How to Be a Baller VERSUS

Joe Gomez joined VERSUS from adidas LDN for the first ever live episode of ‘How To Be a Baller’, our podcast that speaks to some of the game’s most talented players about their inspirational journey to becoming a pro player.

Since swapping South London for Merseyside at just 18-years-old, Joe Gomez has been a player that’s tasted the highs and lows of life as a pro baller at the very biggest level. While fulfilling childhood dreams as a Premier League and European champion, he’s also battled two major injuries that put his emotional and mental wellbeing under serious strain. But JG12 has met every challenge he’s ever faced head on. Elite mentality.

The Catford Cannavaro joined host Mayowa Quadri to break the silence on his recovery from a major knee injury last season, open up on his relationship with ‘big bro’ Virgil van Dijk, and reflect on the realities of moving to one of the world’s biggest clubs as a teenager and the realities that come with it.

Ever since making her international debut for Australia at just 15-years-old, Sam Kerr has been widely regarded as one of the most devastating forwards to ever play the game. Now balling out in the Women’s Super League with Chelsea, Sam links up with Mayowa Quadri and drops gems on making sacrifices in search of your dreams, how to stay hungry after tasting success, and why the world’s best players are finally moving to the WSL.

Christian Pulisic, a baller who has laid down the blueprint for a new generation of United States players, joins Mayowa Quadri to talk about his rapid rise to success from Stateside dreamer to Stamford Bridge believer. The 22-year-old reveals how the USA is producing its best talent pool of all-time, what it was like to sign for BVB at only 16-years-old, and why Chelsea is the club where he feels he can fulfil his limitless potential.

Our second guest is arguably the most exciting young player in the Premier League right now. Liverpool’s starboy Curtis Jones joins Mayowa Quadri to talk about his early days kicking ball in the tough streets of Toxteth, the pressure attached to being groomed for greatness from such a young age, and what it’s really like to make your mark in a team that has a relentless culture of high performance.

Our first guest is one of the most promising young players in the Premier League. Tammy Abraham breaks down how young ballers first get spotted and signed by Premier League teams, what it was like coming up in one of the most decorated youth teams of all-time, and how a love of competition has driven him to excellence at every stage of his journey.