We will be mostly focusing on topics around the world of Sporting Kansas City soccer this week, because candidly that is the only place where anything of note is currently happening.  Both MLS and NWSL have begun their playoffs and there have been a number of interesting stories emanating from those matchups that caught our eye.

The USMNT is convening for their first meaningful matches under Mauricio Pochettino as they take on Jamaica in a home-home series in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League, with plenty of questions due to injuries in key positions as well as some returning players that missed the September friendlies.

Finally we will cover a number of interesting news topics coming out of MLS in the past couple weeks, including coaches being hired in Chicago and San Jose, a coach being fired in Philly, and Taylor Twellman allegedly not being able to control his temper.