NASHVILLE, TN - On Thursday, SixOneFive Soccer took home two awards in The Nashville Scene's Best of Nashville 2026 Readers Poll.
Ben Wright was voted the Best Sports Writer by Scene readers, while Pharmaceutical Soccer was voted Best Sports Radio Show or Podcast.
SixOneFive's Valair Shabilla finished second in the Best Sports Writer vote, while Club & Country finished second in the Best Sports Radio Show or Podcast poll.
According to The Scene, "tens of thousands of Nashvillians cast hundreds of thousands of votes for the best restaurants, businesses, performers, services, athletes and institutions in the city." The 2026 Best Of Nashville awards are the 38th-annual edition of the poll.
Ben Wright - Best Sports Writer
This is the third consecutive year in which Wright has been voted as Nashville's Best Sports Writer, taking home the award in 2024 and 2025 as well.
Wright has covered Nashville SC since 2018, co-founding the Speedway Soccer podcast at the start of Nashville's time in the USL Championship and developing written content, before eventually moving to Broadway Sports Media in 2020. Wright has also freelanced with MLSSoccer.com, Backheeled, GiveMeSport and SoccerAmerica. Earlier this year, Wright joined Braden Gall and Steve Cavendish as a host of the Club & Country podcast on the 400 Sports Network, bringing the show under the SixOneFive Soccer umbrella.
Pharmaceutical Soccer - Best Sports Radio Show or Podcast
Pharmaceutical Soccer is Nashville's longest-running soccer podcast. Founded by Valair Shabilla, Clay Trainum, and Stephen Robinson, the show has covered Nashville SC since 2019, when the club played in the USL Championship, and has published over 330 episodes, giving fans a consistent voice to listen to every week.
In 2025, Pharma Soccer helped launch SixOneFive Soccer, and has been a key podcast partner of the site ever since.
Additionally, Shabilla finished second in the Best Sports Writer poll, improving on his third-place showing in 2025. Shabilla has covered Nashville SC since 2019 with Pharma Soccer, and was a founding member of SixOneFive Soccer in 2025. Additionally, Shabilla covers MLS and global soccer for Soccerwise.
Club & Country finished second in the best Sports Radio Show or Podcast poll. Initially launched by Wes Boling and Tim Sullivan, Club & Country has been one of Nashville's longest-running soccer podcasts, covering the club since 2021. Club & Country became part of SixOneFive Soccer in 2026.
