Austin Barea missed box and like cereal. Fire utilizing their partnership with Quaker. To put rookie of the book through the rookie defender in the box to get people to vote for Austin as the -- twelve MLS rookie of the year. The cover boy joins us now here in the studio OK it's not -- that's pretty cool what do you think. They announcer of course here -- a cereal box counts Israel's you know serial. Kanye any kind of dreaming about that is they're grown up playing soccer and you know once it's nice for my family and friends to see that's what what was your reaction when they told you wanna put your face some cereal box -- kind of shots and I know it's happy it's. Very fortunate that we haven't had a sponsor like Quaker that were. You have to do something like this so you know all around it's it's pretty cool. What do you feel just about to the general interest level in in the league now it seems like it's -- -- you know Stephanie and -- you know there is we are more teams coming in now there's not. More teams even trying to join and I think. Give them -- attendance has has really risen especially in the last three years and he got teams like Seattle and Orlando and -- are drawn you know sixty you know 605060000. People and even in Chicago we have. You -- -- -- -- out so you know all around us it's getting better and not to brag but I myself was on a cereal box at one point. God. Oh man from up there are fruit loops with the big you know I would've figured it was something click here you've got the track record but it very well very well. But tell us about your team right now we -- coach called us in here a lot how you feel you guys are playing right now. You know -- round you know -- had a couple slip ups. The last couple weeks but you know all around or playing good right now were we get a couple guys back from injury in. You're kind of clicking at the right time of the year and you know at some point in the season -- used to playing with each other. -- you're used to each other's tendencies and you know in big games I think we stepped up this year so be good to see us you know this frustrate us isn't imminent collapse. -- producer Tom Cooper is a huge soccer fan he said today that he read a survey of kids twelve to 24. And watch the NFL number one. And number two is watching soccer especially some of the premier. Seeks -- the club soccer does that surprise you because soccer. When I was coming up when there's no way it had reached that level here it is behind only in the NFL in a very coveted demographic. Yeah you know it's definitely you can see especially in this country that its its ground and interest now but not. You know start to show a lot more of the PR games and I think that's really exciting for people see just because of the environment on the they have in those games evidence you know it's kind of -- odalis. -- -- a twelve year old son and he does not. Not a big football guy he doesn't watch NFL. But he will watch the Premier League and he has jerseys. You know man you Minh city he has all these jerseys and follows that. -- -- Make kids used to follow the NFL. And that goes on television crazy this straight British soccer you know I think so is part of the growth of this for Murton as a kind of kids grow up and I think you know as it's. Also you know it's. It's not he -- the fire game pays attention a little bit more than kids did maybe 1015 years ago. When the fire started damning is the same for me I grew up. You know I never really watch soccer you know I was watching baseball basketball football you know and I had all those jerseys -- never had soccer jerseys you know but it's it's cool to see now I am on the did the growth of the interest in soccer and you see in club soccer you know you see it your all around -- this is just a bigger interest and you know it's it's it's fun time to be in the sport right now. DC united you guys will battle that -- rivals in -- trying to lock up the second spot. What's the key for you guys to hit me. Playoff teams that win and go deep up clicking on all cylinders at that point. What do you guys have to do you know I think you know for us was going to be good defensively com yeah we got back to that New York camp couple weeks ago. And you know for sound offensively. Communicating on not given up goals and obviously were going to be a tough team to be nothing we got enough. Offensive fire power to all is forgiven after her for one out shot out that we're gonna win games selling I think. For sound offensively that's good and you're rookie trying to figure out you know professional sports for the first you're how big Islam Paul's been as it as a guy who's been a mentor and a captain and just a leader now has been phenomenal. You know every day he's talking and -- every game he's he stands up to me -- -- he's done a lot but it's not just hand you know have a lot of guys like aren't man for now and down. Usually -- second year guy I was going through the same thing now has gone through last year. And you know it's all around it's been it's been nice to have these experience guys to help me out but I love and especially as captain you know has been great. Well to me just say we wish you all the best congrats on being on cereal box of LA admit you bought the can make sure. So make sure the kids now you know I'm saving a definitely a bunch of -- a lot of been gone out to the family members because they're all excited about it but you know definitely have. Several says well that's the lucky congratulations to get those success off thank you thanks ramming you bet Boston very well forget Bulls and thunder right here at 7 o'clock -- actually say -- the slot in the United Center. The latest team news it just -- coach Thibodeau. -- -- back after this memorable ferocity. -- your life cereal. -- --