In today’s episode: Akeem O’Connor Ward interviews USMNT CONCACAF Gold Cup and NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Champion Donovan Pines.

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13 Year Pro & MLS Cup Champion Quincy, aka, "The Chip", Amarikwa (@QuincyAmarikwa) presents The Perfect Soccer Podcast: Where your host, 7 Year MLS/USL Pro Akeem O’Connor-Ward (@AkeemJWard) goes one-on-one to get to know your favorite and aspiring pro players and coaches both on and off the pitch.

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0:00 - Intro

2:00 - Earliest memory of playing soccer

2:59 - Donovan Pines: Being multifaceted is important!

4:20 - Choosing soccer over other sports

7:10 - The College Recruitment Process

9:25 - Becoming a National Champion with Maryland

11:55 - Donny Pines: What really got me to the Pro Level

14:25 - Donny’s first pro game and goal

18:10 - Representing your Nation on the field

21:40 - Quincy’s 5 questions

22:10 - What is the most important skill/quality that helped you become successful?

22:45 - What is the biggest mistake pro players are making?23:40 - What advice would you give to a young player trying to go pro?

24:55 - What is something most people think it’s true, but you believe isn’t?

27:00 - What is something you’d move forward with if you weren’t scared of a bad outcome?

30:45 - Fun Questions: Football or Soccer? Favorite Cheat Meal?

37:10 - Outro

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