Start the clock the 2018 MLS season is here so the gang is going to give you the full breakdown. All 23 teams 4 minutes each what to watch for, 2018 expectations, who are the stars going to be and so much more. In the mailbag the Research Baer joins the group for all hands on deck predictions for every individual award and many that we just made up.

Andrew returns with David and Doyle as does an ETR legend to help host the show. The gang breaks down CCL action so far and the Unions hunt for a number ten. In the second and third segments Shawn Francis stops in to talk about his Black History Month feature on Cobi Jones, race in soccer, and much more.

The entire ExtraTime Radio crew has come down with a fever ... #CCLFever. With CONCACAF Champions League back for 2018, David, Bobby and Matt take a close look at all five MLS participants as MLS attempts to scale Mount Liga MX. The guys break down each team's offseason moves, expectations for 2018 and, most importantly, their chances of winning the tournament. In the mailbag, Ben Baer steps in to tell the guys about the 2018 changes for MLS Fantasy and talk Orlando City’s exciting offseason.

SHOW SHORTCUTS...

• 5:00 - Toronto FC leads CCL charge after treble triumph
• 10:45 - Can the Rapids surprise everyone?
• 16:32 - What's it like to play in CONCACAF? Warshaw on his CCL days
• 17:47 - FC Dallas look to get over the hump after 2017 CCL disappointment
• 30:14 - Will Red Bulls high press translate to CONCACAF after offseason of change?
• 44:00 - Sounders have been here before ... but can this team do it in in El Salvador (then Mexico)?
• 49:00 - Which MLS side has the best shot at lifting the trophy? 
• 50:20 - Ben Baer gets you ready for the 2018 MLS Fantasy season
• 1:00:03 - Which clubs have the most to lose in 2018? 

The guys are back in the green room, digging into the Yamil Asad trade (left back, Bobby?), a new Young DP in Dallas and all the latest news around MLS.

In the second segment (25:49), our interview with Mike Petke from Orlando, in which the Real Salt Lake boss describes his offseason trip to Africa, 2018 outlook and managerial style.

Finally, Bobby Boswell joins Andrew (48:07) to celebrate one of the most underrated careers in MLS history. Banter? Yeah, Bobby's got it.

In this episode ... Exclusive interview with the red side of New York's Jesse Marsch + Story Time with MLS original (and MLS Cup champ) Robin Fraser.

ExtraTime Radio brings you exclusive interviews with Toronto FC's Greg Vanney and the Colorado Rapids' Anthony Hudson, who'll face off in just 12 days in the only MLS vs. MLS matchup in the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16!

Vanney is up first, explaining how the Reds build a juggernaut, what the treble means to the club and the league, how they plan on getting over the Liga MX hump in CCL plus the fallout from Trinidad & Tobago and how Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley required different management techniques.

Next, Hudson introduces himself to MLS fans. How did his famous father's influence (and shadow) shape his childhood and playing career? Once he hung up his boots, who did he lean on to learn a new craft? How did he end up in Marcelo Bielsa's barn talking soccer for hours? How does he plan on making the Rapids a playoff contender?

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Welcome to MLS, Gio Savarese! The new Timbers' head coach joins Andrew and David to explain why the timing was finally right to come to leave the Cosmos and what Portland fans should look forward to in 2018.

Also in this episode, Bobby Warshaw's players-only guide to preseason, all the latest MLS transfer news, #CCLFever Bingo and more!

The news never ends in MLS so the guys look to tackle all latest on Jack Harrison's transfer, additions in TFC, potentially DPs for the Red Bulls & Sporting KC, plus more movement in Orlando. The guys sat down with Jason Kreis while they were in Orlando for a relaxed wide ranging conversation.