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Its the most wonderful time of year. As Concac-champions sees its quarterfinals kickoff with four MLS vs Liga MX ties. David recaps the results and then talks to Vince La Rosa (Happy Foot Sad Foot Podcast) out in LA off the back of LAFC's massive 3-0 win over Cruz Azul. They talk about it all with the Black & Gold from their historic shutout streak to start the year, riding high in the shield, the epic night vs Los Cementos & how many minutes can any player last! Then Matt Doyle rejoins to lament the crushing injury to Patrick Ageymang and talk about where Mauricio Pochettino will have to turn to next.2:28 Vince La Rosa On LAFC's Historic Defensive Start13:10 David Martinez Star Turn18:56 Marc Dos Santos' Pushing Minutes32:05 USMNT Roster Planning After Agyemang Injury44:55 Thoughts On Turkey Joining The USA Group

A few weeks of the NWSL season are in the books as we head into our first international break. Jordan & David talk about the surprising battles at the top of table between Angel City & Orlando followed by high flying Houston. Then they look at the KC & Washington "Get Right" victories. But even with a slew of games the off field stories are big as reports out of Australia say Sam Kerr could be heading to Denver! They talk about what this signing would mean and how they would fit. And finally we prepare for the big USWNT vs Japan series to come next week.3:44 Orlando Survives Wild Top Of The Rankings Clash vs Angel City12:58 San Diego Flying High16:35 Off The Rails Houston-Louisville Match23:50 Chawinga Returns In KC Win32:05 Spirit Take Down Bay37:03 Sam Kerr Connections To Denver Summit47:27 USWNT vs Japan Camp Preview

The international break has closed and MLS came back with a bang. On a loaded day of games we had everything red cards, stadium openings, dog pee goal celebrations + MORE! David is joined by Matt Doyle to talk through it all and look forward to a four massive Concacaf ties this week.3:45 Nu Stadium Opening In Miami19:05 MLS Team Progression23:45 Quakes Work San Diego33:55 Toronto-Colorado Chaos Match45:11 Timbers Collapse In Vancouver55:12 LAFC Goal-fest Against Orlando58:43 Sounders Pipeline Continues1:09:15 Agyemang Injury & USMNT Weekend Performances1:13:20 CONCACAF Previews

The international window has come to a close and with a full week of US Open Cup & MLS weekend around the corner the soccer never ends. First Doyle joins to talk about the week for USMNT of what we learned and where they're going. Then San Jose Earthquakes center back Daniel Munie stops by to talk about their hot start, respect for college soccer, playing for Bruce Arena, and the big challenge of facing San Diego. 0:47 Matt Doyle On USMNT Camp27:10 USOC Recap30:57 Daniel Munie SJ Quakes Center Back

HISTOrY WAS MADE! A mile high and 63,004 wide as The Summit played in front of the largest regular season crowd in global women's soccer history. Jordan & David tell you all about what the day was like, and what it means to state of Colorado and NWSL as a whole. Then they go on the field what did they see from Denver up close, are there worries for the slow starts of Gotham/Washington/KC and the top of the table clash in LA. Then they run through their first power rankings where everyone stands right now. Lastly they look ahead to the biggest games of the weekend.2:10 A Day To Remember For Denver Summit15:29 Game Breakdown DEN v WASH23:38 Top Of The Table Show Angel City v Houston29:44 San Diego Flying With Cat Macario Waiting In The Wings36:52 Boston Score First Goal In Loss To Utah43:21 2026 Power Rankings49:27 Weekend Preview

A dramatic finish to the final international window before the World Cup, including U.S. disappointment, PKs deciding final qualifiers, Italy despondence, and Bosnia glory from checks notes…a Wisconsin native? Gass is joined by Chicago Stars midfielder Brianna Pinto and MLS Reporter Michele Giannone to dive into the formation, lineup choices and performance by USMNT against Portugal and how fans should feel heading into the World Cup. Then they discuss the crazy endings for the last few qualifying games including Italy failing to qualify for their third straight World Cup, best things from the last week, and how to pick a secondary team to root on this summer.Listen to our shows, subscribe our newsletter at: kickbacksoccer.com3:13 Breaking Down the USMNT Performance15:36 What Does Success Look Like for the U.S. this World Cup?30:06 Italy Fails to Qualify Again for the World Cup41:38 Best Things We've Seen this Week52:47 Run Down of the Qualifiers57:51 Picking Your 2nd World Cup Team01:10:05 - Check-In with Brianna and Close