Andrew Wiebe and Matt Doyle hunker down in the Green Room to discuss the news of the day, starting with Earnie Stewart's appointment as US men's national team GM. What is the job exactly? Why was Stewart the choice? Who will he hire as head coach? What do the Union do now?

Plus, MLS enters the fray in the US Open Cup, the Sounders face a long battle back to playoff contention, why a listener skipped a wedding for soccer and much more!

David Gass is headed to Russia for the World Cup. Is he prepared? Are the 19 MLS players called up by their countries (a record) this summer? The guys dig into CONCACAF's chances for glory and give Dave some much-needed advice ahead of his big adventure. Plus, MLS Week 14 highlights and lowlights (and those double red cards), an early MLS All-Star Fan XI presented by Target ballot and ExtraTime Radio Mailbag with Ben Baer.

Bobby Warshaw is back to help Andrew Wiebe and David Gass break down some prime midweek MLS, but first ... MLS burner accounts! Who has them in MLS? Who should have them? What are the ground rules? Plus, bad body language from Josef Martinez, a doop-fest in Philly, first-person experiences on the field in Cincy, USMNT preview and coaching rumors and a mailbag full of laughs and existential questions.

It is official: FC Cincinnati will be the 26th team in Major League Soccer, starting play in 2019, a matter of months. Technical director Luke Sassano is on the clock, and the guys chat with the former MLSer turned front office executive about what it will take to make FCC competitive in Year 1, how they'll use DP spots and TAM and what style of play we'll see on the field next March.

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Slow news week, huh? Andrew Wiebe and Sam Stejskal dig into all the big headlines around MLS, including Wayne Rooney's arrival in D.C., possible breaking news in Cincinnati, no longer untouchable Ignacio Piatti, those shady Albert Rusnak quotes and Patrick Vieira's week of "Will he stay, or will he go?"

Everything you missed or need to know from MLS Week 12. Plus, Sam Stejskal on Nashville's big hire and FC Dallas' USL team, and Paul Tenorio talking YAM ... errrrr ... Youth Transfer Fund.

PRO referees Mark Geiger and Jair Marrufo stop by on their way to Russia to help you understand how VAR will affect the World Cup and bring you behind the curtain in MLS.

Plus, Wiebe's adopted club comes up clutch with the upset in the US Open Cup, Bobby explains how to beat Atlanta United, the guys debate which New York manager is more vital for his respective club and Calen Carr stops in to talk The Movement and much more.

• 5:08 – Upsets galore in USOC action
• 11:16 – World Cup absences: Who will be hit the hardest in MLS?
• 16:17 – Bobby on how he'd beat Atlanta
• 19:40 – Enner Valencia and Keisuke Honda to MLS?
• 23:29 – Who would be missed more? Patrick Vieira or Jesse Marsch?
• 31:46 – Jair Marrufo and Mark Geiger on VAR and preparing for the World Cup
• 49:07 – ExtraTime Radio Mailbag
• 58:07 Calen on winning USOC with the Chicago Fire
• 1:04:34 – Parity in MLS, good or bad?

One third of the way through the MLS a chance to reset and see what have we learned? After a few great games over the weekend who has pushed their way into the Supporter’s Shield competition?

Alexi Lalas stops in to talk about his role on TV, preparing for the World Cup, the future of the USMNT, and much more.

5:45 MLS Tiers 1/3 of the way through the season

11:37 ORL-ATL

23:37 Where is RSL headed?

42:43 Alexi Lalas on his role on TV

54:52 Alexi on Wayne Rooney

1:01:55 Future of US soccer program and who could be manager?

1:17:39 Mailbag with Ben Baer

Could the Manchester United legend help open Audi Field? Wheels are in motion, and Andrew and David dig into what would be a blockbuster MLS move.

Also in this episode...

• Breaking down midweek action, including controversy in ATL
• Looking ahead to a Sunday of rivalry matches
• Nando Vila talks "We Came to Win" podcast
• MLS Players Union salary dump
• ETR Mailbag

Two months into the MLS season, and we're still trying to figure which teams are actually good, which are going fall back down to earth, which have had bum luck and which were out of the race before it even started.

On this episode, the guys try to answer those questions, then dig into the red-dominated NY Derby, Peter Vermes' extension in Kansas City, Orlando City's winning streak against subpar opposition and Seattle's stinker at home following a tough week.

• 3:51 – Red Wedding, Part 2 in NY Derby
• 14:32 – Peter Vermes’ extension and SKC’s future
• 28:36 – Are Orlando City any good?
• 34:10 – San Jose’s season gets worse
• 36:20 – Zlatan doesn’t hold back
• 43:21 – GAM, TAM and Sam Stejskal
• 44:13 – Surprise from the MLS Week 10
• 47:50 – Is stratification happening in MLS?
• 55:20 – World Cup effect is coming
• 57:52 – ExtraTime Mailbag
• 1:05:38 – $100 million transfers in MLS?