In the run-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sports journalist Philipp Awounou and Tagesthemen presenter Ingo Zamperoni are traveling through the USA to take a closer look at the sport system. Depending on the sport, the political actors in the system also differ. Philipp Awounou talks about what role Trump plays in this, what it does to the local people and what place football has in this system. Note: With this episode, Sport inside is taking a short summer break. New episodes from August 4th, 2026. Author: Philipp Awounou Moderation and dramaturgy: Nora Hespers Editorial team: Uli Loke Producer: Tim Schneider Editor: Mecnun Langer Our podcast tip “America, we have to talk” at:
https://1.ard.de/ Amerika_wir_muessen_reden Further Sport inside podcast episodes can be found here: “Football World Cup 2026: Mexico in the shadow of the USA” from March 31, 2026: https://www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:fcd7944eed00a79c/ “How Trump and Infantino are using the 2026 World Cup politically” from March 13, 2026: https://www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:b157e1b6cf7aaeab/ The SWR podcast “Ugly Pforzheim”, an 8-part documentary series about Pforzheim from March 5th, 2025, can be found here: https://www.ardsounds.de/versand/ugly-pforzheim/urn:ard:show:fdb4e733e5948680/ You can also find even more from Sport inside in the background area of the sports show:
http://www.wdr.de/k/backgroundAnd on the Sport inside website:
http://www.wdr.de/k/sport-inside
Sport inside – Your deep dive into sport · Field of power: The USA and sport · Podcast in ARD Sounds
