What a weekend of International soccer! Alexi Lalas and David Mosse dive into all the action including the USMNT opponents in Qatar. How did Mexico fare in their two matches? We then look ahead to the weekend of club soccer as the EPL has two massive heavyweight bouts on tap. Will Arsenal stay at the top of the table and take down Tottenham? In our #AskAlexi and One for the Road segments, we let the US fans air out all of the grievances following the Japan and Saudi Arabia matches... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The last friendly before the World Cup is another stinker, pretty much. We talk about some hopeful reasons that these games aren't predictive of how we'll perform in Qatar, but also give full-throated voice to the doomsday sentiments, and then work our way through the action of this game, mostly the first half.

- 2022 COG T-SHIRTS! BUY NOW! http://www.cornerofthegalaxy.com/SHOP - SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: http://cornerofthegalaxy.com/subscribe/ - COG LA GALAXY DISCORD: https://discord.gg/drr9HFZY2P COG STUDIOS, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy could be one win away from clinching a 2022 playoff spot. And from where they are standing right now, they might even find a home playoff game if they keep playing the way they are. On today's show, hosts Josh Guesman and Kevin Baxter discuss the 3-2 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night and why the Galaxy now have an identity. How important were the additions of Gaston Brugman and Riqui Puig? And why is the 4-3-3 the way the Galaxy close out this season? Plus, has Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez done enough to deserve another year on his contract? Would you re-sign a player who scored 34 goals in his last two seasons and is the team's MVP once again? Or is it time to ship the all-time leader in goal scoring for the Mexican National team elsewhere? And all the little interesting things that the guys get to talk about because it looks like the Galaxy are actually going to make the playoffs. Can you say "playoff bracket?" We've got a good one for you today! Thanks for listening!

We talk a lot about Atlanta United's win over Toronto FC's 4-2. It was great evening at the benz, but scary for a soccer brainiac, if you are Dave. Why play 1 man back when we are up 3-2 in the 80th min, only if you are crazy Pineda! Park the bus. No thanks he says, let's gamble the season. Purata's hattrick was worth it I guess.... Shambolic. We talk about it all.

Tales of Inspiration, Service and Terror — from American Soccer’s Before Time Casey Bahr’s journey from the Naval Academy to the ’72 Olympics, from the Philadelphia Atoms to the Philadelphia Fever, with a stop-off to claim that the German American Football Association might have been better than the NASL…for a year or two anyway. Casey…

Hoo boy. Feels a little like 2019. Berhalter says we need centerbacks who can hold a high line but we couldn't establish a high line because we couldn't possess the ball in part because one of our centerbacks isn't a good passer. Add in a brutal performance from the midfield and this was a bad one. Mixed zone audio courtesy Sanjay Sujanthakumar.

The Sun's Martin Lipton joins Ger and Johnny on #OTBAM to react to Son Heung-min findinf his form for Spurs with a hat-trick against Leicester, plus the other main takeaways from this weekend's Premier League action. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball, in association with Gillette | #EffortlessFlow

Atlanta United 4-1 Loss to Philadelphia Union Ends Hope Even with a Win at home over DC United - Pineda must go in our opnion and he's made his bed with continual bad decisions and continual starts fo RRN. Who is driving the bus, Boca Boca? Who could even sack Gonzalo Pineda with any authority? We don't know. But we need a replacement ASAP.

Dave and Mike discuss the big problems of Atlanta United and Gonzalo Pineda. The draw against Columbus puts the playoff hopes on final life support. How do we go into 2023? The future is very foggy for Atlanta United fans.

What does MLS beating Liga MX AGAIN mean? Are we best friends with Chicharito and Carlos Vela? Are Chicharito and Carlos Vela even friends in real life? We hosted a watch party for MLS champion NYCFC and the result wasn't great . Austin FC comes back against SKC in phenomenal fashion. Will Seattle miss the playoffs?!? To get more exclusive content join Gully Squad at https://www.patreon.com/SoccerCooligans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices