It's the dreaded international break where the MLS Playoffs go on hiatus, but fret not Cooligans listeners. There's still plenty to discuss. The USA is not going to the World Cup next summer, but that doesn't mean they've stopped playing soccer. We discuss the friendly in Portugal plus some of the new things happening in Major League Soccer! Segment 1: Pulisic wrote a scathing book report. Segment 2: What is you doin', Horvath? Sponsored by SeatGeek. Go to seatgeek.com or the SeatGeek app and use the promo code "COOLIGANS" for $20 off your first order! @notalexis @chrispolanco @soccercooligans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is a fact that many were not fascinated as Cristiano Ronaldo was honoured for a second successive time The Best Player of the Year in 2017 by FIFA. Just ....

Manchester City has turned into the Barcelona of English football this season after eleven victories and a draw against Everton at the openings of the Premier League. This feat comes ....

Columbus Crew's days might be numbered, but we try to find some solutions on today's episode as we are joined by politician and comedian Travis Irvine. We met Travis doing stand-up comedy in NYC, but he recently moved back to Ohio to run for office. Yes, that is real. He even has a documentary about the whole thing on Amazon Prime Video. Travis is also a huge Columbus Crew fan, so we try to figure out what in the world owner Anthony Precourt is doing to this club. Segment 1: Atlanta United is Don Garber's favorite child. Segment 2: Interview with Travis Irvine (@TravisIrvineUSA) Segment 3: WE TALKIN' PLAYOFFS! MATCHES: ATL v TOR POR v VAN SEA v COL HOU v CHI SJ v MIN Sponsored by SeatGeek. Go to seatgeek.com or the SeatGeek app and use the promo code "COOLIGANS" for $20 off your first order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With five Ballon d’Ors to his name, Cristiano Ronaldo will go down in history as one of the best footballers...

In today’s podcast, Robbie and Robbie take a look at the mid-week European action. Spurs earn a respectable point at the Bernabeu (1:07), Manchester City beat an incredible Napoli team (10:10), Liverpool thrash Maribor (15:05), Chelsea draw at home to Roma (16:03), Man United win in Portugal (21:45), while Arsenal beat Red Star Belgrade thanks to an incredible goal from Giroud (24:20) and Everton continue to struggle (25:50). Finally, the Robbies weigh in on Leicester City’s decision to fire Craig Shakespeare (31:50).

The USA is not going to World Cup 2018 so obviously the internet went wild, especially Jermaine Jones. JJ made a video on Instagram live and we made a little bit of fun of it, and boy oh boy, it is now most popular thing we've ever made. We're joined by Matthew Doyle today to make some sense of our feelings. He is known as the MLS Analyst, but today he's the MLS Therapist. Segment 1: Jermaine Jones forgot Instagram Live videos don't delete immediately. Segment 2: Interview w/ Matthew Doyle of Major League Soccer (@MattDoyle76) Segment 3: Penultimate Decision Day Matches: CHI v PHI NE v NYC RBNY v ATL SEA v FCD POR v DC Sponsored by SeatGeek. Go to seatgeek.com or the SeatGeek app and use the promo code "COOLIGANS" for $20 off your first order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The unbelievable seemed quite real some days ago. Argentina was almost to miss out the next year’s World Cup. The giants of South America will still be at the World ....

If the Supporters Shield is awarded to the best team in the league, shouldn't the worst team in the league receive an award? The Haters' Shield sounds right, but maybe there's a better name. Hit us up @soccercooligans and let us know what the name of the award for the team that stinks it up more than anyone else in Major League Soccer! Segment 1: Atlanta, here we come! Segment 2: It's Yeferson Savarino, not Jefferson Savarino! Matches: ATL v MTL POR v ORL RSL v SEA VAN v COL Few tickets still available for our Red Clay Comedy Festival Show! Go to soccercooligans.com for tickets! Only $10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest this week is Spurs and England legend Darren Anderton. Scorer of a spectacular goal in the 1998 World Cup against Colombia, winner of the 1999 League cup - and almost (still hurts) the man who scored the golden goal winner against Germany in Euro 96. We also have some exclusive gossip about Nigel Pearson’s order in a hardware store, weird shirt sponsors, plus we join Josh in another Italian piazza as he unearths more massively out of date transfer gossip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices