A dramatic finish to the final international window before the World Cup, including U.S. disappointment, PKs deciding final qualifiers, Italy despondence, and Bosnia glory from checks notes…a Wisconsin native? Gass is joined by Chicago Stars midfielder Brianna Pinto and MLS Reporter Michele Giannone to dive into the formation, lineup choices and performance by USMNT against Portugal and how fans should feel heading into the World Cup. Then they discuss the crazy endings for the last few qualifying games including Italy failing to qualify for their third straight World Cup, best things from the last week, and how to pick a secondary team to root on this summer.

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3:13 Breaking Down the USMNT Performance

15:36 What Does Success Look Like for the U.S. this World Cup?

30:06 Italy Fails to Qualify Again for the World Cup

41:38 Best Things We've Seen this Week

52:47 Run Down of the Qualifiers

57:51 Picking Your 2nd World Cup Team

01:10:05 - Check-In with Brianna and Close

Well that didn't look so hot! Coming off the 5-2 loss by the USMNT vs Belgium David & Doyle talk through what they saw. From the biggest struggles to Pochettino's tactical wrinkles, and the few strong performances they saw. Then they discuss what they expect and would like to see vs Portugal on Tuesday night. Lastly with the MLS window closing but some big names being linked they talk about the blockbuster Georgi Minoungou trade in Colorado & Mo Salah's future.

1. 4:15 USMNT Mentality Issues
2. 11:23 Another Strong Weston McKennie Game
3. 16:30 Pulisic's Struggles
4. 23:15 Mark McKenzie Strong Day
5. 28:55 "Winners" From The Day
6. 33:58 Portugal v USMNT Preview
7. 41:35 Rapids Spend $2mill On Georgi Minoungou
8. 48:10 Mo Salah MLS Future
9. 58:51 Casemiro's MLS Desire

On the verge of the biggest camp in Mauricio Pochettino's tenure with the USMNT David calls in the big names! Paul Tenorio (Messi Effect ) joins to talk about what this camp and the next three months need to look like for the USMNT. They debate some of the big roster decisions as well as where the sport sits on the precipice of the big tournament. Then Doyle is back in the saddle with David to talk about four teams who haven't gotten as much shine this year in MLS. They hit on what we've seen so far (and some transfers) for Colorado, Columbus, Charlotte & the Revs.

1:40 Paul Tenorio On All Things USMNT

32:01 Rapids Buying Their Hot Start?

40:51 Rocky Start For Henrik Rydstrom

49:53 Charlotte FC Club Progression?

55:51 Revs Falter Early Under New Regime

You get a red card and you get a red card EVERYONE gets a red card! A chaotic weekend of NWSL is in the books and Jordan & David are here to help you digest it all. They relive the thrilling Thorns 9 player upset over rivals Seattle. Then they discuss Angel City & Houston's hot starts as they prepare for a Friday night matchup. And then they look ahead to a big slate of 5 midweek matches across the league. Finally they get excited for the big Denver home opener they will both be in attendance for (and message David on Bluesky if you will too!)

4:10 9 Player Thorns beat Cascadia Rival

15:38 Houston Back To Back Wins To Start

21:12 Angel City Flying Out The Gates This Time Over Bay

27:10 Midweek Preview

27:28 Gotham Return Tierna Davidson vs Denver Coming Off First Club Point

32:26 Washington Comeback Fight vs Utah Attacking Finding Their Feet

36:50 Chicago Home Opener Win vs Orlando In Middle Of Big Week

45:17 Seattle Reeling Off Loss In Portland vs KC Returning Labonta

46:45 SD Coming Off Road Win vs Portland Filling Suspension Holes

50:25 Denver Home Opener Preview

A wild weekend is in the books with multiple six goal victories, five red cards, and a World Cup winner heading to the league. Matt Doyle (Tactics Free Zone) & Gass get together to talk through the best things they saw this weekend from the El Capitan shootout to San Jose's legitimacy win in Canada. Then they talk through Orlando's free fall and what the Antoine Griezmann addition could mean. Finally they look at some of the teams under big pressure after slow starts in Philly, Cincy, Portland & LA.

