Extratime

Andrew, Matt and Bobby gather in the Green Room to dissect Week 30. Should Bradley Wright-Phillips have seen yellow for dissent? Are the Sounders gonna be OK? How did D.C. emerge as the weekend winners without playing a minute? What's up with the Quakes coaching search?

Plus, complete US Open Cup preview (ExtraTime Live has the postgame show!) and a pantheon mailbag that includes mail from one Simon in Queens.

Text the show at 401-206-0-657! Or email extratime [at] mlssoccer.com.

Direct download: ETR_Sept_24_mixdown.mp3
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Andrew and Bobby wrap up Campeones Cup from a hotel room in Toronto. Back in New York City, David and Doyle try to make sense of wild night of midweek MLS action, plus get you prepped for another weekend full of playoff implications. In the mailbag, Jesmond (of Simon and Jesmond fame) makes a triumphant debut.

0:45- 15:16 - Campeones Cup ... what happened, what could it become and Toronto FC's future

15:54 - MLS midweek never disappoints

18:45 - SJ revival, ATL comeback & Wondo’s no goal

22:48 - Union break Sounders streak ... in Seattle

28:05 - How can the Sounders keep climbing?

31:00 - Do-or-die time as Red Bulls host TFC

33:03 - Tata Martino rumors + how it affects ATLUTD in 2018

36:23 - Montreal is loving life as NYCFC hit a wall

44:05 - ExtraTime Radio Mailbag (text 401-206-0MLS)

45:52 - How to raise a true MLS fan

47:11 - If you were soccer czar for the USMNT and MLS...

53:58 - MLS award throwbacks: Jesmond, Score-borg, & Firchau

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Toronto is the story right now starting with their wild 5-3 match vs the LA Galaxy to Zlatan's wondergoal 500th and then a Campeones cup preview from Toronto with Andrew and Bobby. Plus David and Doyle breakdown Montreal's huge win, the playoff scramble in the east and the middle of the west. Sam Stejskal joins to talk about the future set up of LAG, and what is going on with TFC.

 

3:00 Worries for Union?

7:35 Montreal turning a corner

10:50 Atlantic Cup shootout

13:58 Zlatan wonder strike and face off vs Michael Bradley

18:43 RSL leaves points on the board

20:38 SKC & FCD fight for the top of the West

24:22 Timbers woes

27:00 SEA continue their historic run

30:03 Sam Stejkal on LAG coaching & GM search

35:05 Sam on Bill Manning's view of what went wrong in 2018, and the fix for 2019

40:20 Mikael Stahre's departure from San Jose

46:27 Campeones Cup preview from Toronto

52:38 Interview with Greg Vanney

1:05:21 Mailbag

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All it took for USMNT fans to get hyped again was a little trash talk (and a win against Mexico). ESPN’s Herculez Gomez joins the guys to discuss Miazga vs. Lainez, the coaching search with no end in sight, the (higher than expected) ceiling of the USMNT and why Campeones Cup matters. Then Andrew, Dave and Bobby have the great Tyler Adams debate (RB or CM), try to figure out whether Tata Martino will stay or go in Atlanta, take sides between D.C. United and Montreal Impact in the playoff race and play ‘Name That DP!’ in the mailbag.

2:36 - How’d that win vs. El Tri make the guys feel?

11:51 - Herculez Gomez on Miazga trash talk, USMNT future

25:17 - Tyler Adams … RB or CM … the great debate

36:59 - Could Tata Martino say adios to ATLUTD?

45:32 - Who does Supporters’ Shield mean more to?

52:57 - D.C. United vs. Montreal Impact … Wiebe vs. Gass

58:52 - Trivia and more in the mailbag!

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Breaking news in Los Angeles ... Sigi Schmid is out as Galaxy head coach. Wiebe, Doyle and Warshaw jump in the Green Room to break down all the falling dominoes as one of MLS's traditional powers spirals into yet more chaos.

Also in this episode ... Comparing the USMNT to relationships, Tyler Adams as a the No. 6 of the future, Carlos Vela theories and Bird Dog sightings in the Mailbag.

3:37 Sigi Schmid out in LA

32:30 Weekend takeaways

40:03 Is USMNT harder to love?

57:25 Mailbag

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The guys chat MLS news from Miami's name/crest reveal to the release of the 2018 MLS playoff schedule. Then they look forward by power ranking the MLS Cup contenders, and previewing the USA-Brazil match.

Andrew chats with Adam Najem about making his debut for Afghanistan last month in a high profile friendly as the Afghan FA tries to rebuild the program.

