Our favorite annual tradition is back for the second time ever. Matt Doyle the keeper of the numbers rejoins the show to take Tom & Gass through the rankings. The three of them way in on every team in MLS and add in their locks for the five picks they each feel most confident about. Spoilers from DC United at the bottom to reigning MLS Cup champs Inter Miami at the top they talk through it all.

**Note this was recorded on 1/27 due to the birth of Carmelo Skattebo Bogert. So some host takes will be dumber than usual.**

Get your pencils and notebooks out because it is time to get wiser about soccer together! Bobby Warshaw (Bloom Sports) takes David & Matt through the exercise of planning a winning MLS roster. He asks them the same questions he asks some of the biggest clubs CSO's. Listen to the debate and conversation. And you can answer the questions yourself about the club you would build. See the questions below and send the hosts your thoughts on Bluesky or in the Discord!

1. What are your objectives for the next 1-3-5 years? How are we measuring our targets?
2. What’s your thesis on why you will be successful? In 1-2 sentences, tell me why you’ll beat out the 29 other people trying to do the same thing as you?
3. What are your Roster Pillars? What are the ~5 things that you need to achieve with your squad to be successful in MLS? (They do not need to be the same for every team.)
4. What are the categories of players within your roster? How are you defining and measuring them?

We finally have games to talk about like on the field! David & Jordan break down the Gotham match vs Corinthians. They look as well at their two big additions in Jared Dudley & Savanah McCaskill. Then they look at the biggest stories out of USWNT camp especially Rodman's world record contract. Finally they talk about North Carolina Courage finally bringing in their new coach and center forward.

3:30 Gotham Loss In London

19:12 USWNT Camp Reaction

29:12 Rodman's New Contract

36:30 North Carolina Courage New Coach & Players

With the end of the European transfer window in sight a few huge moves have dropped. Tom & David start with USMNT young phenom Alex Freemen's transfer to La Liga side Villarreal. They look at what it means for him, USMNT, and Orlando. Then they check in on Fulham's $38 million bid for Ricardo Pepi, NYCFC's big moves up front, and the opening round matchups of USOC.

1. 9:15 Alex Freeman Sale To Villarreal
2. 21:35 Ricardo Pepi Potential Fulham Move
3. 25:55 NYCFC Alonso Martinez Replacement DP & More Movies
4. 36:15 Toulouse Offer For Jacen Russell-Rowe
5. 39:02 RSL Big Attacking Signings
6. 46:52 Tomas Aviles Loaned From MIA to MTL
7. 55:20 USOC 1st Round Matchups Set
8. 59:54 USL Premier Structure

MLS dropping some big rule changes as Tom & David jump in to to go over all of it. They talk through what this means for MLS teams in 2026 and beyond. Then they dig into the big stories of the week from MIA trying to Big Dawg LAFC to ATL working on their rebuild. There can't be a Soccerwise episode without a long conversation around GAM. And finally the admin puts our hosts through the REAL MLS Jeopardy ringer.

1. 8:20 MLS Transfer Window, Loan & Cashfer Changes
2. 17:20 Inter Miami Try To Big Dawg LAFC For Denis Bouanga
3. 25:50 LAG Buying Joao Klauss From STL
4. 38:50 ATL United Connected To Guido Rodriguez
5. 44:30 MLS GAM Release And Minnesota United
6. 57:15 Admin MLS Trivia

We finally have an NWSL schedule! And while it is one of the earliest releases we have had it isn't straight forward. David & Jordan talk through all the oddities and intricacies of 2026. Then they talk about the massive moves of Delphine Cascarino & Denise O'Sullivan moves to Europe. And finally talk about the effect of Temwa Chawinga & Michelle Coopers injuries in KC.

8:30 NWSL Schedule For 2026

23:30 Delphine Cascarino Leaving San Diego

27:15 Denise O'Sullivan Joins Liverpool & Questions in NC

33:25 Spirit Spend $950k For Paraguayan Phenom

42:15 Temwa Chawinga & Michelle Cooper SEI Injuries

An active weekend once again includes who else but Inter Miami. Tom & David chat about HOW good this MIA team can become if Bertarame comes on board. They of course talk about the new majority owner of SKC who says they will spend to win. And the "Ice Cream Shop" is LOADED with Facu Torres approaching Austin, Houston adding Bogusz, and of course Josh Sargent's update.

David sit downs in person with these four MLS stars. They talk about a range of topics from youth development, to living in the moment around the World Cup, Wilfred Nancy's future in Europe, Jersey pizza, and much more.

1. 1:00 Seb Berhalter (VAN) on player development, World Cup memories, making the WC roster, and who is next up for the Whitecaps.
2. 8:05 Tim Ream (CTL) on growth of MLS, living in the moment, work life balance, Charlotte's next steps, and more.
3. 22:19 Steven Moreira(CLB) on what makes Nancy special, good fighting in the locker room, his position change, losing Darlington Nagbe, and what Columbus means to him.
4. 37:32 Paxten Aaronson(COL) on coming back to MLS, Jersey pizza, having a professional soccer brother, and much more.

It is the first show of 2026 for Jordan & David and the news is flying across NWSL. They sit down with the new coach of KC Current Chirs Armas to talk about his new role and what he is looking to bring to the team. They also run through the biggest stories across the league from Lindsey Heaps heading home to Denver to San Diego's record trade, and Angel City's rebuild.

1. 5:40 Lindsey Heaps Joins Denver Summitt
2. 17:55 Sam Coffey Signs In Manchester
3. 22:20 NWSLPA Files Grievance On HIP Rule In NWSL
4. 27:30 San Diego Trade For Ludmilla While Cascarino Looks To Move
5. 33:40 Angel City Rebuild With Emily Sams
6. 45:40 Chris Armas Interview

A big show packed with news and guests for Soccerwise. First Tom breaks the news as Timo Werner & San Jose approach a landmark deal. They also talk about Toronto's pursuit of Josh Sargent and Eric Ramsey leaving Minnesota. Then David sits down with Michael Boxall (MIN) & Brandon Vasquez (Austin).

6:30 Timo Werner In Talks With San Jose

18:50 TFC Potential Record Transfer For Josh Sargent

38:00 Eric Ramsey Leaves MIN & Cam Knowles Takes Over

45:11 Ice Cream Shop Chucky Lozano

1:08:10 Michael Boxall Interview

1:24:05 Brandon Vasquez Interview