It is official: FC Cincinnati will be the 26th team in Major League Soccer, starting play in 2019, a matter of months. Technical director Luke Sassano is on the clock, and the guys chat with the former MLSer turned front office executive about what it will take to make FCC competitive in Year 1, how they'll use DP spots and TAM and what style of play we'll see on the field next March.

Also in this episode...

Time Segment 11:08 FC Cincinnati technical director Luke Sassano 29:21 Cincinnati's native son and FCC original Austin Berry 36:59 What will MLS in Cincinnati look like? 47:20 USMNT young bucks give us hope 1:00:58 Earnie Stewart ... USMNT general manager? 1:15:46 Remi Garde says Impact lack talent 1:24:00 ETR Mailbag with Ben Baer