David Gass, Tom Bogert and Joe Lowery of Backheeled and Total Soccer Show dive into Concacaf Champions Cup, sprinkle in some MLS chatter. Then Gass welcomes Matt Doyle for the latest on the USMNT, player form and Paraguay, the Americans’ first World Cup opponent.

0:00 Intro

4:20 Mexico Camp Controversy

10:05 LAFC-Toluca Leg 2

18:26 Tigres Past Nashville

22:25 Does MLS Care About Concacaf?

27:35 Toronto FC & Inter Miami

35:03 Clash at the Top West

39:25 Save the Caps Latest

42:55 Yapi, D.C. United & Nashville

47:00 USMNT with Doyle

1:02:40 Talkin’ Paraguay

David Gass and Jordan Angeli met IRL then talked about the Boston Legacy getting their first NWSL win in the Expansion Derby and a high-scoring affair down in Florida between the Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit. The pair took a look at the power rankings and discussed who's at the top and who's bringing up the rear before looking ahead to this week's slate of games.

0:45 Gass and Jordan met IRL and follow us on our new Instagram @soccerwise.woso

7:30 Boston Legacy with their first win of the season

16:40 Denver Summit with two great goals, but still some wobbles

22:59 Washington and Orlando wildness

31:25 Top 4 in the power rankings, who’s #1?

37:45 The other end of the power rankings, Chicago and Louisville struggles

43:05 Utah, Houston, midweek and more games this weekend

47:35 SoCal Derby, Washington vs. Washington (Seattle Reign), Sofia Cantore

50:32 Olivia Moultrie youngest to 100 games played

Back chatting all things MLS are your favorite friends Tom Bogert, Matt Doyle, David Gass and Andrew Wiebe. The group looks back on the action in MLS from Week 11, talking Austin, St. Louis and the epic Orlando City comeback in Miami as well as LAFC, San Diego and NYCFC with an eye to the big Concacacf Champions Cup second leg games. Then they wrap things up with a Save the Caps! update and chat U.S. Men’s National Team players.

2:15 Gass enjoyed some USL League One action between FC Naples and One Knox

9:45 Brandon Vazquez, Owen Wolff are back for Austin, Christian Ramirez love

12:55 St. Louis in rebuild mode

21:10 Orlando with a wild comeback win against Miami

33:30 Doyle talks about his favorite new nerdy soccer website

35:50 LAFC getting results in both league play and Concacaf

43:28 Liga MX and MLS player movement and the U22 mechanism

46:38 San Diego and the Chucky Lozano Conundrum

57:35 Three game week was rough Vancouver, San Jose, Nashville

1:02:00 NYCFC keeps dropping points after a fast start

1:07:22 Vancouver Whitecaps update

1:15:40 Big second leg games in Concacaf Tuesday and Wednesday

1:27:10 USMNT players - Weekend in review

Michele Giannone, reporter for MLS on Apple TV, joins David for the first half of the show to talk a busy week already with Concacaf Champions Cup, U.S. Open Cup and more. Then Matt is back to talk about the USMNT, and Christian Pulisic’s performance heading into the World Cup.

7:30 LAFC downs Toluca in Leg 1 and Schedule Talk

25:48 Surridge-less Nashville battles Tigres in 1st Leg loss

32:20 No Cupsets in the U.S. Open Cup, Quarterfinals Matchups

42:35 James Rodriguez Conundrum, Minnesota-Columbus Preview

48:40 The State of Christian Pulisic, Santiago Giménez, Eredivise

1:07:32 Polish FA hanging out with Julian Hall’s mom, USMNT GK chatter

David and Jordan are back as they discuss the NWSL’s newest expansion team, Columbus, and the league’s decision to keep the calendar as is for now. Then they recap a slate of midweek games, including a top-of-the-table clash between Portland and San Diego, and look ahead to some of the most interesting matches this weekend before rounding things out with their Power Rankings.

4:45 - Columbus officially joins the NWSL ranks

12:00 - NWSL calendar change on hold

17:20 - Top of the Table Clash - Portland against San Diego

24:12 - Gotham makes it back-to-back wins, Boston is still a work in progress

27:55 - Washington is starting to click

32:25 - Friday Night Lights - Houston vs. Seattle

35:30 - Weekend Watches - 2024 Champ Rematch, Expansion Derby, NorCal vs. SoCal

40:45 - Power Rankings

Your favorite foursome is back together again as Tom Bogert, Matt Doyle, David Gass, and Andrew Wiebe talk about a big upcoming week for Major League Soccer with the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals and U.S. Open Cup. The gang also takes a quick look back at the best of the weekend from MLS, with an eye on the West Coast.

• 7:50 - Vancouver is flying, so ‘Save the Caps!’
• 19:46 - What’s up with Sporting Kansas City?
• 28:22 - Chicago on “Fire”. We have Hugo Cuypers!
• 30:07 - Atlanta and Austin back in the winning column
• 36:35 - Who are the top scorers in CF Montreal history?
• 39:05 - Doyle has CCL fever - I believe in LAFC and Nashville.
• 46:37 - Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals Preview - Nashville takes on Tigers, LAFC battles Toluca
• 59:25 - MLS Weekend Notes - Best in the West.
• 1:07:00 - U.S. Open Cup Fever - We Love One Knox!
• 1:13:28 - USMNT Nuggets - 16-year-old Mathis Albert, The statue of Cobi Jones

First midweek games in Major League Soccer this season is in the books and it delivered. Tom & David sit down to revel in the madness that was four goal thrillers and goalkeeper heroics. They ask some big questions surrounding the NY teams and Austin. Then Matt Doyle joins the fray to continue the conversation on Daryl Dike's potential World Cup Chances, some call up controversy, and they draft the most likely late roster US Men's National Team pushes.

• 5:38 Goalfests At NYC
• 17:48 TFC Goalkeeper Tying Goals
• 24:15 Orlando Smokes Charlotte FC
• 26:35 Quakes Comeback & Austin Woes
• 39:00 USMNT Segment With Matt Doyle
• 39:30 Daryl Dike's World Cup Prospects
• 49:10 Mexico Claims About Obed Vargas Call-ups
• 52:00 Jackson Ragen No Calls
• 56:00 Young Player USMNT WC Roster Draft

A show we are so excited to share with you at Soccerwise. First David digs into the big breaking news around NWSL with Jeff Kassouf(ESPN). They talk about the details about the growing momentum to an NWSL schedule change & the recent expansion news in Columbus. Then David sits down with San Diego Wave star Kenza Dali for one of the best soccer conversations you will ever hear. She talks about her beliefs and goals in the game, and takes you on to the field in San Diego.

• 2:09 David's Thoughts On NWSL Schedule Change
• 10:00 Jeff Kassouf On Schedule Change News
• 19:13 Jeff on Columbus Expansion
• 26:12 Kenza Dali Interview