Meet the American with more World Cup goals than Pele
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Meet the American with more World Cup goals than Pele

38:25 Jan 21, 2026
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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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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