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Two games left, Decision Day next weekend, and New York and Seattle are in must-win mode as a jumble of clubs fight for the last postseason spots. Gass, Tom and Doyle, fresh off a wild midweek, debate which clubs hold their nerve and whether anyone outside of Nashville is truly good.
Red Bull New York and the Columbus Crew chase FC Cincinnati and Orlando City in the East, while Real Salt Lake, the LA Galaxy and the Colorado Rapids crowd the Seattle Sounders in the West. Along the way, they dig into MLS’ new Sprint Season and size up the New England Revolution as an MLS Cup contender, heartbreaks and all.
0:00 Tom’s Men’s League & Open Mic Preview
7:36 Sprint Season: Single-Elimination Format
11:58 Standalone Slots Could Fix MLS Schedule
16:00 Nightly First Round: Value or Devalue?
18:28 Record Goals and Sporting KC’s Defense
22:26 Atlanta: Is Tata Martino Safe?
25:43 D.C. United’s Seven-Year Drought
28:54 Cup Hangover Hits St. Louis
36:08 Portland’s False Nine Experiment
39:55 Chicago Fire: Do We Still Believe?
44:38 Nashville, Vancouver Pull Away
47:44 FC Dallas: Smash-and-Grab or Contender?
53:38 Columbus Chases Cincinnati, Orlando
59:36 Red Bull and Toronto: Must-Win Games
1:07:26 Seattle Sweats as RSL, Galaxy Close In
1:15:11 New England’s MLS Cup Heartbreaks
1:24:50 Revs Now: Turner, Gil, Academy Talent
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Where does the USMNT pool stand now that so many U.S. players have reached Europe’s top leagues? David Gass and Charlie Boehm dig into how far it has come and what Mauricio Pochettino weighs ahead of his November roster.
Joe Scally at Borussia Mönchengladbach and Johnny Cardoso at Atlético Madrid start regularly in Europe, yet neither has a settled USMNT role, a question also hangs over Timothy Weah at Marseille and Alejandro Zendejas in Liga MX. Plus, The Subs Bench takes on the Ballon d’Or, Emma Hayes’ USWNT, “Camp Cupcake” and dual nationals.
0:00 USMNT and USWNT: The Road Ahead
3:47 Subs Bench: Ballon d’Or Overlooks NWSL?
8:15 Emma Hayes’ Depth-Chemistry Conundrum
11:39 Camp Cupcake’s December Trade-Offs
16:26 Pochettino’s Dual-National Question
20:34 Best Uncapped USMNT Player?
25:29 Charlie Boehm: U.S. Players Then vs. Now
30:09 Christian Pulisic and a Deeper Pool
34:45 Pepi, Gozo in Search of the Right Fit
39:03 Joe Scally’s Case for a USMNT Return
44:29 Johnny Cardoso and the Midfield Puzzle
48:16 Timothy Weah’s Rise at Marseille
53:01 MLS-Grown Captains at West Brom, Venezia
54:56 Alejandro Zendejas: Liga MX Underrated?
59:35 DeMarcus Beasley and the Latino Gap

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The Shield is Gotham’s to lose and San Diego’s to steal, three teams for the last spot and the final seeding all to be decided on NWSL Decision Day. David Gass and Jordan Angeli are back together again to break down the best final day in the NWSL in recent memory.
Utah Royals FC and Bay FC can ruin dreams with the Shield in play, while Seattle Reign FC, the North Carolina Courage and Denver Summit FC fight for the last playoff spot and the Orlando Pride get a say. Plus, the HIP rule, ESPN’s GM survey, Ballon d’Or voting and a chat with Columbus’ new GM Lucy Rushton.
0:00 Back Together With the Shield at Stake
5:16 HIP Rule Is About Paying the Best
11:14 ESPN’s Anonymous GM Survey
17:22 Ballon d’Or Voting: Skewed?
24:23 Shield, Last Spot and Seeding Explained
29:49 Utah at Gotham: Spoil the Clinch?
35:52 San Diego’s Patience vs. Bay FC
41:30 Gotham or San Diego for the Shield?
43:05 Orlando Could Cost Seattle Its Spot
49:27 North Carolina vs. Denver: Who Gets In?
57:43 Seeding Race and Angel City’s Late Run
1:04:39 Lucy Rushton: Why Columbus?
1:08:14 Starting an Expansion Club from Scratch
1:11:37 NWSL Culture Shock and What Wins There
1:14:32 Columbus’ Training Center Plans
1:17:50 Bay FC Lessons and Roster Timeline
1:24:22 Redefining Expansion Alongside Atlanta

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Nashville SC ran away with the Supporters’ Shield, and David Gass, Matt Doyle and Tom Bogert can’t say enough good things about how the club got there. And with the awards season approaching, they weigh who is leading the way for some of the biggest awards.
The guys break down the roster plan and coaching behind Nashville’s dominant season, whether the club passes the all-time points record, B.J. Callaghan or Yoann Damet for Coach of the Year and Lionel Messi’s MVP case. Plus, CF Montreal’s cup final where does the club go from here, and a playoff race in both conferences that is headed down to the wire.
0:00 Fantasy Football, Then Nashville
5:40 How Good is This Nashville Team?
15:20 Record Chase and Sustained Success
20:53 Coach of the Year: Callaghan or Damet
29:45 Messi and the MVP Ballot
33:26 Defender and Goalkeeper of the Year
37:35 El Trafico and the Galaxy’s Struggles
42:58 New England Beats Philly
44:47 Montreal’s Cup Final and What’s Next
49:37 Should Saputo Sell the Club?
55:17 Racing for the East’s Final Spots
1:04:32 Orlando’s Defense and the NYCFC Penalty
1:09:55 West Race: Galaxy, RSL and Portland
1:16:28 Staggered Kickoffs and the Apple TV Era

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Jen Beattie was diagnosed with breast cancer on a Thursday and scored for Arsenal that weekend. She and host Susannah Fuller, both survivors, talk about how little she knew going in, early detection, and what she would tell someone newly diagnosed.
Beattie, a former Scotland international and now CBS analyst, remembers being diagnosed alone in Covid, then the lumpectomy and radio therapy that followed. Between two women in a club neither chose to join, the talks turns to whether the survivor label firsts and whether the fear around follow-up scans ever fades.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and early detection is the message both women come back to. Jen partners with Breast Cancer now and Novartis UK on self-checks and getting to know your body, and you can find them on Instagram.
Breast Cancer Now:
https://www.instagram.com/breastcancernow/
Novartis UK:
https://www.instagram.com/novartisuk/

0:00 Jen Beattie and the Survivor Label
6:31 Diagnosis at Arsenal During COVID
11:49 What Surprised Jen About Breast Cancer?
14:19 Self-Checks and Why She Speaks Up
16:41 Her Team Hears the News and Shows Up
19:36 Finding Joy During Treatment
23:29 Guilt and Avoidance With Loved Ones
25:59 Therapy for Spiraling Thoughts
31:14 How Much Football Did She Miss?
33:17 Scanxiety and Trusting Your Body Again
40:00 Life After Cancer
44:25 From Playing to Broadcasting at CBS
47:31 Advice for Someone Facing Breast Cancer
49:38 Early Detection and Her Partnerships

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