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The NWSL is getting weird and crazy, and Jordan Angeli and David Gass are back together to try and make sense of this unpredictable league. Houston is searching for a new direction, Orlando makes a major commitment to Barbra Banda, and the playoff race is tightening every week. The stretch run is here, and nobody seems ready to make it easy.
0:00 Intro
0:42 Gass is Back
4:34 Houston Cleans House
20:42 Utah Finds a Way
29:09 Barbra Banda is Staying in Orlando
37:01 Washington’s Missing Piece
45:24 Macario Out, Bonansea In
53:18 Is San Diego Peaking?
57:05 Angel City & Denver Go Wild
1:04:32 Playoff Race Heats Up

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Cavan Sullivan is making his case for the USMNT after another jaw-dropping performance, St. Louis is the hottest team in MLS and the Western Conference race is getting interesting. David Gass, Matt Doyle and special guest Andrew Wiebe discuss the Shield race, a surging FC Dallas and some intriguing games on the docket for this week, including the U.S. Open Cup semifinals.
0:00 Intro
5:15 Soccerwise MLS Media Collective
15:43 Rebirth of San Jose Earthquakes
25:25 Sporting KC Gets A Win
34:49 Cavan Sullivan is Cinema
55:42 St. Louis Keeps Rolling
1:08:28 Here Comes Dallas & Logan Farrington
1:17:03 Nashville In the Shield Driver’s Seat
1:21:53 Columbus vs. Orlando in Open Cup
1:27:08 Open Cup Semis: Colorado vs. St. Louis
1:33:43 Canadian Championship & Campeones Cup

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Mary Harvey has seen the women’s game from almost every angle in her career, as a USWNT goalkeeper to FIFA leader and WPS executive. Today, she leads the Center for Sport and Human Rights, and she joins Open Mic to talk about the evolution of women’s soccer, the lessons of its past and where the game goes next.
0:00 Intro
1:26 The 1991 World Cup
4:57 Harvey’s Journey to the USWNT
7:58 How 1991 Changed Women’s Soccer
11:53 Inside the 1996 USWNT
16:25 From Player to FIFA Leader
24:11 How World Cups Drive Development
28:26 What Happened to WPS?
35:12 The Future of the Women’s Game
41:51 The Responsibility of Each USWNT Generation
44:46 Sport, Human Rights & the 2026 World Cup
57:30 Harvey’s Favorite Sporting Events

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David Gass is back and is joined by Matt Doyle to break down MLS’ summer transfer window, the record spending, and the league’s place in the global market. Then they dive into the playoff race, from Nashville vs. Vancouver for the Supporters’ Shield to the contenders and the teams that could make a run to the postseason.
0:00 Gass is Back from Peru
7:28 What Happened in the MLS Transfer Window?
11:30 The Numbers & MLS in the Global Market
20:11 The MLS Grind is Setting In
25:57 Battle for the Shield: Nashville vs. Vancouver
33:57 Western Conference Contenders
39:00 Can San Jose Put It All Together?
42:49 Colorado, Seattle & West’s Playoff Picture
47:35 Philadelphia & Orlando’s Postseason Prospects
52:02 Toronto FC & Josh Sargent’s Fever Dream
55:50 Final Musings

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What comes next for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams? David Gass and Brian Dunseth look at Mauricio Pochettino’s second cycle with the USMNT, the players that are pushing to get into the team and what it could like for the next four years. Then, Michelle French, who coached the U.S. U-20s at two World Cups and was an assistant with the USWNT in 2015, joins Gass to talk about her experience, the decisions young players face between college, club and country and the path to the USWNT.
0:00 Intro
2:34 Pochettino’s Second Cycle
8:27 Players Left Off the World Cup Roster
12:23 How the USMNT Core Evolves
16:56 Reshaping U.S. Soccer
21:42 Building the Player Pathway
25:11 Win Now or Build Mode
29:26 What Will the September Camp Look Like?
43:11 Testing the USMNT Against Different Competition
49:40 Michelle French on the U-20 World Cup
52:41 Balancing College, Club & Country
56:41 The Evolution of Youth National Teams
59:22 College Soccer’s Strength
1:03:54 The Evolution of Women’s Soccer in the US

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