From a soccer-playing Sasquatch to a football field surrounded by sprawling forests, Appalachian FC is the best-kept secret in US soccer today. For the second stop of our road trip across America, we swung by Boone, NC, to see how the beautiful game is flourishing in the Appalachian mountains, meet a budding soccer supporters group, and discover why this football club has captured the imagination of fans in North Carolina and beyond. SUPPORT OUR WORK: thesoccerodyssey.com Subscribe and hit the notification bell to follow our bus roadtrip across the US, as we seek to uncover the hidden threads that make up the heart of American soccer ahead of the 2026 World Cup. 00:00 - 00:44: Intro 00:44 - 01:05: Title Sequence 01:06 - 01:56: Boone background 01:57 - 03:28: What's it like living in Boone? 03:29 - 05:00: Birth of Appalachian FC 05:01 - 06:36: Support for the club 06:37 - 07:58: Connection to local community 07:59 - 09:22: The importance of lower league soccer 09:23 - 10:34:...