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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 Camp
27:10 USOC Recap
30:57 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 Summit
15:29 Game Breakdown DEN v WASH
23:38 Top Of The Table Show Angel City v Houston
29:44 San Diego Flying With Cat Macario Waiting In The Wings
36:52 Boston Score First Goal In Loss To Utah
43:21 2026 Power Rankings
49:27 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.
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3:13 Breaking Down the USMNT Performance
15:36 What Does Success Look Like for the U.S. this World Cup?
30:06 Italy Fails to Qualify Again for the World Cup
41:38 Best Things We've Seen this Week
52:47 Run Down of the Qualifiers
57:51 Picking Your 2nd World Cup Team
01:10:05 - Check-In with Brianna and Close

Well that didn't look so hot! Coming off the 5-2 loss by the USMNT vs Belgium David & Doyle talk through what they saw. From the biggest struggles to Pochettino's tactical wrinkles, and the few strong performances they saw. Then they discuss what they expect and would like to see vs Portugal on Tuesday night. Lastly with the MLS window closing but some big names being linked they talk about the blockbuster Georgi Minoungou trade in Colorado & Mo Salah's future.
4:15 USMNT Mentality Issues
11:23 Another Strong Weston McKennie Game
16:30 Pulisic's Struggles
23:15 Mark McKenzie Strong Day
28:55 "Winners" From The Day
33:58 Portugal v USMNT Preview
41:35 Rapids Spend $2mill On Georgi Minoungou
48:10 Mo Salah MLS Future
58:51 Casemiro's MLS Desire

On the verge of the biggest camp in Mauricio Pochettino's tenure with the USMNT David calls in the big names! Paul Tenorio (Messi Effect ) joins to talk about what this camp and the next three months need to look like for the USMNT. They debate some of the big roster decisions as well as where the sport sits on the precipice of the big tournament. Then Doyle is back in the saddle with David to talk about four teams who haven't gotten as much shine this year in MLS. They hit on what we've seen so far (and some transfers) for Colorado, Columbus, Charlotte & the Revs.
1:40 Paul Tenorio On All Things USMNT
32:01 Rapids Buying Their Hot Start?
40:51 Rocky Start For Henrik Rydstrom
49:53 Charlotte FC Club Progression?
55:51 Revs Falter Early Under New Regime