Full crew with E in 2nd Salem sleeping in his suegro's haunted bedroom. Super. It's a dense show with lots of Aurora, MNUFC, and Mpls City talk. Also USOC is down to semis, a couple Patron contributions, Botafogo show solidarity with a brave young player, Libertadores into knockouts, Felipao Gene Hackman still has some fire left, and more.

Conmebol chicos manejando. We focus on the joy of MN Aurora continuing their undefeated inaugural season and E getting a taste of the felicidade. We then turn to growing pains in the USL2 with The Crows, and total depression and anger with MNUFC. MN sports roller coaster in a futbol microcosm. Also got more general MLS, NWSL, Copa do Bra, transfers, a July of women's intl football, and more.

It's a solo E monologue this week looking at MN Aurora continuing to throw down, Apple and MLS making a deal and swimming in billions Scrooge McDuck style, Deila is out at NYCFC and Heath remains, Mpls C still struggle in USL2, some WC playoffs filling in the 2022 groups (one definitely didn't happen for Rodrigo's sake), a 2026 WC cities draw with more billions thrown around the Fifa Infantino cosa nostra, and more.

Eric is absent, Bridget survived the raccoon mafia (patreon content), and Rodrigo is about to push his liver to the limit with the Peru x Australia WC playoff match. Before that though, lots of MN Aurora FC talk as they snag more wins and move up the table, sadly more NWSL coaching drama and alleged player abuse, lots of intl friendlies, and more including whatever else those two talked about.

Son los chiquitos as Bridget takes this one off. Somehow we didn't total the podcast car. We've got a touch of MLS and another coach firing (as Heath, his landlord owner, and a corrupt FO pop champagne), some NWSL, MN Aurora get their first W, Clausura final, CAF Final, Afcon is back, and more. Mostly though, it's internationals as teams tune up for the WC.

We try to pretend for a bit that the glory that was MN Aurora's first ever match was all that happened, but reality and Charlie Davies bring us back down. Lots of MNUFC updates and talk, USOC and BUHOS, EPL decision day, Champions League Final, Libertadores, TWIR in Sudamericana, a wild tale from Bulgaria, and more.

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Bridget & Rodrigo take over the pod for a moment. Less international news and tons of banter. Enjoy. Also, #MUTHOOWATCH

The last story is a Nutmeg news headline that somehow became real. Wow. Along with punished for gas passing, we've got NWSL Challenge Cup champs and NWSL updates, MNUFC absolutely sucking against an improved, but still sloppy FC Cincy, Mpls City first team kicking off in USL2, US Open Cup moves on to the Round of 16 and Allianz becomes 1 of the 10k lakes. On the intl side Forest Green Rovers are awesome and moving up, local derbies in Brasileirao with Goias getting a W, Liverpool are FA Cup Champs and an EPL title race is still on with a week to go, women's CL final coming up, and more.

Our West Coast correspondent Rob aka Petterson Roberto is back to tell us about experiencing history being a part of a record setting crowd as the Sounders became the first MLS team to win the current version of CCL. Pretty cool. We also talk some past MNUFC and predict future (it didn't go well, spoiler), talk a lot of NWSL and the lack of respect and care even within the league, Champions League madness and onto the final, Libertadores, and more.

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Back with more racists in the stands that don't think anyone with a cell will film them, or that perhaps even the broadcast camera will be pointed right at them. That was a couple Boca supporters in Sao Paulo for Libertadores. Didn't end well for them, which is sadly uncommon. Also got NWSL updates with that one actress, Amadala Swan Black, MLS updates (no MNUFC cause it's an after hours LA party), Mpls C opener coming on Mother's Day, Champion League Semis, maybe a historic CCL situation, and more.