7:33 Dallas Posses In Big Win + Santi Moreno Addition

18:09 San Jose Are For Real

28:22 Greizmann Headed To Orlando

34:11 Nashville Lethal

38:59 LAFC Set Shutout Streak

46:39 RSL Shine In Must Watch Matchup vs San Diego

52:51 What Is Going On With Chucky Lozano

1:01:27 STL Bounce Back

1:04:11 Chicago Knock Off Philly In The Pressure Derby

1:08:53 Cincy Scrap Into A Potential Turnaround Win

1:11:38 Portland & LAG

The soccer weeks seem to just get bigger and bigger recently. This time we have two massive competitions going on with US Open Cup kicking off and Conca-champions closing the Round of 16. David is joined by one of the biggest soccer writers Charlie Boehm to cover it all. First they dig into the massive CONCACAF ties that finished from Nashville's win in Miami to San Diego & Philly's struggles in Mexico. Then they dig into the Cupsets we've sign and all the other wild and wacky of US Open Cup. Finally they talk about the breaking news around the specifics of the upcoming 2027 MLS Sprint season.

3:30 Conca-Champions Review

34:31 US Open Cup Round 1 Cupsets & Highlights

46:35 MLS Sprint Season Specifics

54:38 USMNT Roster Reaction

Well the games have finally kicked off but the transfer news doesn't slow down! Jordan returns from Week 1 in the Bay to talk all about Cat Macario's big transfer. Macario is signing a record contract in global WoSo with her hometown club San Diego Wave. After that they run through EVERY single game from the weekend to hit on the most important things they saw, and then look forward to Week 2 with some big name rivalries.

1. 4:03 Cat Macario Signs World Record Contract With San Diego
2. 5:03 What This Moves Means For NWSL
3. 8:55 How Macario Fits In SD
4. 14:33 Houston Starts With Big Road Win
5. 17:05 Jordan's Denver Debut Experience
6. 18:34 Bay Shine In Week 1
7. 22:19 Boston Hangs With Gotham In their Debut
8. 27:52 Angel City Offensive Release!
9. 32:15 Ashley Sanchez Leads MAK Lind To First NWSL Win
10. 35:01 Thorns Go Upset Spirit
11. 37:15 KC Rare Come From Behind Home Win Over Utah
12. 40:45 Seattle Break Losing Streak In Orlando
13. 44:30 Week 2 Preview Cascadia Rivalry + Cali Matchup
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The crew is back together to break down a wild weekend of MLS Action. From the multitude of 6 goal thrillers to the winless sides Doyle, Wiebe and David review the whole weekend. Then they look ahead to a massive week of soccer across US Open Cup & CONCA-Champions 2nd legs.

7:15 Whitecaps Destroy Min On Road To Supporter Shield Favorites

16:50 Joy In Houston & Anguish In Portland

26:30 SKC Solidifying For Wicky

29:47 LA Galaxy's Search For Chemistry

33:05 FC Dallas- San Diego Stunner

40:00 USOC Round 1 Name Bowl

44:11 STL, PHI & CLB Remain Winless

55:19 Orlando Part Ways w/Oscar Pareja & Plans For The Year

1:03:10 USMNT Weekend Stars

1:08:10 CONCACAF Leg 2 Previews

We are days away from Mauricio Pochettino announcing his final roster ahead of the World Cup. Matt Doyle joins Gass to talk through some of the biggest questions around this camp and this team. Then they go through the roster to predict what they expect to see coming at the end of March.

8:10 What Is The Goal Of This Camp?

11:55 Poch's Future & USMNT Manager Projection After 2026

17:35 Formation Plans

24:20 Goalkeepers & Defenders

36:40 Midfield

48:10 Attacking Mids/Wingers

59:41 Forwards

1:02:10 MLS Teenagers We Would See At The World Cup

Kickoff is final upon us for the 2026 NWSL season! First David and Jordan partake in the fools errands of putting their preseason predictions down in pen. They go through all the individual awards and then talk through the potential standings. Then they finish up their team by team 5 minute previews with the legends Jill & Lori.

1. 4:01 NWSL Position Award Predictions
2. 16:08 MVP & Golden Boot Predictions
3. 24:05 Jordan & David Standings Predictions
4. 36:04 Utah Royals Preview
5. 41:22 Seattle Reign Preview
6. 48:30 San Diego Wave Preview
7. 56:00 Washington Spirit Preview