Ep 15 - MLS Comings and Goings, MLSPA Salary Dump, Chicago fans clash with club over ICE and MORE! Plus a conversation with John Molinaro about where Toronto goes from here
After a week off The World's GAM is BACK! The MLSPA dropped salary information on our doorsteps, even if it was a few months late. Olivier Giroud, Federico Bernardeschi, and Lorenzo Insigne all say Goodbye to MLS as Son Heung-min, Thomas Muller, and Timo Werner may be saying Hello. Chicago fans clash with security and their club about political messaging and San Diego, look out ya'll, might be for real. Part two is a conversation with John Molinaro about Toronto, looking back at the Manning legacy and looking ahead to what's next. And Finally in Part Three it's what to watch this weekend.
Timestamps:
(2:00) - MLSPA Salary Dump
(19:57) - MLS Departures
(26:53) - MLS Arrivals(?)
(35:31) - Political message clashes in Chicago/MLS
(45:10) - San Diego and their MVP
(53:13) - Interview with John Molinaro
(1:15:22) - What to Watch This Weekend
Links:
Follow John Molinaro on X and check out TFC Republic
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BONUS - Club World Cup reactions and Predicting how every group will turn out
After spending all of last week talking about the Club World Cup and picking matches to watch this weekend, it only felt appropriate to go back and talk about the matches that really have made this tournament special. How has MLS looked? Will Miami get out of the group? And predicting how every group will shake out late this week during "decision week". Enjoy this bonus episode and we'll be back on Thursday with your regularly scheduled MLS talk.
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Ep 14 - It's a Club World Cup Special! How has the tournament gone so far, how has MLS looked, how would you fix it, and what to watch this weekend!
It is a special episode of The World's GAM as it is all about the Club World Cup! The tournament had a cloud of controversy going into it, and yet it appears to have come out the other side looking like a great idea. The execution could use some work though. Looking at how the tournament has gone through the first week, how MLS teams have looked, and who we find ourselves rooting for is all a part of the fun. Then it's a look ahead to the weekend matches that have caught our eye in the Club World Cup.
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Ep 13 - Does the USMNT reflect poorly on MLS? LAFC stands up to the federal government, Vancouver somehow smashed Seattle and could College Soccer be joining the US Open Cup!?
A very, very busy week off the field for MLS has so much to talk about in this one. The USMNT had two rough games in their tune-up match before the Gold Cup, but does it look worse for MLS that a team full of MLS-ers couldn't get it done? LAFC, the club and the fans, take a stand against the federal government while the Club World Cup looks to add ICE and Boarder Patrol to stadium security, where does this go from here? Vancouver Whitecaps continue their insane story with a very weird 3-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders and USSF and the NCAA are holding talks about how to incorporate college soccer in the broader soccer umbrella in the United States, what happens next? PLUS what to watch this weekend.
Timestamps:
(1:35) - USMNT vs MLS
(14:36) - LAFC vs the feds
(25:54) - Vancouver vs Seattle
(36:51) - Chicago Fire new stadium soon?
(38:09) - USSF and NCAA to merge? The future of college soccer
(57:24) - What to watch this weekend
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Ep 12 - LAFC is in the Club World Cup! But what is success for MLS in the CWC? MLS National Writer Charles Boehm joins to talk Whitecaps, Galaxy, Atlanta, and more PLUS What to watch this weekend!
International competitions dominated the MLS storylines this past week with LAFC punching a ticket to the Club World Cup, Seattle Sounders players protesting how bonuses are being divided, and the Vancouver Whitecaps fail at the finish-line in CONCACAF Champions Cup. MLS National Writer Charles Boehm joins to talk about MLS at the half-way point. What storylines are being overlooked and who do we credit for the Philly academy success? Finally what to watch this weekend is a little lacking as most of the league is off for international duty.
Timestamps:
(8:01) - LAFC is in the Club World Cup
(27:07) - Seattle Sounders player protest
(42:34) - Conversation with Charles Boehm
(1:12:26) - What to Watch this Weekend
About The World’s GAM - A Major League Soccer Podcast
Hosts Kevin Wallace, Grayson, and The Chief are giving the world of American soccer what has been missing this whole time: another podcast. Covering the biggest stories in Major League Soccer, interviews, bizarre rule explanations, and hot takes on the latest in MLS. The World’s GAM is here to be your second favorite podcast.
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