Kevin Egan, host of “MLS 360” on Apple TV, played emcee for the Business of Soccer event amid a hectic travel schedule. Egan, who calls Atlanta home, flew back from New York on Monday after hosting “MLS 360” over the weekend up north at MLS’ TV HQ in Stamford, Conn. (It’s a trip he makes every weekend for the show).
On Monday, with domestic leagues on break for the international part of the calendar, Egan is headed to his native Ireland. During breaks at the Business of Soccer on Thursday, he was feverishly checking his phone as Ireland was playing Czechia in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. A win meant he would be able to catch another qualifier in Dublin on Tuesday. But it was a heartbreaker for Egan, as Ireland was within four minutes of victory when Czechia equalized before later winning on penalty kicks, eliminating Ireland from the World Cup.
Egan also was ecstatic to chat about the Centennial Yards development next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where he and his wife are investors in Irish Exit, a bar that is expected to open around the time that World Cup games come to Atlanta. The bar would be among the first commercial establishments to open at the mixed-use space.
