HITJ explores soccer in immigrant communities with journalist and broadcaster John Gonsalves (O Jornal, WJFD) and Alex Seixeiro (the afternoon sports anchor on 680 News Radio, Toronto—Rogers Sports & Media). John and Alex talk about the role of soccer in Portuguese immigrant communities, including their own love of the game, recounting the development of soccer in New England and Canada. The episode looks at the history of the great America's Cup winning immigrant Portuguese teams of the industrial mill period to World War II and the Portuguese immigrant national team players in the US and Canada, including the \"Babe Ruth of Soccer\" Adelino \"Billy\" Gonsalves who played in the 1930 and 1934 World Cup and Stephen Eustaquio, Canada's current acting team Captain. Gonsalves delves into the development of the Luso American Soccer League, which he covered since its founding in 1973, and the key role of the league and its players in elevating the quality of the national game. John and Alex discuss the role of radio in instilling enjoyment for the game, and how soccer is a community and family event in Toronto and New England. FIFA's corruption is a topic of conversation, as is the organization's culpability in dampening the spirit of cooperation and international community celebrating the World Cup.
In their opening segment Miguel and Gil talk about the newest members of Miguel's family, his three sheep Alice, Gertrude, and Josephine. In their introduction to the interview with John and Alex, they offer insights into the historical, political, and social role of soccer in Portuguese immigrant communities.