{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e8d11d9aae2080e0d4f4b57/5e8e6c6142259f940c19b09a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Return of the Prodigal ‘Sam’: Piette’s Journey Back to Montreal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e8d11d9aae2080e0d4f4b57/1589198047762-be79dae72f982aa47866ffbfee3271e4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Stevie talks to the Montreal Impact and Team Canada midfielder about the teenage transatlantic journey - through three European Leagues - that finally brought him back to the MLS, as the hometown hero at his boyhood club.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Notes: </strong>From the<strong> </strong>peace and quiet of his Quebec cabin, and with the MLS season on hold, Sam chats with Stevie about a life in football.</p><p><br></p><p>At aged 14, how connections at provincial level gave Piette the opportunity to play in France, and the mental and emotional demands of growing up fast, away from family and friends.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In the Bundesliga at 17, what it meant to finally get minutes on the field as a professional player, despite already being involved for years at international level.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The challenges of two radically different seasons in Spain; one in LaLiga - the best division in the world - and another in the third tier playing alongside semi-professional teammates.</p><p><br></p><p>Becoming a household name back home after the 2017 Concacaf Gold Cup, and how he couldn’t&nbsp;say no when the Impact came calling.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Stevie and Sam discuss the influence and belief of manager Mauro Beillo, and what the future holds playing under Thierry Henry and John Herdman.</p>","author_name":"Homestand Sports + Caldwell Media"}