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After a two-week sprint, four teams are left standing in the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs. Andrew, David and Doyle gather in the Green Room to rehash all the action. First, why is Dome Torrent going off on reporters and what happened to NYCFC post-Vieira? Second, Atlanta United are back, and they’re pretty darn scary. Third, the Red Bulls did what their regular season suggested they would! Is the curse waning? And what now for Gregg Berhalter? Finally, Sporting KC held on by the skin of their teeth at home despite Mike Petke making some head-scratching lineup decisions. Oh, and stick around for some critical evaluation of the MLS awards season, Best XI and a new Ben Baer catchphrase in the mailbag.   5:20 ATL knocks off NYCFC 19:00 Red Bulls step up 28:00 Gregg Berhalter's future 37:49 SKC v RSL insanity 51:48 Award season 1:02:47 Mailbag on USMNT, playoffs, and Ben Baer "seeding the doubt"  

The guys get together in Brooklyn, still riding a soccer high from the thriller in Seattle, to break down one of the best playoff games of all-time. They also look ahead to three huge matchups looming this weekend. Can the Red Bulls break through? Will Atlanta United come out at full throttle against NYCFC? And can RSL spoil Sporting KC's first postseason home game since MLS Cup 2013 without Albert Rusnak?

Who says the first leg of aggregate series are boring? The Audi MLS Cup Playoffs delivered on Sunday with four games full of storylines and highlight-reel plays. Even better, all four series still hang in the balance. Andrew, David and Doyle gather in the Green Room to talk about Gass' trip to Providence Park and breakdown all the matches. Time Segment 4:31 Seattle vs. Portland 23:45 Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting KC 33:45 Columbus vs. Red Bulls 52:30 New York City FC vs. Atlanta United 1:01:57 ETR Mailbag: Zlatan to Milan?

They guys get together late night in the Green Room to digest an incredible start to the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, from penalty shootouts to Kreilach Karate and the return of NYCFC. Then they look ahead to the conference semifinal first legs coming up on Sunday.

The podcast was so long that we just had to break it up! Skip to the next episode for Part 2 for the ETR Knockout Round preview and Part 3 for the guys' MLS Award ballot reveal and the mailbag. In Part 1, Andrew, David, Bobby and Doyle tackle Decision Day presented by AT&T. The good (Red Bulls set points record and win the Supporters' Shield), the bad (ATLUTD's loss in Toronto) and the ugly (LA Galaxy's second-half collapse).

ExtraTime Radio's post Decision Day marathon continues with Knockout Round previews. First, Andrew, Dave, Bobby and Doyle name the favorite, No. 1 contender and darkhorse in each conference then tackle all four Knockout matches and finish with predictions. You can watch this segment on MLSsoccer.com and MLS social channels!

In Part 3, Andrew, David, Bobby and Doyle welcome Ben Baer into the Green Room to reveal their MLS Award ballots and answer your mail! Don't forget to listen to Part 1 (Decision Day review) and Part 2 (Knockout Round preview)!

It’s the last week of the regular season, and that means all hands on deck. Andrew, David, Bobby and Doyle gather in the Green Room to attack the Tata Martino news from all angles. How should Atlanta United supporters feel? What’s the Argentine’s legacy? Will he exit with a Shield and/or MLS Cup? How did his sheer presence change MLS? MLSsoccer.com bird dog Sam Stejskal joins the show to give his Tata take then guide the guys around the league. How did Dom Kinnear revive the Galaxy? What’s this about naked cartwheels, Chad Marshall? How could a rule change affect Homegrown players all over the US and Canada? We’ve also got your guide to Decision Day presented by AT&T. Who’ll finish where? Who’ll grab the final two spots up for grabs? Who have the look of a playoff team and who might be looking at an early exit. Then, in the mailbag, it’s time to marvel (cough … steal) all your soccer bar ideas! 5:40 – Tata takes: Shield, Playoffs and MLS legacy 12:57 – MLS bird dog Sam Stejskal + naked cartwheels (???) 3

One more week. That's all that remains of the 2018 MLS regular season. Andrew, David and Doyle sit down in the Green Room to sift through Week 34 ... all the scenarios, all the drama, all the important/weird stuff you need to know ahead of Decision Day presented by AT&T. In the mailbag, a passionate discussion about Gregg Berhalter, Crew SC and the US national team. 5:14 - Wins as the first tiebreaker ... good or bad thing? 8:56 - Why Shelton doesn't need to score to be SKC's No. 1 16:44 - Why does LAFC keep blowing leads? 20:58 - RSL at the pearly gates, but Zlatan is God 28:47 - What's wrong with Columbus? 35:10 - What if Nacho Piatti leaves Montreal? 39:02 - Who will win Supporters' Shield? 46:00 - Lazarus and D.C. United 51:00 - ExtraTime Radio Mailbag 52:15 - If you had to rock one MLS kit... 57:00 - Should Berhalter get US job if Crew SC miss the playoffs?

Andrew, Dave and Bobby gather in Brooklyn to mourn the passing of 2018 midweek MLS, ponder Wayne Rooney and D.C. United's place in the MVP and Eastern Conference hierarchy, jump on the Gianluca Busio hype train as the Sporting KC teenager made history (and helped deliver a huge result) and Orlando City lead the way in a season of widespread defensive ineptitude.   Plus, everything at stake on Sunday as the Eastern and Western Conference go back to back with playoff places, seeding, the Supporters' Shield and individual awards on the line as well as an attempt to define the difference between a good regular season team and a playoff threat. In the mailbag, thoughts on the US national team post international break.   Text the show at 401-206-0-657! Or email extratime [at] mlssoccer.com.   2:57 Wayne Rooney, that free kick and D.C.'s elephant in the room 15:58 How a teenager changed Sporting KC's attack and playoff fate 23:00 Why are there so many historically bad MLS defenses in 2018? 31:15 What if Atlanta Unit

David, Bobby, and Doyle react to the weekend that was, add another exit interview (New England) to the pile, talk Columbus Crew SC ownership developments, and US/CAN national team previews.   7:31 Bob Bradley underrated? 13:00 Bobby finds hope in COL 17:05 Can DC hold the 6th spot 22:41 Picking favorites for top of the West SKC v FCD v LAFC 33:02 Revs exit interview 44:00 Velkjo Paunovic futre 48:00 Columbus Crew SC ownership news 53:37 USMNT preview 1:03:53 CANMT preview and dream XI 1:09:00 Mailbag

It's a late show, but you'll thank us this weekend since there are only four MLS games to get you through. First up, those MLS and Liga MX rumors. Could the league's combine after the 2026 World Cup? Have Enrique Bonilla and Don Garber been listening to ETR? We've been talking about this for years! Plus, immediate reaction to the US national team's loss to Colombia, breaking down those Miguel Almiron to Arsenal rumors and more MLS trivia!

Two months until MLS Cup. Kind crazy, huh? It's all about playoff position as the guy gather in the Green Room to break down Week 32. Why does Miguel Almiron's hamstring injury feel like deja vu and how does it affect the Five Stripes title hopes? We're not just talking MLS Cup. It's the Shield, too, and the Red Bulls are beating down the door. Plus, refereeing controversy takes center stage in Kansas City, the Union make the playoffs with games to spare, D.C. and Montreal don't break stride and LAFC become the fifth expansion team to make the postseason in their very first season. Plus, breaking news puts the Earthquakes in the spotlight as Matias Almeyda is announced as San Jose's next head coach, and two-minute exit interviews on every team eliminated from playoff contention thus far. In the mailbag, who would win a no-holds-barred fight between the ETR crew. 5:23 - Almiron injury + Supporters' Shield race 19:27 - DC vs. MTL: The race for the 6th seed 25:31 - DOOP DOOP DOOP DOOP DOOP 31:10 - What is Sport

The guys talk through the full 22 under 22 list and look forward to the weekend in the context of the playoff push. 6:28 22 under 22 34:54 Davies vs Adams to start a franchise 43:28 Weekend preview 1:03:03 MLS Trivia 1:14:36 FCD lack of respect

The guys look at the Red Bulls' massive win this weekend and other big results (plus handshake drama). Then Ben “The Research” Baer explains why MLSsoccer.com lowered the cutoff line to 22 Under 22 and the guys reveal their ballots. Plus, Sam Stejskal talks ALbert Rusnak's negotiating ploy, the MLS coaching carousel, USMNT roster, and more. 2:39 RBNY top ATL 9:58 What went wrong with ATL? 13:06 Handshake drama 16:13 DCU dancing towards playoffs 21:18 Zlatan for MVP? 24:22 NYCFC struggles 25:40 Sam Stejskal on Rusnak contract 27:23 Future for Craig Waibel at RSL 28:14 Heavy coaching changeover in MLS 29:21 Frontrunners for managerial openings 32:18 USMNT roster 39:37 Ben Baer on why 22 Under 22 plus ballot reveal 1:02:01 Mailbag 1:02:18 What MLS roster needs Bobby Warshaw the most?  

