Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...

We review all four of the knockout round games from the 2018 MLS playoffs, starting with...

0:00 - NYCFC v Philadelphia Union: Maxi Morales shines as Yangel Herrera locks it down

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18:43 - FC Dallas v Portland Timbers: Halloween brings practical (and frequently ugly) soccer to Frisco

24:20 - DC United v Columbus Crew: Berhalter out-tactics Olsen in a thrilling match that ended in some Zack Steffen heroics.

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54:27 - LAFC v Real Salt Lake: the hostile LA crowd ain't got nothing on flying ninja volleys!

1:06:25 - A quick discussion of the US U20's 7-1 mauling of Puerto Rico. Well done, Baby Yanks!

1:10:02 - Updating the TSS Scouting Network

We talk to The Athletic's Adam Whittaker Snavely about Adam's accidental career as soccer writer and Borussia Dortmund's season so far.

We talk about the changes Lucien Favre has made, Christian Pulisic's role, and what the future looks like for the team.

If you're only here for the Pulisic chat, that starts at 31:50

Today's show is sponsored by Ruffneck Scarves. Use code "TOTALSOCCERSHOW" at http://Ruffneckscarves.com for a 20% discount. 

We're reunited in studio! 

1:30 — Review of el Clasico

10:15 — Julien Lopetegui has been fired by Real Madrid— who is to blame?

29:50 — Today's show is sponsored by The Athletic. Go to http://theathletic.com/tssoctober for a 40% discount. 

37:15 — U20 World Cup qualifying preview

Watch the U20s via http://concacafgo.com

Listen to our other show (even though we're not on it this week) for a full U20 roster breakdown --> https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/podcast/

 53:40 — BIG NEWS about Copa America 2020 and what it could mean for the USMNT.

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Daryl is joined by Scuffed's Adam Belz to take a big step back and look at the MLS 2018 regular season to ask which USMNT-eligible players made progress.

Daryl and Adam also look at one year of the USMNT playing the kids, to see what we've learned since November 2017.

Today's show is sponsored by SeatGeek. Download the app and enter promo code TSS and then you'll get $20 off your first ticket purchase.

Subscribe to the Scuffed podcast! Here's the iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scuffed-soccer-podcast-usmnt-yanks-abroad-interviews/id1352231546?mt=2

Also, for Adam's take on the USMNT U20 roster, listen to Monday's TopDrawerSoccer Show.

Daryl and Taylor spend 90+ minutes answering 20+ questions about the podcast, themselves, their non-soccer lives, and much, much more. It's definitely a bit self-indulgent (according to Taylor, who is writing this description), but if you've ever wanted to know about the history of the show, how it gets produced, or how we've kept it going, then this is the show for you!

No sponsors today! Enjoy the show!

Daryl and Taylor answer more listener questions, including:

1) If Osvaldo Alonso had been cleared to play for the USA, how would he have affected the USMNT's fortunes over the course of his career?

2) What are the best tactics, tips, and strategy for indoor soccer?

3) In terms of prominence and reputation, how would we rank the big leagues of the Americas?

4) Inspired by Halloween’s Michael Myers, who would you say is the most relentless soccer player?

5)  What are some of our favorite television programs and what fictional television character would we hire to coach the US Men's National Team?

SPONSORS! Today's show is sponsored by...

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RUFFNECK SCARVES! Shop USMNT and USWNT scarves here: https://www.ruffneckscarves.com/collections/us-soccer-scarves and the TSS "Hello and Welcome!" scarf here: https://www.ruffneckscarves.com/collections/total-soccer-show and always use code "TOTALSOCCERSHOW" for a 20% discount.    

It's a listener question special!We talk Americans in the Premier League, Gedion Zelalem's long absence, playing soccer wearing sneakers, the CONCACAF Champions League format, and whether or not future college soccer players will represent the USMNT.

Today's show is sponsored by SeatGeek! Download the app and enter promo code "TSS" for $20 off your first ticket.

Today's show is sponsored by The Athletic. Get 40% off a subscription at http://theathletic.com/tssoctober

00:00 — Chelsea vs Man Utd

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20:15 — Barcelona vs Sevilla

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49:10 — Inter vs Milan

It's a listener question special!

Today's show is sponsored by The Athletic. Go to http://theathletic.com/tssoctober for 40% off an annual subscription

Today's show is sponsored by Away Days! Go to http://awaydaysfootball.com and use TSS for 15% off anything, including a Mystery Kit.

Link to ask us soccer questions for next week's shows: http://totalsoccershow.com/questions

Link to ask us behind-the-scenes TSS questions: http://totalsoccershow.com/ask

Link to the story about Enrique Bonilla suggesting MLS and Liga MX could combine: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/11/mexican-league-link-us-mls-live-data-fans-europe-football

We review the USA's (comprehensive) 2-0 victory over Canada in the final of the 2018 CONCACAF Championship. How good was that goal from Rose Lavelle? What do we do if Julie Ertz gets injured? (short answer: panic). Why did Canada struggle so much when dealing with the USA's pressing? All that and more!

We then move on to break down England's surprise 3-2 win over Spain in the UEFA Nations League, and ponder a world in which a confident England are actually capable of scoring goals and looking fun. It's a strange reality we live in.

Today's show is sponsored by... GREATS! Brooklyn's first sneaker company! To get a pair of your own, go to http://greats.com and used code TSS for 15% off.