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On today's show Jason and Jared kick things off by discussing Robbie Rogers' comments about not wanting to play for the Chicago Fire. The guys then look back at the weekend's Major League Soccer results and Kei Kamara's imminent return to Kansas City. All that plus your emails and tweets on the latest episode of The Best Soccer Show.

On this Episode of Corner of the Galaxy: The Short Corner, Josh sits down with LA Galaxy rookie striker, Charlie Rugg (@CharlesNoSike). They discuss his college career, his move to the west coast, what it's like being drafted and playing for the LA Galaxy and much, much more.

On this week's episode of This Week in Women's Soccer, Jeff Kassouf and Cat Whitehill are joined by Equalizer Soccer's Dan Lauletta to recap Wednesday's game in Rochester and look ahead to this weekend's NWSL fixtures.

The hits keep coming for the San Jose Earthquakes as now they must soldier on for the next two matches without the suspended Steven Lenhart. Add in the still sidelined Alan Gordon, and the return to a first-choice starting XI has again been put on hold. What does it all mean? For answers, this week’s Center Line Soccer Radio Roundtable delves into what the team needs to do to survive an upcoming Canadian double-dip at Buck Shaw Stadium. Both Montreal and Toronto head west to face a Quakes team that is winless in five matches. Who comes out on top? Let Robert Jonas, Lisa Erickson, Lyndsay Radnedge, and Pete Ratajczak guide you forward. Questions for the roundtable? Send them to CLSRoundtable@gmail.com and listen out for next week’s episode.

James Montague, author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East comes on the show to discuss his CNN story on allegations of soccer slavery in Qatar. Jason is then joined by Toronto FC academy director Thomas Rongen to discuss his work at TFC, US and Canadian player development and Neven Subotic. Voice of the New York Red Bulls Steve Cangialosi then comes on the show for the first edition of ASM's "Voices of The Game" series. This week's "Best of" show closes with Philly.com's Jonathan Tannenwald discussing his suggestions to improve Major League Soccer's player acquisition systems.

Welcome to today's episode of American Soccer Morning. Jason opens today's show by discussing Jurgen Klinsmann's comments about calling Stuart Holden in to the National Team squad. Philly.com's Jonathan Tannenwald then comes on the show to discuss his suggestions to improve Major League Soccer's player acquisition systems. In the second hour Jason is joined by Aaron Stollar, host of The Big Question on NASN, for his weekly What NOT To Watch segment. Elliott Turner author of "Real Madrid & Barcelona: the Making of a Rivalry" comes on the show to discuss his new book and the USMNT. NASN Portland's Michael Orr then joins Jason to talk about last evening's 0-0 draw between the Portland Timbers and New England Revolution. All that and more on today's American Soccer Morning.

On this edition of The Big Question, host Aaron Stollar is joined by Ed Morgans (District Sports) and former Washington Times contributor Brook Bunstall to discuss the current state of D.C. United.

Jeff and Guillermo talk to Philadelphia Union defender Bakary Soumare about his recent trade talks with Philadelphia Union, a possible move back to Chicago, the impact playing abroad has had on his game and more.

With the temperatures and the MLS season heating up, Garrett and Jon look forward to this weekend but not before checking in on the Portland Timbers' charity efforts and the Canadian Championship matches that occurred midweek. Then, after a guestless show Tuesday, the welcome on two guests who come strong with knowledge. First up is NASN Portland's Kelly McLain who chats about the Timbers strong start. He tells the guys what Portland has done differently and evaluates what the Timbers have to worry about in Thursday's match against New England. Then Andy Edwards, the Sporting Kansas City expert, joins the program and breaks down the club's recent lull in form and how they can remedy their struggles. All that plus the return of the "Best ______ of the Week" and more on today's MLS in 30.

James, Laura, Gooch and Zach look back on Portland, preview Chivas, chat about FC Kansas City and spend some talking talking to Sporting KC Creative Lead Chad Reynolds about his design of the new black and argyle 3rd strip.

We review Borussia Dortmund's triumph over Real Madrid and Bayern Munich's merciless demolition of Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals. We also welcome Elliott Turner, author of "Real Madrid & Barcelona - the Making of a Rivalry," on to the show to talk about Clasicos past, present and future, and to play some Champions League-themed Wikipedia Game.

Welcome to today's episode of American Soccer Morning. Jason opens today's show by discussing Bayern Munic's 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals. Philippe Germain of SoccerPlus then comes on the show to discuss Montreal's 6-0 victory over Toronto FC in the Voyageurs Cup. Goal.com and ESPNFC's Eric Gomez then joins Jason to discuss Monterrey's late come back victory in the CONCACAF Champions League final against Santos Laguna. In the second hour Jason is joined by Cristian Nyari (BundesligaFanatic, NY Times) to discuss the all German UEFA Champions League final set for May 25th in London. Voice of the New York Red Bulls Steve Cangialosi then comes on the show for the edition of ASM's "Voices of The Game" series. All that and more on today's American Soccer Morning.

On today's show Jason and Jared kick things off by discussing news that Robbie Rogers has begun training with the LA Galaxy. The guys then look at reports that Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour could be buying MLS' New York City franchise and other markets showing interest in MLS expansion. All that plus your emails and tweets on the latest episode of The Best Soccer Show.

A rare review/preview double show comes this week as we break down the Timbers' thrilling 3-2 defeat of Sporting KC. In particular we discuss the LB/RB switch, the progress in defensive midfield and Darlington Nagbe's goal. In the second half of the show we're joined by Kyle McCarthy (FOX Soccer, Goal.com, Boston Herald, etc.) who gives a New England-centric look at Portland's upcoming Thursday night game against the Revolution.

New York has its first winning streak of the season, and Dave and Mark break down the win at Toronto. The SR duo then preview Columbus before chatting with MLS Player of the Week Tim Cahill! As always, your emails close the show. Our first Designated Player on this week's Seeing Red!