That's So MLS

Nick and Bates talk the week's MLS games, including a goal that wasn't, the LA Galaxy rout of Kansas City, what defenders should be asking for in the next CBA and a walkout in Seattle.

Nick and Bates talk all the games on a lighter international break week, NWSL, Canada's Nations League swing against Cuba, MLS' one-sided "debate" and who we'd be excited to see in the MLS playoffs.

It wouldn't be MLS without some unlikely heroes and this week it's none other than: Colorado and Minnesota?! We also dissect the ongoing saga that is MLS fighting supporters on what exactly a fascist is. After we recorded, the Whitecaps responded that they didn't "mean" to ban a supporter, simply to warn them. We're not buying it.

Nick and Bates talk away trips to Montreal, the Whitecaps' record-setting performance in a loss to San Jose, a blowaway El Trafico and not fighting your own fans, as well as a starmaking display in Kansas City.

What would the tail end of the MLS season be without the announcement of another club?! We talk about the news from St. Louis, some reorganization at the Whitecaps, and of course all the games and news from the game week.

There was some great footy this week but unfortunately supporters had to reckon with getting tossed out of stadiums, receiving bans, and having their belongings confiscated, all because the league can't decide how it feels about supporting fascists, Nazis, and violent thugs. We do talk about the golazos, the continued dominance of some familiar faces, and the firing of two MLS coaches, one who couldn't keep from blowing his lid and the other because he lost to Philadelphia?

Andrew and Nick talk Alejandro Bedoya's call to end gun violence, DC's busy transfer day and a goal-filled *checks notes* Colorado Rapids game?

Nick, back from international duty, and Bates tackle the newest calamity plaguing the Rapids, Whitecaps getting a point, the All-Star Game and the post-World Cup NWSL bump.

With Nick on international duty, Ricardo Bortolon returns to talk with Bates about El Trafico, bad boy Zlatan, Whitecaps, and the NWSL homecoming matches.

Andrew and Nick talk last weekend's MLS games, including Vako leading a defeat of the Galaxy, Vancouver in the doldrums and relationships between referees and coaches.

While some of our favorite teams continue to struggle, the LAFC juggernaut continues to roll (mostly over us) and San Jose, New England, and Cincinnati (?!) all begin to find their form. We also discuss what, if anything, changes now that the Women's World Cup is over.

In a not so great if you're a Canada or Whitecaps fan kind of week, we turn our attention to our beloved but still struggling Caps, some upsets in the Women's World Cup, and all the MLS matches of a busy soccer week. Most surprisingly, all of a sudden the team to beat in the league is... San Jose? We talk about the Quakes revolution as well as how teams like New England and Colorado have also been able to change their fortunes.

This week we talk about Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT continued dominance, people's discomfort with politics in sports, heartbreak for the Canadians and then a week of MLS matches that really didn't tell us too much about any team except that the Whitecaps still really like to make life hard for Rooney still really doesn't like Orlando.

This week as the international break continues, we turn our attention almost solely to the Women's World Cup including all the drama from the group stages, our not so hot take on a number of retaken penalties, and what it will take to stop the powerhouse teams. We also briefly chat about the US Open Cup, Canadian Premier League piggybacks, and some bad news for one of our favourite MLS players.

Nick and Andrew talk the first round of Women's World Cup games, U.S. as soccer villains, ways to fix the handball rule and an all-time goalkeeping howler.

This week we break down a comical week chock full of mistakes at the back (that continued at the time of recording) and look at the teams whose favours are starting to change ahead of the break, and those who just can't seem to catch a break.

This week we take a look at a tale of two very different LA teams, a massive away effort from San Jose, and finally some movement from the Whitecaps to address abuse allegations. We also dissect the teams who are on the rise, bounding up and down, and those who are flat-lining.

This week we tip our hats to Chris Wondolowski as he broke the all-time MLS scoring record in emphatic fashion. We talk about teams like LA Galaxy and San Jose getting a much needed boost, as well as where some clubs continue to just spin their wheels.

Nick and Andrew talk the week's MLS news, including emergency Bruce Arena, the Galaxy's shifting luck and the next stage in Whitecaps protests.

Nick and Andrew talk an all-time VAR mishap in Columbus vs. DC, a sloppy Whitecaps game and Andrew's trip to see the HFX Wanderers season opener.

This week we start with a look at the ongoing dumpster fire that is the Whitecaps front office and response to abuse allegations. We break down some teams that just can't quit: especially Houston and Montreal, who seem content to (not so) quietly climb up the table. Plus we dive into the first ever weekend of Canadian Premier League action. Oh yeah, and Philly won while we recorded.

In an action packed week, we were seeing 50 shades of blue as MLS teams donned their parley kits for Earth Day, which taught us... something about Earth? The Earthquakes bounced back, giants continued to stumble, and the Whitecaps very nearly played well over two games. We also cover some of the disconnect that seems to be happening between clubs and their fan base, especially with another walkout planned in Vancouver.

In another week of unpredictable games and results, we look at some teams that are starting to right their respective ships, and also at some MLS giants who seem to be a long way off. We talk about behaviour from players as well, including a rare moment of taking Ibra's side and of course we talk about Kaku kicking a ball at fans.

(For games the week of April 11) This week we look at some unlikely winners who have perhaps turned their MLS fortunes around.

