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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:
-Nashville SC winning 2026 MLS Supporters' Shield
-St. Louis City SC winning 2026 U.S. Open Cup over Columbus Crew
-Forge FC winning Canadian Championship over CF Montreal
-Major issues around CF Montreal & D.C. United
-Carles Gil entering MLS history with his 100th career assist for New England
-Upcoming MLS retirements; Diego Chara, Joe Willis, Andrew Farrell, & Evan Bush
-Upcoming fight for MLS Cup Playoffs in the Eastern Conference; Orlando City, FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew, New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC, & NYCFC all vying for 3 spots
-Similar fight for the playoffs in the Western Conference; Colorado Rapids, Seattle Sounders, Real Salt Lake, Los Angeles Galaxy, Portland Timbers, & Minnesota United
-And more!!!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

• U.S. Open Cup Final Preview/Predictions: Columbus Crew vs St. Louis City
• Canadian Championship Final Preview/Predictions: CF Montreal vs Forge FC
• St. Louis City's record 21 game unbeaten streak
• Philadelphia Union keep rolling in MLS & Cavan Sullivan's continued success
• FC Dallas stay in the top of the Western Conference fight
• Nashville SC chasing MLS history of single season points record
• U.S. Women's National Team performances vs Spain
• Newly announced Crest Cup for U.S. women clubs
• Jason's games of the weekend
• And more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-USMNT successful window of friendlies vs Peru, Chile, Mexico, & Canada

-Top performing players like; Alex Freeman, Cavan Sullivan, Julian Hall, Tyler Adams & more

-Overall thoughts about USMNT position groups

-Looking ahead to the two upcoming USWNT friendlies vs Spain

-MLS returns with a hot St. Louis City side, struggling LAFC, & more

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-Mauricio Pochettino calling in his latest USMNT roster & first since the 2026 World Cup

-Exciting young talent stepping into the U.S. Men's National Team roster; Cavan Sullivan, Neil Pierre, Mathias Albert, Diego Kochen, Frankie Westfield, & more

-Federico Higuain's dismissal from the Columbus Crew

-Columbus Crew defeating Orlando City in their U.S. Open Cup semifinal to advance to the 2026 Open Cup Final

-St. Louis City defeating Colorado Rapids in their U.S. Open Cup semifinal to advance to the 2026 Open Cup Final

-CF Montreal defeating the Vancouver Whitecaps in their Canadian Championship semifinal to advance to the 2026 Canadian Championship Final

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-Each & every (mostly) club's summer transfer window with our thoughts

-In 2027 all U.S. based MLS clubs will be back participating in the U.S. Open Cup

-From Raphael Navarro, to Breel Embolo, Antoine Griezmann, and every move in between... we have your complete transfer window wrap up here for this summer!

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-USMNT talent on the move in Europe; Rokas Pukstas, Caleb Wiley, Damion Downs, and more

-Potential new MLS Cup Playoffs format being discussed

-Kily Gonzalez announced as Inter Miami's newest Manager

-MLS's Leagues Cup failures as all 4 MLS clubs lose in the Quarterfinals to Liga MX sides

-Sporting Kansas City's spending spree & roster moves; Andre Luiz, Owen Wolff, Dejan Joveljic, Manu Garcia, & Nico Fernandez offer to NYCFC

-Dejan Joveljic arriving to the Seattle Sounders

-Austin FC clearing house & making moves ahead of 2027; Owen Wolff, Jayden Nelson, new Sporting Director Khaled El-Ahmad, and more

-Atlanta United land their next star DP, Breel Embolo coming over from Ligue 1

-Portland Timbers sale of Kevin Kelsy to Rangers FC in Scotland for $13m fee

-Real Salt Lake officially selling Zavier Gozo to Crystal Palace in the Premier League

-Mark McKenzie's return to MLS & the Philadelphia Union ahead of the 2027 season

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-Larry Berg stepping in as the new MLS Commissioner replacing Don Garber

-Mauricio Pochettino is back as the Manager of the USMNT through 2030

-Lucas Herrington's record transfer from the Colorado Rapids to Hull City

-Sporting Kansas City potentially spending $18m on Andre Luiz?

