John Kerr Interview

On Episode 111 of the EPL Talk Podcast, Johnathan Starling interviews John Kerr, the first American to play in the old English first division.

We discuss what it was like to be a kid around the New York Cosmos during the days of Pele, what made him decide to play college soccer at Duke. We then discuss how he ended up at Portsmouth and what the transition was like to play in Europe.

What were the highs and lows of his journeyman career? How was it to deal with the Millwall supporters? How did he end up in coaching? All that and more is discussed in this interview.

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John Kerr, the first American ever to play in the top division in England, will be the guest in a future episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet.

Kerr is a trailblazer in the history of American soccer. He made his debut for Portsmouth in 1987, five years before the Premier League began and three years before John Harkes signed with Sheffield Wednesday. While in England, Kerr also played for Peterborough, Wycombe, Millwall and Walsall.

Kerr, son of NASL player John Kerr Sr., earned sixteen caps for the U.S. national team and also played at Dallas Burn and New England Revolution as well as several other clubs. He is now the head coach of the Duke University soccer team.

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