On a week where teams continued to keep 11 players on the pitch, we examine the very good, the very bad, and the San Jose in another wildly entertaining week of games. We also discuss just how much water is too much water and the unlikely ascension of some old MLS laughing stocks.

Andrew and Nick tackle the games from a short week in MLS, including another rough ref night for RSL and a possible explanation for what #DOOP means. Plus, Canada at the Nations League and TFC has a player suspended for the season — in eSports.

Nick and Andrew talk FC Cincinatti's home debut, a lopsided DC United win, unfortunate double yellows and unfortunate fashion choices.

Andrew and Nick talk the week's games, including a flick and a stomp, Canada practice jerseys and Tyrone Mears' MLS memories.

Andrew and Nick talk the return of MLS, including the ever-changing fortunes of Toronto FC, a new-look Vancouver Whitecaps and a sudden snowstorm in Colorado-Kansas City. Plus, we chat with Halifax Wanderers head coach Stephen Hart about getting ready for the first Canadian Premier League season.

The new MLS season has begun! Andrew and Nick talk their introductions to soccer and introduce you to the whopping 24 MLS teams, with a view to where they've been and where they're going.

Nick and Andrew talk new old stars, Toronto's Champions League stumbles, Vancouver's clean break and Canadian Premier League heels.

Andrew and Nick talk the key departures as the European transfer window closed, including Sebastian Giovinco leaving Toronto FC and Miguel Almiron finally finding a suitor. Plus, Vancouver and Montreal get pickups, but but Nashville gets blocked.

Nick and Andrew talk about an assortment of offseason news bites, including TFC and Gregory Van Der Wiel, teams with too many Designated Players, the last year of Tim Howard's career and some draft notes.

Nick and Andrew are back in 2019 with reflections on the Crew, roster moves and rumours, Cincinatti, DC United's TV deal and a fond farewell to referee Mark Geiger.

This week on the show we pay tribute by looking back at the impact of the recently passed Sigi Schmid. We also give the rundown on all of the major transfers and moves, including Atlanta's new coach, and a familiar face from Dijon...

Nick and Andrew talk the MLS Cup final, Atlanta's rise to the top and where each team goes from here, as well as talk about how Cincinnati and Vancouver are being (re)built after the Expansion Draft.

Andrew and Nick talk the conference finals and preview MLS Cup, including how Portland and Atlanta can win, how Peter Vermes will ground you all, and how Zlatan made Nick throw his headphones.

Andrew and Nick talk the Red Bulls' meltdown in Atlanta in the first leg of the Eastern Conference finals, whether or not it dooms their chances, as well as VAR, disallowed goals and a serviceable first leg for Portland against Sporting Kansas City.

In a double-episode mid-post-season international break, Nick and Andrew trawl through the interviews Andrew got from the end-of-year Whitecaps press conference and make sense of a series of controversial comments. With Russell Teibert, Doneil Henry, Kei Kamara, Stephen Marinovic & Felipe Martins.

Nick and Andrew talk a whirlwind weekend of games, including the heartstopping Seattle vs. Portland second leg and a three-game Sunday that left us soccer-filled (and asleep for parts of it, in Andrew's case.)

Nick and Andrew talk the knockout rounds and playoff first legs, including the end of LAFC and DC's seasons as well as a poorly-issued promise. Plus, stand sternly with new Whitecaps manager Marc Dos Santos!

@This week we look at the final stretch of games in regular league, including a few shock upsets. We also discuss the likelihood of Ibra coming back next season, as well as the implosion of the Whitecaps at their end of season presser, which Andrew got to attend.

Nick and Andrew talk the penultimate weekend of regular season games, which happened in two simultaneous bursts meaning infinite soccer. It included the fights for the final playoff spots, with DC making it and Vancouver slipping out, as well as the MLS salaries release.

Nick and Andrew talk the smattering of games that took place in the international break, #SavedTheCrew, the Canada men's team win in the CONCACAF Nations League, the CONCACAF Women's Championship final and welcome special guest Peter Czimmerman, president of the Vancouver Southsiders supporters group, to talk about the Caps' strange season.

Nick and Andrew talk a week of emphatic results as the strings draw tighter, the end of Toronto's playoff push and the CONCACAF Women's Championship.

It's our 50th episode! Nick and Andrew talk Zlatan's magic, emphatic results and stalemates in the playoff race and LAFC's invincibility powerup.

Andrew and Nick talk the news that Whitecaps manager Carl Robinson has been released after a weekend where Vancouver and Toronto saw their playoff hopes fade. Plus, all the MLS games and the NWSL final.

This week, Nick and Andrew talk Zlatan's roundhouse kick, Bradley Wright-Phillips' bicycle kick and a few other games that had kicks in them, including the Portland-Seattle NWSL semifinal.

Andrew and Nick talk an abbreviated schedule of league games during an international break, including DC and Wayne Rooney's resurgence, as well as the departure of Sigi Schmid, Tata's choice, Canada and the CONCACAF Nations League and the end of the NWSL regular season.

Andrew and Nick talk a week of upsets, with RSL routing LA as well as both New Yorks and Atlanta, of all people, losing on the road. We also talk about the Whitecaps of the East, Philadelphia, as well as the Whitecaps of the West, the Whitecaps.