Airbnb: Where you stay helps shape how you experience it · Jul 7–8, 2026

This episode is brought to you by Airbnb. Part of the amazing part of being a professional athlete is you get to travel to places that you would never otherwise travel to. So in 2002, we go to South Korea. I had been to South Korea the year prior. We went to sort of get a lay of the land. But otherwise, I would never spend time in South Korea. So now you're going to all these little cities for these games. You're meeting people. You're experiencing their culture. You're trying the food. It's honestly one of my favorite parts about being a professional. At an event like the FIFA World Cup, travel becomes part of the story. You meet people from different cultures. As you said, spend time in local neighborhoods you otherwise never would have experienced and realize how much the game connects people all over the world. Yeah, travel has a way of bringing people and cultures together unlike anything else. And where you stay helps shape how you experience it. With Airbnb, you can book stays in local neighborhoods, giving your group the space to stay together, connect much more deeply, and experience each destination more like a local. Airbnb, the world is meant to me.