting culture.
1:13Loyalty runs deep, and winning is all
1:17part of the story.
1:17>> [music]
1:20>> In 2026, Boston will once again take its
1:23place on the global stage as a [music]
1:25FIFA World Cup 26 host city.
1:29It's an illustrious moment for a city
1:30built on passion and pride. [music]
1:33Welcome to Boston.
1:41>> There is no one more qualified to give
1:42us a soccer tour of the great city of
1:44Boston than Charlie Davies. Charlie,
1:47what is your story in this city?
1:48>> Well, I I was a former professional
1:51footballer. I played for the New England
1:52Revolution, the USMNT,
1:55uh an Olympian. Um this is a city that
1:58gave me so much. And so, whenever
2:00there's an opportunity to represent the
2:01city, my hands always the first one to
2:04be held up.
2:04>> Well, I'm so excited to be in your city
2:06and I want to learn about this great
2:07city. What should I know about it?
2:09>> Well, there is no America without
2:11Boston. We're coming up on the 250th
2:13year of the American Revolution. So,
2:15think about that. But, Boston is full of
2:17innovation, education. On top of that,
2:20it's a sports city. But, this city's
2:22been through some tough times and it
2:24always comes out better.
2:26>> When you talk about Boston kind of
2:27reinventing itself through those hard
2:29times, I feel like that kind of shapes
2:31your story as well.
2:32>> Yeah, I think I think I think you could
2:33say that. There there's a lot of
2:35similarities with the DNA of Boston
2:38and the DNA of myself.
2:43>> [music]
2:48[music]
2:48>> It was 1994, the World Cup.
2:51My father took me to Foxboro. And South
2:54Korea and Bolivia were playing a group
2:56stage match here.
2:58I'll never forget. I just saw a wave of
3:01people.
3:03You get to be a part of it as a child
3:04[music]
3:05and to hear the crowd and be so vibrant
3:08and alive. And it was nil-nil, but I was
3:11hooked. I was addicted. I I knew that
3:13this is what I wanted to I want to be
3:15one of those guys in the field.
3:17>> [music]
3:19>> I went on to become a professional
3:21soccer player. I was also [music] very
3:23fortunate to represent the US Men's
3:25National Team and compete in some of the
3:28biggest tournaments that world football
3:30has to offer.
3:31It doesn't get better than that.
3:35We had just qualified for the World Cup.
3:38It's the moment you always dream of to
3:41>> [music]
3:41>> to actually
3:43touch and reach the World Cup.
3:45>> [music]
3:47>> A few days later,
3:49I was involved in a serious car
3:50accident.
3:55I woke up in the Washington Hospital
3:57Center.
3:59>> [music]
4:00>> They didn't believe I'd be able to play
4:02soccer again.
4:06I had a broken femur, so my right leg
4:08was completely shattered. I had a
4:10fractured ribs,
4:12a ruptured bladder, a dislocated and
4:14fractured left elbow, and then countless
4:17facial fractures and a brain bleed.
4:19The brain bleed is one of those injuries
4:22I think I still at times deal with that
4:24because you you you get a foggy mind
4:26sometimes or you're looking for a word
4:28that you can't necessarily find.
4:32I [music] firmly believe that I would
4:34get back on the pitch as the same
4:36Charlie Davies to be a part of the 2010
4:39World Cup team.
4:41>> [music]
4:43>> I had a lot of responsibility at a young
4:44age.
4:46I can remember second grade, my mother
4:48had her first mental breakdown. And
4:50[music] so,
4:51that coupled with my father having a
4:53drug addiction, I had to be a
4:55a leader in my household at a very young
4:57age.
4:58>> [music]
4:59>> Through each stage of trauma, [music]
5:03it strengthens you.
5:05I made a promise to myself that I would
5:08not [music] sulk.
5:10I'll never forget in May where Bob
5:13[music] Bradley called me and said,
5:15"Charlie, we can't unfortunately take
5:17you to this World Cup camp. You're not
5:19ready."
5:21>> [music]
5:24>> All along you have the dream that you
5:27can still get there. I'm pushing.
5:29And then finally the moment hits you.
5:32You're not going.
5:36But after
5:38you
5:39escape death in in that way,
5:42I realized, man, I'm so fortunate to be
5:44alive. I'm so grateful to be alive. I'm
5:47going to make the most of of life.
