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Allocation Disorder: Which players and teams are impressing at the MLS is Back tournament? Jul 17, 2020

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MLS is Back is well and truly underway, so The Athletic's Sam Stejskal and Paul Tenorio discuss which teams and players have stood out in the first couple of matchdays.

Columbus Crew and Orlando City are definitely mentioned, while Ayo Akinola, Chris Mueller, and Darlington Nagbe get some well-deserved praise.

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USMNT transfer rumor extravaganza Jul 16, 2020

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With some sort of transfer window about to happen, we look at the many many USMNT players who might be on the move. It's a long show so here are the timestamps to help you navigate:

We spend the first eight minutes breaking down Pulisic's Giroud assist for Chelsea, and then it's transfer rumors all the way:

8:00 — Sergino Dest

15:40 — Antonee Robinson

25:00 — Paxton Pomykal

30:38 — Reggie Cannon

35:15 — Zack Steffen

38:30 — Weston McKennie

57:40 — Fabian Johnson

1:01:25 — Sebastian Soto

1:06:28 — Matthew Miazga

1:11:15 — Erik Palmer-Brown

1:12:55 — Chris Richards

1:14:25 — Mark McKenzie

1:16:05 — Cameron Carter-Vickers

1:19:45 — Aaron Long

1:24:25 — Alfredo Morales

1:25:00 — Bobby Wood

1:28:08 — DeAndre Yedlin

1:32:40 — Scouting updates! (Including Tyler Boyd and Andrew Carleton)

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NWSL Challenge Cup knockout round preview w/ Kim McCauley Jul 15, 2020

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Kim McCauley returns to discuss the final round of games in the Challenge Cup qualifying round before we move on to preview the knockout round match-ups. In case you missed it, here's the schedule for this weekend:

Friday

North Carolina Courage vs. Portland Thorns

Houston Dash vs. Utah Royals

Saturday

Washington Spirit vs. Sky Blue FC

OL Reign vs. Chicago Red Stars

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Do Europe's big soccer leagues need a salary cap? Why do Bundesliga teams sign young Americans? Plus: Man Utd v Southampton review Jul 15, 2020

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We open by telling you you're missing out on MLS Assist. Good news is you can listen here, for free.

Then, timestamps:

1:00 — We give you the CBS All-Access update, featuring NWSL, Star Trek: Picard, and the UEFA Champions League. We also get into Peacock, which is where you'll find all of Wednesday's Premier League games.

9:40 — Man Utd vs Southampton

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31:08 — Why is the Bundesliga so interested in young Americans?

38:15 — Would the big football leagues in Europe be better with a salary cap and revenue sharing?

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51:45 — How many orphan kittens would Gyasi Zardes have to save from a burning building to make USMNT fans like him?

1:00:55 — Why is there more stoppage at the end of the game than at half time?

1:01:57 — How will UEFA handle FFP with coronavirus crisis impacting revenues

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1:06:32 — Son Heung-Min would improve quite a few top, Champions league-qualifying soccer teams. Why don’t teams in for him?

1:14:40 — What's happening with Zack Steffen these days?

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Weekend Review: City's Champions League ban overturned, Jose gets it just about right in the North London Derby, and much much more! Jul 13, 2020

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0:00 - CAS overturns Manchester City's Champions League ban. We try to figure out what happened and what comes next.

11:42 - North London Derby, or how Jose Mourinho got it right and Arsenal's defense once again did not.

23:39 - Wolves v Everton: Diogo Jota can strike a ball.

28:31 - Sheffield United v Chelsea: why the inconsistency with the Blues?

33:04 - Bournemouth v Leicester: one of these teams really struggled to find form, and it wasn't the one fighting relegation.

39:02 - Valladolid v Barcelona: how good would Barcelona be without Messi and her Stegen?

45:06 - Real Madrid v Alaves: Mask-gate is the hottest new Gareth Bale controversy.

49:28 - Juventus v Atalanta, plus a little Champions League chat

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Allocation Disorder: Nashville drops out, player protests, and Thierry Henry getting frustrated. MLS is Back! Jul 10, 2020

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Paul and Sam catch up on some news, including Nashville dropping out of the tournament and the subsequent group realignments that have been necessary, as well as the multiple player protests that have taken place thus far.

They then move on to actual soccer being played, including Thierry Henry's frustration with his players, the intensity of the Orlando v Miami game, the overall quality of play (or occasional lack thereof), and much more!

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What's going on at Wigan, the worst team that could accommodate both Messi and Ronaldo, and more listener questions Jul 09, 2020

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2:50 - What is going on at Wigan and are we buying into the conspiracies

13:04 - What does it mean when someone says a player is playing with his back to goal?

19:48 - Why don't leagues retroactively change results of a game when they admit that there was a mistake?

24:06 - Was Emile Heskey good?

33:35 - Assuming there are no chemistry issues, what is the worst team Messi and Ronaldo could team up and win the UCL with?

42:28 - What club soccer team would win a special tournament where all offensive players switch to defense, and defense to offense, but midfielders and goalies stay the same?

53:11 - Tottenham really seemed to be on the up, challenging in both England and abroad. What is the key reason they didn’t turn out like Liverpool?

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Christian Pulisic analysis and appreciation special, plus: What happened to Stoke City? Jul 09, 2020

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First, if you're interested in MLS, then please subscribe to our superb spinoff show MLS Assist. You won't be disappointed.

Here are your timestamps for today's show:

2:50 — Has Christian Pulisic been Chelsea’s best player since the restart?

9:15 — What exactly is Pulisic doing that's so effective?

23:45 — What exactly is involved in "arriving late?"

31:10 — Didn't Pulisic used to play right wing?

33:40 — What happened to Werder Bremen? How did they almost get relegated?

44:35 — What happened to Stoke City?

56:15 — Should Gio Reyna play as a striker for the USMNT?

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MLS is Back preview with Joe Lowery Jul 07, 2020

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MLS Assist is now a separate show, please go and subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts. MLS Assist will be publishing daily episodes throughout the MLS is Back tournament, so you can stay on top of the action

In this episode of TSS, Daryl talks to MLS Assist co-host Joe Lowery about what he and Jordan Angeli have planned, which teams are best equipped to handle the crazy kickoff times and Florida weather, and which players are worth keeping an eye on in Orlando.

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Allocation Disorder Emergency Pod: FC Dallas withdraws from the MLS is Back tournament Jul 07, 2020

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Paul and Sam are on the phone for their first ever emergency pod. Sound the alarm!!! FC Dallas have withdrawn from the MLS is Back tournament. What happened, where do we go from here, and how many more positive tests have there been?

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