You must call him soccer.
Courtesy of Heineken, once again the sponsor of Rivalry Week in MLS, we had the chance to speak with New York City FC’s captain, jedi master, and Azor Ahai by phone on Wednesday about a smattering of hot topics.
Somehow, we kept it together.
(Or maybe we didn’t. You be the judge.)
Let’s get right to our conversation, lightly edited for length and clarity:
Hudson River Blue: This is all possible because of Heineken. How did your relationship with them begin?