5:51It took me a year and a half to get back
5:52on the [music] field, but it wasn't
5:54until I came back here to the New
5:56England Revolution home, Boston, where I
5:59felt the love and support from,
6:01>> [music]
6:01>> you know, my family, my friends, kids I
6:03grew up with.
6:05This place is central. It's It's at the
6:08core, the birthplace of [music] all my
6:10dreams.
6:14I
6:15watched
6:16>> [music]
6:16>> my first ever professional soccer game
6:20here.
6:22I played for the US [music] Men's
6:23National Team here.
6:25This stadium has always been there.
6:27And it's always been a part of of my
6:30life.
6:32When I was playing here, I went through
6:36arguably the [music] toughest time of my
6:37life. Twin boys born at 26 weeks, so 3
6:41months premature.
6:43>> [music]
6:44>> At the same time, getting injured,
6:47um, and being diagnosed with cancer.
6:49>> [music]
6:52>> That's all happening, right? It's a
6:54whirlwind. My my life's [music] flipped
6:56upside down.
7:00I've realized that life is full of
7:02surprises and coincidences. And, um,
7:07I I have the the pleasure and the honor
7:10of of being the the lead broadcast
7:13analyst for the New England Revolution.
7:15>> [music]
7:20>> For anyone who has the opportunity
7:21[music] or the chance to come to a Revs
7:23game here in Boston,
7:25it'll stick with you for the rest of
7:26your life.
7:28>> [music]
7:29>> Getting the chance to share that with,
7:31uh, your family is something that you
7:33always hope for as a parent to have
7:35those [music] special moments.
7:37>> What do you guys think?
7:38>> And maybe there'll be another little
7:39Charlie Davies out there who, um, will
7:42end up, you know, chasing that [music]
7:44dream.
7:45>> Of course. Good, how are you?
7:47>> Yeah, full circle is definitely the
7:48[music] best way to sum that up.
7:52>> What's up, guys?
7:53>> Boston is is always [music] going to be
7:55considered
7:56a tough, resilient city that
7:59that doesn't rely on anyone else.
8:02>> [music]
8:02>> For me, there's no better city in the
8:04world.
8:10>> [music]
8:12>> Charlie, we're here at Fenway Park, one
8:14of the most iconic sporting venues in
8:17the entire world. And when I think of
8:18Boston, I think of sports.
8:20>> As so don't I. This is a a sports-heavy
8:23city. Uh you have the Boston Red Sox,
8:25the Bruins, the Celtics, the Patriots,
8:26the New England Revolution, the Boston
8:28Legacy coming, and I think we're in the
8:30proper spot.
8:32>> Well, you name all of those teams there.
8:33What is soccer's place in the city?
8:35>> I think it's always been in the fabric
8:37of the city. 1968, think Pelé playing
8:39here at Fenway Park with Santos. That's
8:422 years before he won the World Cup with
8:43Brazil in this this 1970 Mexican World
8:45Cup. And so, when you think about that,
8:48the thirst has always been there for the
8:49game. I am so honored to be a part of
8:52that
8:53fabric just because I've watched the
8:55game from the ground zero, and seeing
8:57where it is today, it's just an
8:58incredible sight.
9:10>> [music]
9:12>> I'm Joe Mazzulla.
9:14Fortunate enough to be the head coach
9:16>> [music]
9:16>> of the Boston Celtics. In my opinion,
9:18one of the best sports cities in the
9:20country and in the world.
9:22Growing up playing soccer, playing
9:24basketball, [music] playing different
9:25sports, but you know, taking on the
9:27identity of the sports teams that we've
9:29had,
9:30being surrounded [music] by you know, a
9:32a city tradition of winning, Uh, also a
9:35city in a tradition of of competing
9:38and having a certain mentality. [music]
9:40Uh, soccer is a passion of mine. You
9:42know, I grew up playing as a kid. I was
9:44just as passionate [music] about soccer
9:45as I was basketball.
9:48The way kind of see the game, they're
9:49both similar. Obviously, there's
9:51different [music] tactics to both sides,
9:53but there's some similarities there.
