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Welcome to today's episode of American Soccer Morning. Jason opens today's show by discussing Borussia Dortmund's aggregate victory of Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Semi-Final. James Montague, author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East then 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. In the second hour Jason is joined by investigative journalist Andrew Jennings to discuss recent investigations into FIFA and CONCACAF corruption. All that and more on today's American Soccer Morning.

On this episode of Corner of the Galaxy, Josh & Jared try and explain just how LA was able to go into Real Salt Lake and come away with a 2-0 victory. The guys get you caught up on rumors and they ask the listeners what they would trade for Robbie Rogers who is now training with the Galaxy. Finally they update you on Star Wars night and the Landon Donovan Bobble-Head giveaway planned for the big Sunday night game vs the Houston Dynamo. It's great to be from LA, and we'll tell you why!

Glenn opens the show by talking about the exciting Dortmund victory over Real Madrid. He polls the listeners on the likelihood of an all-German Club Final. He briefly talks about Giles Barnes' score-tying goal against the Colorado Rapids. He takes calls throughout the show about Dortmund v. Real Madrid, and the possible outcomes of the Barcelona v. Bayern game. Hour two is all about the interviews. Glenn starts off by interviewing Cobi Jones, prolific former midfielder, about the possibility of a Dortmund v. Bayern club final, the parity of soccer, and the L.A. Galaxy, the upcoming opponent of the Houston Dynamo. Next he interviews Giles Barnes, midfielder for the Dynamo, about the recent game against the Colorado Rapids, where they struggled in that game, and how he personally works on his own skill set. He ends the show with a great interview with Chepo de la Torre, current manager of the Mexican national team, about the pressure of competition, and the future of the team.

Welcome to today's episode of American Soccer Morning. Jason opens today's show by discussing Ligue 1 and Paris Saint Germain with French soccer journalist Jonathan Johnson. Vice President of the Professional Soccer Referees Association Steve Taylor then comes on the show to discuss the organization's decision to unionize. In the second hour Jason is joined by MLS Fantasy Insider's A.J. Jobe to cover the latest in MLS Fantasy. MLSSoccer.com's Charles Boehm then joins Jason to discuss D.C. United's slow start to the season. Jason then gets the latest on Orlando City SC's pursuit of an MLS franchise from The Scoring Third's Adam Henckler. All that and more on today's American Soccer Morning.

Inspired by Luis Suarez, we pick a team of players infamous for their on-field behavior. Prepare yourself for tales of villainy, from ponytail-pulling to goalkeeper-punching, as we pick the worst of the worst. Listen if you dare!

It's all about the games this week with no guest interference. Garrett and Jon ask and attempt to answer all the tough questions. First, they consider what might come of a second New York team and look way too far into the future to ask if the Man City model will work in MLS. Then, they look at each of the matches played this weekend starting with Portland's road win against Sporting Kansas City. Are the Timbers already acclimated to playing under Caleb Porter? The guys also take extended looks at a young LA Galaxy team knocking off Real Salt Lake, FC Dallas running out of Vancouver with a point and DC United continuing to struggle. All that and more on today's MLS in 30.

Adam Serrano and Josh Guesman take you through the LA Galaxy Strike Force. They talk starters, up and comers and everything in between. This week the guys are joined by Zac Lee Rigg, Senior Editor for Goal.com USA. Does Jack McBean's injury mean missing out on his only starting chance? Who comes where in the starting lineup pecking order? So many questions and so little time.

It's good to see teams start setting the scoreboard on fire in MLS, well not when they do it literally. With many big fantasy performances to dissect and a Thursday game that makes time an issue the guys cover the big news topics, the top fantasy scorers of the last week, the MLSFI league, the new and improved Who's Hot and Who's Not and your Tweets to prepare you for the fantasy week ahead. The guys also give you their take on the MLS expansion talks in New York and let you know why Sheik Mansour is a good friend to have.

Welcome to today's episode of American Soccer Morning. Jason opens today's show by discussing Don Garber's comments bout soccer on TV in the United States. Sport Illustrated and FOX Soccer's Grant Wahl then comes on the show to discuss Manchester City's possible involvement with a New York City franchise and the two MLS clubs that are interested in signing Herculez Gomez. In the second hour Jason is joined by Luke Lohr of MLSReserves.com to recap the latest USLPro results. Yanks-Abroad.com's Brian Sciaretta then comes on the show to look back at how Americans playing abroad in Europe fared.

On today's show Jason and Jared kick things off by discussing Portland's 3-2 road victory against Sporting Kansas City. The guys then look at Don Garber's comments about Soccer on television in the US and Manchester City's possible involvement with a New York City MLS franchise. All that plus your emails and tweets on the latest episode of The Best Soccer Show.

A busy week this time last year is remembered, Kelly gives an update on the Real World and Project Runway and generally the show avoids talking about this weekend's game against Kansas. Otherwise, Will Johnson, Futty Danso and Geoffrey Arnold are the subjects of conversation.

Welcome to today's episode of American Soccer Morning. Jason opens today's show by discussing Jack Warner's town hall address held last evening in Trinidad. Host of The Big Question Aaron Stollar then comes on the show for his weekly "What No To Watch" segment. In the second hour Jason is joined by former MLS player and broadcaster Brian Dunseth to preview Real Salt Lake's big game against the LA Galaxy.

Call is “bouncebackability” if you like, because that is what we’re calling it. The San Jose Earthquakes rescued a very late draw against the Portland Timbers last Sunday to preserve their club record 52 match streak of MLS regular season results without consecutive losses. That’s right, folks. You have to go back to the summer of 2011 to find a time that San Jose capitulated twice in successive games. So how does Center Line Soccer radio celebrate? With a big ol’, super-sized roundtable podcast, of course! This week on the show, Robert Jonas is joined by Lisa Erickson and Joe Nuxoll. Stories abound from the weekend, the Quakes quick jaunt to Seattle for a Reserve League match against the Sounders, and down to LA for this weekend’s guest appearance on “The El Chelis Show.” Questions for the roundtable? Send them to CLSRoundtable@gmail.com and listen out for next week’s episode.

Jeff and Guillermo continue their conversation with club Chief Operating Officer Atul Khosla, as he discusses ticket sales and turnout at Toyota Park, recent front office turnover, the Village of Bridgeview, a future third kit, and more.

Portland's 1-1 draw with San Jose is dissected with a focus on Futty Danso, Diego Valeri, Ryan Johnson and comparative statistics. We also chat about the Thorns, six points a month and the Timbers' summer friendly with Monarcas.