Meet the American with more World Cup goals than Pele

Alessandro Canale contains multitudes. The beach soccer star has played in 4 Fifa Beach Soccer World Cups, scored 12 World Cup goals, and made over 100 appearances for team USA. But he balances beach soccer with an acting career (Canale once appeared in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle) and his passion for art, design, and skateboarding. In this episode of The U.S. Soccer Podcast presented by Henkel, host Meghan Klingenberg touches on all of this and more.  

01:11 – David Gass and Meghan Klingenberg explain why Alessandro Canale is such a star in the beach soccer game 

02:49 – Kling interviews Alessandro Canale 

04:05 – Transition to beach soccer 

14:50 – Creativity and art in soccer 

21:24 – Biggest accomplishments in the game 

26:34 – What makes beach soccer so specual 

29:55 – Ask the Pros presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts 

The U.S. Soccer Podcast presented by Henkel is a production from U.S. Soccer hosted by David Gass, former USWNT star Meghan Klingenberg and USMNT great Alejandro Bedoya. The podcast brings you in-depth interviews with U.S. Soccer stars of the past, present and future. Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. 

Hosts: Meghan Klingenberg, David Gass  

Guest: Alessandro Canale 

Producer: Matthew Nelson 

To learn more, visit http://www.ussoccer.com/podcast 

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