Neither Tobin Heath nor Christen Press are in New Zealand at this World Cup with the U.S. women’s national team but they’re still deeply invested in the tournament. The two launched a twice-weekly series covering the 2023 World Cup titled The RE-CAP Show. The show’s press release says the hour-long Youtube videos include “raw, no-holds-barred post-game analysis and their outrageous stories from the field and in the locker room.” And with the first two episodes now available, they’re delivering on expectations.
The show follows the USWNT’s potential path through the World Cup, with an episode per group stage match and four more through the knockout stage — with eight episodes in total. It will be U.S.-focused but still have tournament coverage at large. Both Press and Heath are listed as executive producers, and they’ve secured multiple brand sponsorships, like Ally and UKG (both NWSL sponsors).
A few days before launching the new project, Heath spoke to The Athletic over Zoom from the show’s set; Press joined off camera, as she had just completed her fourth surgery after tearing her ACL in 2022. Press said she was doing fine, though ready to get past the bed rest and back to physical therapy. Before the call, both players had been working on an edit of the…
