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Kanter is not a typical American housewife. The neighborhood where she lives is the exclusive seaside community of Malibu. And when she is not taking her children to soccer games, she is an actress and film producer.

Kanter began to pay attention to soccer while watching her 11-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter playing in a youth league. Last year, she got a glimpse of the sport's worldwide impact when she attended a conference in Dubai on the business of soccer.

With the proliferation of reality shows on American television, she decided viewers would love one about the sport.

"I'm at home with my nine and 11-year-old, and there are really not many things they like to watch on TV, So I thought, this is an opportunity to develop a show for children and their families. "

The show would have teams of young people involved in competitions in various countries. She says the diversity of the teams and players will appeal to viewers.

"There's always someone you can relate to, And you want to get behind and root for them and push for them. And that's what we're going to do. We're going to show you kids from around the world."

当肯特看她11岁的儿子和9岁的女儿在青年队踢球时，她开始注意到足球运到。去年，她在迪拜参加了一个关于足球经济的会议，这让她隐约感觉到这项运动在全球的影响力。

随着美国荧屏不断涌现真人秀节目，她认为观众也会喜欢与足球有关的真人秀。

“我和两个孩子呆在家里时，我发现实在没有能让他们感兴趣的电视节目。所以我想这正是一个为孩子们和他们的家人制作一档节目的时机。”

不同国家的年轻人组成的代表队会在这档节目里进行比赛。她说，球队和球员的多样化将吸引观众。

“总会有你喜欢的参赛者。你会为他们呐喊助威。这也正是我们要做的，我们要向你展示来自世界各地的孩子们的精彩表现。”

（1）这里应该是指代家庭主妇完成的工作，照顾孩子

总结

1. exclusive：排外的，高级的
2. glimpse：一瞥，见到
3. proliferation：激增，增殖
4. diversity：差异，多样性
5. appeal：有吸引力
6. get behind：帮助
7. root：声援，喝彩，打气