2 Up Front has welcomed guests from all over the American soccer spectrum, both locally and nationally.  Thank you to all of the following for spending time

with Simon and Baxter and appearing on 2 Up Front. 

 

MLS/USMNT Players and Alums

• Saad Abdul-Salaam, defender for Sporting KC 

• Kellyn Acosta, midfielder for FC Dallas 

• Tesho Akindele, midfielder for FC Dallas 

• Fatai Alashe, midfielder for San Jose Earthquakes, US Men's Olympic Team

• Kevin Alston, player for Orlando City SC 

• Quincy Amarikwa, forward for San Jose Earthquakes

• Scott Caldwell, midfielder for New England Revolution

• Jonathon Campbell, defender for Chicago Fire

• Drew Connor, defender for Chicago Fire

• Justin Davis, defender for Minnesota United 

• Brian Dunseth, former USMNT and MLS player, current host on Sirius XM FC

• Andrew Dykstra, Goalkeeper, Sporting KC 

• Kyle Greig, midfielder of Vancouver Whitecaps

• Niko Hansen, midfielder for Columbus Crew SC

• Femi Hollinger-Janzen, forward for New England Revolution 

• Brad Knighton, starting goalkeeper for New England Revolution 

• Tony Sanneh, 2002 World Cup, MLS, and Bundesliga vet; founder: The Sanneh Foundation

• Chris Sietz, goalkeeper for FC Dallas 

• Wells Thompson, former MLS Cup winner with Colorado Rapids

• Brandon Vincent, defender for Chicago Fire and 2016 MLS All-Star

• Brian Wright, 2016 First Round draft pick, NE Revolution

• Walker Zimmerman, defender for FC Dallas 

 

NWSL/USWNT Players and Coaches  

• Yael Averbuch, midfielder for FC Kansas City 

• Nicole Barnhart, goalkeeper for FC Kansas City

• Matt Beard, Head Coach Boston Breakers

• Morgan Brian, Houstan Dash and USWNT

• Ellie Brush, Houston Dash 

• Taylor Comeau, midfielder for Chicago Red Stars 

• Michele Dalton, goalkeeper for Chicago Red Stars

• Rachel Daly, Houston Dash/England Women's National Team

• Rory Dames, Head coach Chicago Red Stars 

• Sabrina D'Angelo, goalkeeper for Canada &  WNY Flash, 2016 NWSL Championship MVP 

• Kim DeCesare, midfielder/forward Sky Blue FC 

• Crystal Dunn, 2015 NWSL MVP, plays for Washington Spirit and USWNT (2016 Olympics)

