France is the champion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, besting Croatia by 4 to 2.

We chat with Urbana native Ella Masar McLeod, who is making a splash in European professional soccer and now may play for Team Canada in the 2019 World Cup. Plus, why is the men's Big Ten basketball conference starting so early?

This episode is almost as jam-packed as the Illini Legends, Lists and Lore book we discuss with author Mike Pearson. Plus, we touch on juiced baseballs, concussions, whistle blowing and football controversies.  

In this week's Legal Issues in the News, Verity Winship, from the University of Illinois College of Law, takes a look at how FIFA is a victim of a crime.

Lisa Bralts and Brian Moline are back with another episode of The Bandwagon.  This week, they discuss the U of I, and how the "I" stands for "interim."  They also delve into the Greg Hardy domestic violence story, and the US Soccer Federation's decision to limit heading the ball in youth soccer.