9:56I When I was a head coach in Division
9:57II, I think obviously the the Barcelona
9:59way was a great book. But when you take
10:01a look at what Pep was able to do,
10:03[music] he is the best that there is.
10:06Very grateful for his wisdom, his
10:08mentorship, but uh, you know, now our
10:10friendship.
10:11>> [music]
10:15>> Yo. What's up? He's not a soccer fan.
10:18You don't have a soccer team, right?
10:19>> Soccer team?
10:20>> Yeah.
10:20>> PFT.
10:21>> That's a smart answer. That's a that's a
10:22smart answer.
10:23>> PFT.
10:25>> I like finding themes between both of
10:27these sports on how you can kind of
10:29correlate. Uh, this is what works here.
10:30This is how we can make it work here.
10:32And and looking at the games from the
10:33same perspective.
10:36>> [music]
10:40>> Biggest theme that's going on now is is
10:42the high press rate. It's how quickly
10:44you can press
10:45>> [music]
10:46>> to force them into uh, a different
10:47shape.
10:51>> [music]
10:55>> Uh, doing your work early and what you
10:57do without the ball is more important
10:58and then once you get the ball, you
11:00know, the work is is essentially half
11:01done.
11:02One of, you know, Pep's old philosophy
11:04was like win the ball back in the first
11:053 seconds.
11:10Second piece is studying the
11:11transitions, right? Having an
11:13understanding of the transition from
11:14offense to defense, defense to offense,
11:15how both of them are connected.
11:19A basketball perspective is, you know,
11:21can you manipulate the spacing and
11:24manipulate the match up to in a same
11:26sense of force a two on one uh, to
11:28create a read to where you're you're
11:31either attacking, you're dribbling uh,
11:34you're shooting.
11:36A huge thing is the sacrificial run and
11:39in soccer it's like you make the overlap
11:40run to create space, but a lot of times
11:42you're not the one that gets it. You're
11:43creating another
11:45two-on-one or a window somewhere else
11:46and that run doesn't get talked about. I
11:47think it's the same thing in basketball.
11:49>> [music]
11:52>> correlation between you know, the gaps
11:54and with which you create the
11:56two-on-ones, [music] the relationship
11:57between
11:59players, but also the relationship
12:00between the ball
12:02and the timing of passes to create runs
12:03to get what you want.
12:07That's the the space where both sports
12:09are very similar and it's all about the
12:11two-on-one.
12:21The World Cup is big as it gets. So is
12:22the passion for what Boston has and so
12:24seeing those two kind of connect [music]
12:27throughout the tournament is going to be
12:28fun to watch.
12:30And it goes beyond the sport of soccer.
12:31I mean, it goes beyond the sport itself.
12:33[music] I think it goes into the passion
12:34of the people.
12:37It's an amazing
12:39energy. It's very diverse. There's so
12:40many different nationalities and types
12:42of people,
12:44but there's a clear kind of connective
12:45about, you know, what's most important
12:47[music] and it's great to be a part of
12:48that.
12:51>> Do you think the city is ready for the
12:52World Cup?
12:53>> Is the World Cup ready for the city of
12:55Boston? That's what they would ask.
13:00>> [music]
13:07[music]
13:19[music]
13:20>> Charlie, we're here at Nickerson Field.
13:21Why did you bring us here?
13:23>> In 1975,
13:24we had Pelé playing here with the New
13:27York Cosmos versus Eusébio
13:30for the Boston Minutemen. Talk about
13:32titans of our sport. What a moment it is
13:34in the history of the sport here in
13:36Boston.
13:37>> Well, we're here at Boston University,
13:38but Boston itself is known for its
13:40academic pedigree. Why is that? What
13:42else is here?
13:43>> Well, think about all the colleges here.
13:45You have Harvard and MIT right across
13:47the river, right? Think about all the
13:49the prime ministers and presidents that
13:51have come out of those two schools.
13:54Boston College, where I went, my alma
13:55mater. There are just so many colleges
13:57in a tiny amount of space, and I think
13:59that just provides a a new energy for
14:02this city.
14:03>> Well, there's so many different
14:03opportunities because you mentioned the
14:05Harvards and the MITs, the presidents.
14:07There's also actors, musicians, athletes
14:10like yourself that come out of these
14:11opportunities.
14:12>> Well, we have incredible role models to
14:14follow after. I mean, when Martin Luther
14:16King has come through these halls at BU.
14:18But, you have so many different avenues
14:21to to have success in life.
14:24These incredible experiences, and
14:25they're all kind of root from university
14:28in Boston.
14:38>> [music]
14:39>> I don't think I could imagine any other
14:41place better than Harvard. Finding
14:43yourself, making new identities, or
14:47creating [music] one identity that's
14:49built upon both soccer and academics.
14:53>> It's a great place to try to achieve
14:54academically, and I think what's so
14:56[music] fun for our kids as student
14:57athletes here is this is a place you can
14:59grow in every aspect of your life.
15:01>> Growing up, I was very fond of
15:03academics. Like, I always did well in
15:05school, and I think I knew like coming
15:08into [music] college, the Ivy League is
15:10where I wanted to go to kind of get to
15:11explore the best of both worlds.
15:14>> [music]
15:23[music]
15:25>> My name is Vanessa Froley. I'm a senior
15:27on the Harvard women's soccer team here.
15:29Um I'm a midfielder and I study
15:30neuroscience at the college.
15:32>> [music]
15:33>> My name is Olaf Sólveig Kristinsdóttir.
15:35And I'm from Iceland. I am on the
15:38Harvard women's soccer team
15:39>> [music]
15:39>> and I am studying psychology.
15:43>> [music]
15:43>> As soon as I stepped on campus, I just
15:45knew this is like where I want to spend
15:47the next four years of my life.
15:49>> [music]
15:51>> We have Olympians who are here. Right?
15:53We've got professional athletes coming
15:54out of [music] here.
15:56People come out of this place like
15:57empowered and with the confidence
15:59[music] to try and push the envelope to
16:02to do great things.
16:05>> Being [music] here now, like the ability
16:07to work alongside some of the most
16:09prestigious professors [music]
16:10and just students in the world alongside
16:13some of the best athletes in the world
16:15is just something I could [music] never
16:16ask for a better balance of.
16:19>> I'm Frank.
16:20>> How we doing? Can you guys just grab one
16:21of these if you want, Ken? Hey, what's
16:23up? What's up?
16:24A lot of you know us, but for first
16:26years and others who don't, um we make
16:28up the Crimson Mind and Body team.
16:30>> I never, coming [music] into college,
16:32ever would have thought like I'd be
16:33doing a thesis and really wanting to
16:35explore
16:36>> [music]
16:36>> this side of academia.
16:39>> It's like creating a like a mental
16:41blueprint basically for executing what
16:43you want to do. When you see that done
16:45well in your mind, it just it grooves
16:47that neural pattern um better,
16:49especially when you're you know,
16:50physical reps are kind of
16:51>> Coming here has really opened my eyes to
16:53academia and how interesting and
16:56mind-blowing it can be.
17:00>> Over the years, I it's [music] really
17:01like sat with me like, "Wow, like I am
17:03really playing for Harvard."
17:05>> When I step on the pitch in a Harvard
17:07jersey, I not only am [music] proud of
17:09myself, but I'm also proud of the girls
17:11on the team.
17:13>> Harvard definitely has [music] forced me
17:15to kind of more holistically look at who
17:18I am.
17:18>> Hold up. Hold up. Hold up.
17:20>> [music]
17:20>> I do want to play professional soccer
17:21100% but looking beyond that, I do think
17:25I want to return to academia [music] at
17:26some point.
17:29>> Harvard has shaped me as a person
17:32probably more than a player and I'm so
17:35grateful we get to get that opportunity.
17:39With the World Cup, everyone's more
17:41focused on soccer than ever before,
17:44especially women's soccer as well. I
17:46think it'd be a perfect addition to what
17:48Boston has to offer in terms of sports.
17:52>> [music]
17:52>> Feel like with the growth that Boston
17:54has had in recent years, it's starting
17:56to set them up for the culture around
17:59the World Cup. I'm so [music] excited to
18:01see like the groups of people that it
18:03brings um into the city and kind of how
18:05it changes the culture around soccer for
18:07the better in the future years
18:08afterwards as well.
18:10>> Young fellas on three. 1 2 3
18:12>> YOUNG FELLAS!
18:13>> WOO!
18:14>> YEAH!
18:15>> WOO!
18:16>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THE BALL.
18:18>> [music]
18:24>> CHARLIE, historically Boston is known
18:25for their Irish and Italian communities.
18:28>> It's true because back in the day, we're
18:30talking about the potato famine in
18:31Ireland, there was a whole flood of of
18:34Irish people that came to Boston and
18:36then I think that around the 1920s an
18:38Italian influx of of immigrants came but
18:41it's so much more than that. Over 100
18:43languages are spoken in and around
18:45Boston today which makes it that much
18:47more of an amazing place.
18:49>> That diversity makes the city feel
18:51vibrant and alive.
18:52>> It is. You walk the streets, it feels
18:54international. For me, it's just such a
18:55culturally diverse city that is so
18:58inviting of everyone else because that's
19:00where the city has grown to.
19:02>> And how does all of this kind of play
19:03into the soccer scene of the city
19:05itself?
19:05>> Well, among those communities and among
19:07the diversity is the Brazilian
19:09communities. So,
19:11they play a massive role in youth
19:13soccer, in soccer in general, and it
19:16just adds this this passion factor. In
19:20the end, there's more samba involved in
19:22the game, so who doesn't love more
19:23samba? All in all, more Brazilians in
19:26the community means more quality soccer
19:28as they are the the best World Cup
19:31nation in world football.
20:06>> [applause]
20:09[music]
20:09>> My name is Cristiano Oliveira. I play
20:11soccer. I play for the New England
20:13Revolution.
20:13>> [music]
20:16>> This is my ball, my first pro goal. It
20:19says, "All [music] glory to God. First
20:21professional goal versus Columbus Crew.
20:23April 23rd, 2025."
20:26This is a little
20:28>> [music]
20:28>> banner I got from national team.
20:32It's an honor to play for the US Youth
20:35National [music] Team.
20:42And I hope that one day I can contribute
20:44to the men's. [music]
20:46Well, both my parents are Brazilian.
20:49I think it's special [music]
20:50to be both Brazilian and American.
21:01>> I'm so muito grato ao pessoal do
21:02Revolution.
21:11>> [music]
21:13>> This is the street that I take
21:15to go to go to the field. I think I'm
21:17going to walk this maybe like over a
21:19thousand times.
21:21>> [music]
21:22>> Here in Somerville, we have a lot of
21:23like Hispanic kids, Brazilian kids all
21:26united together through soccer.
21:33I go to that field [music]
21:34and there's no pressure. It's just me.
21:36It's me as a kid.
21:38I grew up training there my whole life.
21:40We [music] would come here three times a
21:41day and just train.
21:47>> [music]
21:48>> This is like
21:49my second home.
21:52Now I'm 17 breaking into the first team.
21:55Yeah, it's crazy.
21:57>> [music]
22:08>> My parents is someone that inspired me a
22:10lot seeing how much
22:12they work.
22:13That just keeps me motivated knowing
22:15that I'm doing it for me, but also for
22:17them.
22:19My dad is the one who kept telling me
22:20you can do it, believe in yourself and
22:21he didn't let me quit.
22:33People tell me that I'm a role model.
22:36It's amazing that I can be a role model
22:38and I think it's a privilege and it
22:40comes with great responsibility, but
22:42I hope to continue doing that and
22:44continue to find the next generation
22:45behind me.
22:49>> [music]
22:53>> I still try and apply that Brazilian
22:55style of throwing a step over, throwing
22:56a nutmeg.
22:58It's what makes me different.
23:02We have such a big talent pool in the US
23:03from Mexicans, Hispanics, Asians. I
23:07would say that's what makes the US
23:08special.
23:10You know, it was one day I can get
23:11interviewed in the US national team
23:13being a Brazilian.
23:18I would say it's a little kids is like
23:21you need to keep working, you need to
23:22keep pushing
23:23cuz with one opportunity you can change
23:25[music] your life.
23:43>> This place is truly a city at the heart
23:46of American history and come 2026, it's
23:49set to write a new chapter when the
23:51World Cup comes [music] to town.
23:53That's it for Stories from the Cities
23:55here in Boston. We'll be in another one
23:58of the 16 host cities of the FIFA World
24:01Cup 2026 soon. Stay with us for the rest
24:04of the journey.
24:05>> [music]

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