• Kristen Edmonds, striker and 2016 leading goal-scorer for Orlando Pride 

• Jess Fishlock, forward for Seattle Reign

• Jim Gabarra, Head Coach of Washington Spirit 

• Shea Groom, forward for FC Kansas City 

• Christy Holly, Head coach of Sky Blue FC 

• Sarah Hagen, forward for Orlando Pride 

• Laura Harvey, Head Coach Seattle Reign FC

• Melissa Henderson, midfielder/forward for Houston Dash

• Haley Kopmeyer, goalkeeper for Seattle Reign FC

• Mandy Laddish, midfielder for FC Kansas City

• Rose LaVelle, 1st overall 2017 NWSL Draft for Boston Breakers, USWNT forward

• Adriana Leon, Canadian Women's National Team and WNY Flash

• Joanna Lohman, midfielder/defender for Washington Spirit

• Allie Long, midfielder for USWNT and Portland Thorns 

• Taylor Lytle, midfielder for Sky Blue FC 

• Alyssa Mautz, Chicago Red Stars

• Stephanie McCaffrey, forward for Chicago Red Stars

• Jessica McDonald, forward and leading goalscorer WNY Flash 

• Manon Melis, forward and leading goalscorer Seattle Reign FC 

• Kristie Mewis, midfielder for Washington Spirit

• Samantha Mewis, midfielder US Women's National Team and WNY Flash 

• Christine Narin, midfielder for Seattle Reign FC

• Kealia Ohai, striker for Houston Dash and USWNT

• Stephanie Ochs, player for Houston Dash

• Denise O'Sullivan, Irish International and forward for Houston Dash 

• Mark Parsons, Head coach of Portland Thorns FC

• Morgan Proffitt, defender for Chicago RedStars 

• Katherine Reynolds, defender for Portland Thorns FC 

• Paul Riley, Head coach of Western New York Flash 

• Tom Sermanni, Head Coach for Orlando Pride

• Kailen Sheridan, goalkeeper for SkyBlue FC

• Casey Short, defender for Chicago Red Stars 

• Caroline Stanley, goalkeeper for Orlando Pride

• Melissa Tancredi, forward for Canadian WNT

• Steph Verdoia, midfielder for Boston Breakers 

• Cara Walls, forward for Chicago Red Stars

• Lydia Williams, goalkeeper for Houston Dash 

• Lynn Williams, 2016 NWSL MVP and Golden Boot Winner, WNY Flash and USWNT

• Keelin Winters, midfielder, and captain for Seattle Reign FC 

• Rachel Wood, defender for Boston Breakers

 

Other Professional/College Players, Coaches, and others

• Nick Barry, goalkeeper for Milwaukee Torrent (NPSL)

• Ian Bennett, striker for Milwaukee Wave (MASL), Canadian Futsal National Team

• Louis Bennett, Head coach of Marquette University Men's Soccer

• Michael Cox, forward for Orlando City B (USL)

• Andreas Davi, owner/head coach of the Milwaukee Torrent (NPSL)

• Patrick Hodgins, Milwaukee Bavarians GM (PLA)

• Sean Hughes, Assistant Coach of Marquette University Men's Soccer

• Mark Litton, Goalkeeper coach for UW-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Torrent (NPSL)

• Hewerton Moreira, Head Coach of Cedar Rapids Rampage (MASL)

• Tony Pierce, Head Coach of Wisconsin Lutheran College Women's Soccer

• Jake Provan, Head Coach of IMG Academy U-17 girls team

• Ryan Richter, Bethlehem Steel, F.C. (USL)

• Alex Toth, head of men's programs, Milwaukee Croatian Eagles (USYSA, PLA)

 

Soccer Media and "Soccer Makers"

• RJ Allen, Editor-In-Chief for "Backline Soccer"

• Stan Anderson, Director for Camp Shutout and former gk coach for the Chicago Fire Academy

• Roberto Balestrini, Founder/President of American FootGolf League

• Chris Blakely, VAVEL USA soccer editor

• Jeff Carlisle, ESPN FC writer

• Jimmy Carlton, columnist for OnMilwaukee.com

• Glenn Davis, soccer commentator for various networks

• Jason Davis, host of "United States of Soccer" on SiriusXM FC

• Matt Doyle, MLSsoccer.com's "Armchair Analyst"

• Brian Dunseth, Sirius XM FC Counterattack host, former MLS and USMNT player

• Fred Gillich and Brian Weber, Milwaukee Barons Supporters Group

• Josh Hakala, Founder and Editor of TheCup.us

• Sonya Kondratenko, Venezia FC, Director of Visual Presentation and Social Media

• Dan Lauletta, Senior Editor "Equalizer Soccer"

• Simon Mitchell, freelance soccer analyst

• James Moran, Milwaukee Soccer Development Group

• Allison Phillips, Owner/founder of Shopfutsal.com

• Marc Serber, FOX Sports

• Rob Stone, FOX Sports

• Kyle Tait, Atlanta's 92.9FM The Game, Atlanta United's flagship station

• Jonathan Tannenwald, soccer reporter for "Philadelphia Inquirer"

• Bianca Verar, VAVEL USA NWSL editor

• TC Ward, Head of Academy Program, Strike FC (SE Wisconsin)

• Peter Wilt, former GM of Chicago Fire, Chicago-NASL founder, too many other credits to list