-Zavier Gozo heading to Crystal Palace from Real Salt Lake

-The Emmanuel Latte Lath era in Atlanta United ends

-The LA Galaxy bringing in Chucky Lozano & Sergi Roberto while selling Edwin Cerrillo

-Leagues Cup kicks off with some amazing Round 1 games!

-Jason's games of the week

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-Who's been HOT since coming back from the World Cup break; LAFC, Orlando City, NYCFC, & more

-Who's been NOT since coming back from the World Cup break; Seattle Sounders, New York Red Bulls, & more

-Sebastian Berhalter and Max Arfsten headed to Middlesbrough from MLS

-More transfers from this summer

-Leagues Cup is here!!!

-Jason's games of the week

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-Spain's 1-0 World Cup Final win vs Argentina

-Portland Timbers new Manager in Marti Cifuentes

-Portland Timbers big 5-1 win over Seattle Sounders & LAFC 3-0 win over LA Galaxy last week

-Hugo Cuypers departing the Chicago Fire

-Kai Wagner returns to the Philadelphia Union

-Are St. Louis City on the verge of being a ton of fun? Summer signings of Carlo Holse & Alexandru Matan

-Nashville SC only reinforcing the league's best team with a summer signing of Elias Saad

-Los Angeles Galaxy signing former Celtic FC star Kyogo Furuhashi

-Eric Bailly to the Columbus Crew via free agency

-Jason's games of the week

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-Spain's 2-0 World Cup Semifinal win over France

-Argentina's 2-1 come from behind win over England

-Looking ahead to the World Cup Final between Spain & Argentina

-Steve Cherundolo hired as Manager of the U.S. U23s ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics

-Jim Curtin in at Austin FC, Bradley Carnell out in Philadelphia Union, & the rest of the Managerial openings around MLS

-Tim Bezbechenko's return to Columbus & Haslam Sports Group

-Robert Lewandowski signing for the Chicago Fire. His fit in Gregg Berhalter's system, how he works with Hugo Cuypers, and more

-Orlando City SC loading up for 2nd half of season with Antoine Griezmann's arrival & Daryl Dike's return to the club

-Columbus Crew moving on from Diego Rossi & signing a new DP attacker in Brais Mendez

-Charlotte FC's new DP winger in Allan Saint-Maximin replacing Wilfried Zaha

-Duncan McGuire's arrival to Houston Dynamo

-Looking at the potential big summer for the Los Angeles Galaxy after the transfers of Gabriel Pec & Mauricio Cuevas

-NYCFC's new DP attacker in Benie Traore along with the returns of James Sands & Mitja Ilenic

-Canadian Championship Quarterfinal games for the Vancouver Whitecaps & CF Montreal

-Jason's games of the week

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-The U.S.'s 4-1 loss vs Belgium to be eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup
-Top players for the U.S. at this World Cup; Malik Tillman, Folarin Balogun, Alex Freeman, & Chris Richards
-Should Mauricio Pochettino be back as USMNT Manager?
-Does Christian Pulisic deserve the blame and hate he's getting?
-MLS not taking advantage of the World Cup moment
-The good, the bad, and the ugly for the U.S.
-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat:

-The U.S.'s 2-0 win over Australia in their 2nd World Cup Group Stage game; tactics shift, Australia's subs, and more
-Christian Pulisic's injury, cause for concern?
-Folarin Balogun & Alex Freeman's performance so far in this World Cup
-A dominant World Cup so far from the USMNT & how that feels
-How we feel about the game vs Turkiye, who should play, who should sit, etc
-Looking a bit ahead to the U.S.'s 1st knockout stage game vs Bosnia
-A historic World Cup so far for Canada despite losing to Switzerland
-Some of the fun stories of Curacao, Cape Verde, and more!
-Lionel Messi's continued greatness
-Tom's experience going to the Norway vs Senegal game
-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom is out so Jason hosts! Jason is joined by an old friend of the MLS Aces Podcast to chat:

-USMNT dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup

-Opening games from around the FIFA World Cup

-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason catch up with some news around MLS, U.S. Soccer, & More:

-We chat about each 2026 FIFA World Cup Group
-Make predictions for 1-4 in each group
-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom is solo to catch up with some news around MLS & U.S. Soccer:

-USMNT roster position by position; goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, & forwards
-Chat around Diego Luna, Tanner Tessmann, Aidan Morris, & others who missed out
-Our guesses of who Pochettino pick's in his best XI
-Our picks for the best XI from this 26 man roster
-MLS current representation at the World Cup
-U.S. vs Senegal
-U.S. upcoming game vs Germany
-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom is solo to catch up with some news around MLS & U.S. Soccer:

-MLS players current & old getting called into World Cup rosters
-Austin FC have fired Nico Estevez & Rodolfo Borrell
-Columbus Crew have fired Henrik Rydstrom
-U.S. Open Cup QF updates; Columbus Crew defeat NYCFC, Orlando City dominate Atlanta United, Colorado Rapids shutout San Jose Earthquakes, St. Louis City defeat Houston Dynamo in PKs
-Canadian Championship 1st round updates; Toronto FC defeat & CF Montreal win
-James Rodriguez's time in Minnesota United
-ConcaChampions chat about MLS, Nashville SC, & LAFC
-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat through all things:

-Vancouver Whitecaps leaving Vancouver? #SaveTheCaps
-Possible relocation to Las Vegas
-Atlanta United's 2-0 U.S. Open Cup win over Charlotte FC
-San Jose Earthquake's 4-2 U.S. Open Cup win over Minnesota United
-San Jose's dominance in MLS action & leading the Supporters' Shield
-Vancouver Whitecaps & Seattle Sounders strong MLS play & winning culture
-Nashville SC ConcaChampions Semi-Final Leg 1, MLS action, & more
-LAFC ConcaChampions upcoming Semi-Final, mixed MLS play as of late, & more
-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat through all things:

-Matt Crocker OUT as U.S. Soccer's Sporting Director
-Marco Donadel fired as Manager of CF Montreal
-Javier Mascherano stepping down as Manager of Inter Miami
-Nashville SC knock out Club America in Champions Cup
-Seattle Sounders fall just short in Champions Cup to Tigres
-LAFC dominate Cruz Azul in Champions Cup
-LA Galaxy get handled & eliminated by Toluca in Champions Cup
-MLS clubs enter the Round of 32 for the U.S. Open Cup
-Louisville City, Colorado Springs Switchbacks, & One Knoxville complete upsets over MLS opposition to move on to the Round of 16 in the Open Cup
-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat through all things:

-USMNT Loss vs Belgium
-Live watching USMNT vs Portugal
-MLS club chats we've missed
-U.S. Open Cup update
-And much more!

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On this episode of the MLS Aces Podcast, Tom & Jason chat through all things:

-Antoine Griezmann officially signing with Orlando City
-Sam Vines signing with Houston Dynamo
-Casemiro coming to MLS this summer?
-Other MLS moves; Santi Moreno to FC Dallas, Kosi Thompson to Colorado Rapids, & Marcos Zambrano to New England Revolution
-Patrick Schulte replacing Roman Celentano on the USMNT roster
-FC Dallas 4-3 win over Houston Dynamo in a Copa Tejas matchup!
-San Jose Earthquakes with a definitive 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps
-FUN matchup between San Diego FC & Real Salt Lake in 2-2 draw
-FC Cincinnati fans booing
-LAFC's record start to the MLS season
-U.S. Open Cup update
-And much more!

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