Sam and exMLS pro Eric Gehrig hit this week's hot topic, which is a crash course on MLS ahead of opening day this weekend. We touch on where experts think teams should finish, our picks to win the Shield and Cup, which teams we see under- and over-performing (including a few dark horses), and finally who we got winning things like the Golden Boot and MVP awards. INTERVIEW: FC Cincinnati GK Spencer Richey [[24:50]] offers an inside look at the turmoil surrounding the recent firing of head coach Ron Jans, I (attempt to) pour gasoline on the Hell Is Real dærby with Columbus Crew by putting words in his mouth, and Spencer answers the all-important question: if Sam took five penalty kicks on him, how many would he score. WEEKEND PREVIEW: brief overview of all the best games in England (including League Cup final), and the rest of Europe with the usual smattering of extremely fade-able predictions