From the pitch at BBVA Compass Stadium, Andrew, Calen and David reflect on a historic US Open Cup win for the Houston Dynamo (and another gut-punch loss for the Union). Also in this episode ... the Carl Robinson era ends in Vancouver, Canada's future gets a bit brighter with the addition of Ballou Tabla, rumored DP changes go under the microscope and MLS 4.0 gets debated in the mailbag.

Andrew, Matt and Bobby gather in the Green Room to dissect Week 30. Should Bradley Wright-Phillips have seen yellow for dissent? Are the Sounders gonna be OK? How did D.C. emerge as the weekend winners without playing a minute? What's up with the Quakes coaching search? Plus, complete US Open Cup preview (ExtraTime Live has the postgame show!) and a pantheon mailbag that includes mail from one Simon in Queens. Text the show at 401-206-0-657! Or email extratime [at] mlssoccer.com.

Andrew and Bobby wrap up Campeones Cup from a hotel room in Toronto. Back in New York City, David and Doyle try to make sense of wild night of midweek MLS action, plus get you prepped for another weekend full of playoff implications. In the mailbag, Jesmond (of Simon and Jesmond fame) makes a triumphant debut. 0:45- 15:16 - Campeones Cup ... what happened, what could it become and Toronto FC's future 15:54 - MLS midweek never disappoints 18:45 - SJ revival, ATL comeback & Wondo’s no goal 22:48 - Union break Sounders streak ... in Seattle 28:05 - How can the Sounders keep climbing? 31:00 - Do-or-die time as Red Bulls host TFC 33:03 - Tata Martino rumors + how it affects ATLUTD in 2018 36:23 - Montreal is loving life as NYCFC hit a wall 44:05 - ExtraTime Radio Mailbag (text 401-206-0MLS) 45:52 - How to raise a true MLS fan 47:11 - If you were soccer czar for the USMNT and MLS... 53:58 - MLS award throwbacks: Jesmond, Score-borg, & Firchau

Toronto is the story right now starting with their wild 5-3 match vs the LA Galaxy to Zlatan's wondergoal 500th and then a Campeones cup preview from Toronto with Andrew and Bobby. Plus David and Doyle breakdown Montreal's huge win, the playoff scramble in the east and the middle of the west. Sam Stejskal joins to talk about the future set up of LAG, and what is going on with TFC.   3:00 Worries for Union? 7:35 Montreal turning a corner 10:50 Atlantic Cup shootout 13:58 Zlatan wonder strike and face off vs Michael Bradley 18:43 RSL leaves points on the board 20:38 SKC & FCD fight for the top of the West 24:22 Timbers woes 27:00 SEA continue their historic run 30:03 Sam Stejkal on LAG coaching & GM search 35:05 Sam on Bill Manning's view of what went wrong in 2018, and the fix for 2019 40:20 Mikael Stahre's departure from San Jose 46:27 Campeones Cup preview from Toronto 52:38 Interview with Greg Vanney 1:05:21 Mailbag

All it took for USMNT fans to get hyped again was a little trash talk (and a win against Mexico). ESPN’s Herculez Gomez joins the guys to discuss Miazga vs. Lainez, the coaching search with no end in sight, the (higher than expected) ceiling of the USMNT and why Campeones Cup matters. Then Andrew, Dave and Bobby have the great Tyler Adams debate (RB or CM), try to figure out whether Tata Martino will stay or go in Atlanta, take sides between D.C. United and Montreal Impact in the playoff race and play ‘Name That DP!’ in the mailbag. 2:36 - How’d that win vs. El Tri make the guys feel? 11:51 - Herculez Gomez on Miazga trash talk, USMNT future 25:17 - Tyler Adams … RB or CM … the great debate 36:59 - Could Tata Martino say adios to ATLUTD? 45:32 - Who does Supporters’ Shield mean more to? 52:57 - D.C. United vs. Montreal Impact … Wiebe vs. Gass 58:52 - Trivia and more in the mailbag!