{"id":13606,"date":"2025-11-12T13:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/dolphins-coach-mike-mcdaniel-fell-in-love-with-soccer-thanks-to-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:15:49","slug":"dolphins-coach-mike-mcdaniel-fell-in-love-with-soccer-thanks-to-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/dolphins-coach-mike-mcdaniel-fell-in-love-with-soccer-thanks-to-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel fell in love with soccer thanks to Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>The Dolphins have already landed in Madrid, and Miami head coach Mike McDaniel didn&#8217;t hold back when talking about Spanish soccer. McDaniel was asked about his interest in European soccer and was surprised when he revealed that he follows Barcelona closely. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel mocks Bills fans after humiliating win<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>His connection with the Catalan club began when McDaniel was an assistant coach with the Houston Texans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I was working for the Texans in my second year in the NFL, there was a friendly against Bar\u00e7a and it was a great event. I have been watching them closely ever since,&#8221; he said in a press conference.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Metropolitano or Bernab\u00e9u?<\/h2>\n<p>McDaniel said he was &#8220;very impressed&#8221; with the Metropolitano and described it as a &#8220;first-class&#8221; stadium.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very impressed. You can tell this is first class. I think we&#8217;re very lucky to have access to facilities like this,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, he revealed that he did not go to the Bernab\u00e9u, where the NFL game between the Dolphins and the Commanders will be held in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Dolphins coach commented that his favorite soccer tournament is the World Cup, concluding, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll miss the World Cup. It&#8217;s the best of the best. At the World Cup, people from all over the world fight for their countries. 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