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Allocation Disorder: Providence Park’s impressive atmosphere, an update on NYCFC’s stadium search, the potential end of the Diego Valeri era, and more storylines ahead of MLS Cup Dec 10, 2021

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On this week’s episode of Allocation Disorder, Sam is joined by Matt Pentz and Alex Abnos of The Athletic to talk all about Saturday’s MLS Cup. Is this the end of the Diego Valeri era in Portland? Why do the Pacific Northwest teams keep making MLS Cup? Is NYCFC ever going to get their own stadium? Sam, Matt, and Alex talk about all that and much more.

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Liverpool, Bayern, and Ajax are flying, Barca end up in the Europa League, record USMNT participation, and more from the Champions League group stage Dec 09, 2021

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The Champions League group stage is officially in the books! On this episode, Taylor, Ryan, Graham, and Joe discuss what went down, how it went down, and what comes next for the teams moving on to the knockout stages.

In the first segment, we chat about Groups A through C and discuss PSG’s issues, Manchester City’s balance, Liverpool as favorites, and Ajax’s incredible run. In the second segment, it’s on to Groups D through F to heap praise on Bayern, collectively sigh at Barcelona, and question Real Madrid and Inter. Finally, in the third segment, we talk through the American-filled Group G and Chelsea and Juventus’ prospects after making it out of Group H.

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Listener Questions! Where would the USMNT finish in a Premier League season, the best and worst second halves to a season, what makes Carlo Ancelotti such a successful manager, and much more! Dec 08, 2021

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On this episode, Taylor, Ryan, Graham, and Joe answer some of your wonderful listener questions! You can find the full list that we discussed down below:

1) Is it better for the MLS Cup championship game to be played in a neutral venue or at the home ground of the higher seeed?

2) Where does Jordan Morris fit into Gregg Berhalter's USMNT?

3) What makes Carlo Ancelotti such a good manager?

4) If the USMNT were in the Premier League for this season, where would they finish?

5) Where will Newcastle finish this campaign, and what are some of the best and worst end-of-season turnarounds in soccer history?

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MLS Cup Preview: How Portland and NYCFC will play, players to watch, strengths, weaknesses, and more! Plus, USMNT roster analysis Dec 07, 2021

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MLS Cup is just around the corner! Oh, and there’s a USMNT game coming up soon, too! On this episode, Taylor, Joe, and Jordan Angeli break down Gregg Berhalter’s roster for the U.S.’s upcoming friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 18th.

We chat about that in the first segment before looking ahead to Saturday’s MLS Cup matchup between the Portland Timbers and New York City FC in the second and third segments.

What should we expect from each team? How will they play? How can they exploit each other’s weaknesses? We talk about all that - and make some Very Specific Predictions - on the show.

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Weekend Review! Jesse Marsch is out at Leipzig, Portland and NYCFC advance to MLS Cup, refereeing controversy in Der Klassiker, and so much more Dec 06, 2021

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It’s Weekend Review time! Ryan, Graham, and Joe teamed up to chat about a chunk of the action from this past weekend, including the MLS Conference Finals, Bayern vs. Dortmund, a host of Premier League games, and more! Before any of that, though, we discussed RB Leipzig and Jesse Marsch “parting ways”. What went wrong for Marsch? And why did Leipzig want to go in a different direction? All that - and more still - on the show.

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Allocation Disorder: FC Cincinnati want Jim Curtin, plus other coaching updates, postseason craziness, Mexico's national team rebrand, and much more Dec 03, 2021

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On this week’s episode of Allocation Disorder, Sam is joined by Felipe Cardenas! Sam and Felipe talk MLS playoffs, potential coaching changes, Mexico’s national team rebrand, and much more.

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Famous soccer conspiracy theories, MLS’s weird playoff schedule, AFCON’s impact on clubs, and many more listener questions Dec 02, 2021

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On this episode, Taylor, Ryan, Graham, and Joe answer some of your wonderful listener questions! You can find the full list that we discussed down below:

1) For MLS to take the next step in its evolution, does it need to change the playoff schedule?

2) Which clubs will be at a disadvantage with players taking part in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations?

3) Why don't players get fired like coaches do?

4) Which leagues or clubs will benefit most from a winter World Cup?

5) What are some of our favorite soccer games that were played in bad weather? And why don’t more stadiums have retractable roofs?

6) What are some of the most famous conspiracy theories in soccer?

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MLS conference semifinals review w/ Joe and Jordan: NYCFC switch it up against the Revs, RSL twirl their mustaches, Portland powers past Colorado, and Philly needs more goals! Dec 01, 2021

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On today's episode, Joe and Jordan return to discuss the second round of MLS playoffs aka the conference semifinals aka the MLS Cup quarterfinals. There are 10 goals, 2 shootouts, 1 late late winner, 2 red cards, and zero partridges in pear trees.

In the first half of the show, we discussed the Eastern Conference (New England-NYCFC and Philadelphia-Nashville) before moving on to the Western Conference (Sporting KC-RSL and Colorado-Portland).

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Americans in Action: Gio Reyna is back in training! Tessman shines, questions arise about Dest, cold Word Cup Qualifiers, and much more Nov 30, 2021

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Taylor and Joe are back with another look at various USMNT-ers who were in action this past weekend. We discuss Tanner Tessman’s sharp performance, Konrad’s struggles, John Brooks trying to work his way back into the USMNT fold, Konrad's struggles, and a whole bunch more. Also, up front: an update on upcoming USMNT camps and Word Cup Qualifier locations!

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Weekend Review! Rangnick makes his move to Manchester, Vinicius Jr. lifts Real Madrid over Sevilla, Orange County win silverware in the USL Championship, RSL keep RSL-ing, and more Nov 29, 2021

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It's International Daryl Grove Day! We honor our colleague's memory with some happy remarks and a spirited round of The Wikipedia Game, and then it's on to the Weekend Review.

If you'd like to support the recipient of the community service award given in Daryl's honor, you can head here: Richmond Conexiones They are a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization here in Richmond that designs its programs according to the needs and interests of the mostly Latinx immigrant residents in Southwood apartments and southside Richmond.

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On this episode, Taylor, Ryan, Graham, and Joe chat about City's win over a strong West Ham team, Manchester United's decision to hire Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis, Real Madrid's win over Sevilla in La Liga, the USL Championship Final, MLS playoffs, Copa Libertadores, and much more.

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