Sam’s back in town, and the Timbers gave him two — yes, two — wins to discuss. One of those also included their first — yes, first — clean sheet of the season. Sam, Phuoc, Alex, and Cascadia FC’s Jeremy Peterman break down Portland’s victory in Austin and if it means Portland has indeed turned a corner.

Then in the second segment, Sam and Melina sit down to recap the end of the Thorns’ win streak, and what Rob Gale has to do to get his team back on track after tasting defeat for the first time.

All that and more in this episode, including: Jeremy’s homage to a team up north making history, Alex celebrating a 34-0 shutout, Sam’s new friend from the NYC subway, Phuoc’s continued love of David Ayala, and Melina’s dislike of being wrong.

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