1:07 Miami crest/name announcement

7:19 Top 10 MLS Cup contenders

24:06 USMNT expected XI and hopes for Brazil match

35:41 Adam Najem on making his debut for Afghanistan in their first home game in years.

56:55 Mailbag

59:05 USA/Brazil trivia and name that DP!

1:07:09 ETR Award categories for post season awards

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Wiebe is back after a week of MLS detox, and Bobby, Matt and David get him caught up after Week 27. Plus, with the USMNT World Cup cycle kicking off against Brazil and Mexico, the guys take a close look at Dave Sarachan's USMNT roster and the state of the program.

5:54 – D.C. United aren't going down without a fight

7:00 – So Real Salt are good now?

12:12 – Or are the LA Galaxy just that bad?

15:46 – Justin Meram is back, just when Crew SC need him

19:05 – Sounders make history with 8th straight win

24:45 – Sporting KC re-sign their core ... what does it mean?

30:08 – Montreal aren't the lame duck we thought they were

35:01 – Toronto FC meltdown continues

40:12 – USA vs Brazil: Doyle's wish list for Sarachan

50:58 – Where does USMNT forward pool stand?

1:00:25 – Sooooooo .... about that head coaching hire

1:06:43 – Nations League begins for Canada MNT

1:11:14 – Mailbag with Ben Baer!

Direct download: ETR_Sept_4_FINAL.mp3
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Sam Stejskal is in the house alongside Gass and Warshaw as they wax poetic about Clint Dempsey's greatness. They also look at the playoff shuffle after a wild midweek round, and look forward to the weekend.

 

3:45 Dempsey tribute

19:15 Red Bulls

22:30 What will it take for Philly to make the playoffs?

25:30 Sam talking Union project with Ale Bedoya

30:00 Timbers adding to the attack

32:08 FCD struggles with San Jose

36:50 What does Ciman’s departure mean for LAFC

41:44 What does Jonathan Osorio mean to TFC

50:00 previewing our 5 favorite matches of the weekend

1:09:43 Mailbag

1:12:49 which Rivalry Week game should you take a trip to

1:16:01 nicknames for Bobby

1:20:00 who has the bestsellers central midfield in the league

1:24:55 All-time USMNT best XI

Direct download: ETR_Aug30_1.mp3
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An action packed weekend to cover as Josef Martinez makes history and Heineken Rivalry Week shakes up the standings. Plus you the fans put Bobby Warshaw through the ringer in the mailbag.

 

2:02 Josef best MLS season ever

13:17 Sounders winning streak

15:10 Worries in Portland?

20:57 Red Bulls win 2018 Atlantic Cup

25:13 El Traffic year 1

28:43 TFC and Giovinco are back?

30:16 RSL rout in RMC

33:30 PHI learning to win ugly and where they still need to grow

46:21 Ben Olsen and squad rotation

49:56 What would it mean for Red Bulls to lead the Shield race for the week

52:24 TFC injury struggles and changes to come

56:06 FCD vs SKC race for top of the west

59:40 Mailbag with Ben Baer

Direct download: ETR_Aug27_1.mp3
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Heineken Rivalry Week is in full swing and the guys spend more than an hour in Wiebe's backyard sinking their teeth into the juiciest topics. First up, the NY Derby, in which the red and blue sides of New York shared the points but left with entirely different tastes in their mouths.

Plus, circling back on Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic's doubt F bombs, a disappointing (maybe?) season for the Dynamo, FC Dallas' quest for R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Josef Martinez's ho-hum record chase, the job at hand in Orlando for 2018 and much much more. Skip around using the guide below!

  • 2:55 - Double reds, shared points in NY Derby
  • 15:28 - Reading into Pauno's double F bomb
  • 20:20 - Should Dynamo fans be disappointed by 2018?
  • 30:53 - FC Dallas doesn't get a respect, but that might be a good thing
  • 34:45 - What Josef Martinez's record-breaking season says about MLS
  • 41:36 - What is James O'Connor's job in Orlando for the rest of 2018?
  • 49:40 - Who are the Montreal Impact? And are they good?
  • 1:02:30 - Who is Real Salt Lake's most important player? And why is it Sunny?
  • 1:06:46 - Atlantic Cup or NY Derby: Which is the better rivalry?
  • 1:12:20 - What's at stake in Cascadia? Winning streak x playoff position
  • 1:18:18 - ETR Mailbag ... aka the roast of Bobby and Wiebe

 

Direct download: ETR_Aug23_FINAL.mp3
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