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On this convening of the round table Zach, Jeremiah and Ryan discuss the mostly taken international break by MLS and if the league is on the right track in dealing with the calender. We also talk about the media dealing with the Beckham buying Malaga story and Ryan drops knowledge in the aftermath of the USMNT's latest World Cup qualifiers.

On this edition of The Big Question, host Aaron Stollar is joined by FoxSoccer.com's Leander Schaerlaeckens and Philly.com's Jonathan Tannenwald to discuss the current state of the US Men's National team.

It's another exciting week in the world of Nos Audietis as the Seattle Sounders are coming off a nice win over Chivas USA and get ready for another Cascadia Cup showdown with the Portland Timbers. Joining us were Sounders midfielder Alex Caskey and former coach Alan Hinton. The big talking point of the week was once again Eddie Johnson, who set a new Sounders record by scoring his 13th goal of the season. Appropriately enough, he got it off an assist from Fredy Montero. We go as far as calling Johnson a dark-horse MVP candidate, especially if he keeps up this torrid pace. Caskey joined us in the second segment and we managed to get to the bottom of what was going on during his non-celebration of the goal he scored against Caledonia. We also discover that his roommate Andy Rose tends to put the accent on a little extra think when ladies are around. Hinton, who shockingly has never been a guest on the show before, was very forthright, as well. Among his observations is that this is the best job Sigi Schmid has done during his four years in charge. Of course, we also take your questions, including one in which we're asked what kind of beer the Timbers would be. If you'd like to get your questions answered, be sure to follow us on Twitter (@nosaudietis) or email us at nosaudietis(at)gmail(dot)com.

This show originally aired live on Tuesday, September 11th, 2012. Welcome to a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. Today's show is a full podcast of Tuesday evening's pre-game and post-game coverage of the USMNT's 1-0 victory over Jamaica in World Cup qualifying. New York Times contributor John Godfrey comes on the pre-game segment to help preview the match. The halftime and post-game coverage follows with viewer calls. All that plus your emails and tweets on a special episode of The Best Soccer Show.

An interview with Steven Smith headlines the show as well as discussions of the Timbers potential offseason decisions, Kris Boyd's status, Franck Songo'o's time on the ball and Portland's bad 4-0 reserve game loss.

On today's MLS in 30 show, the guys take a look around the league during an international break and debate whether MLS missed out when Didier Drogba elected not to become its highest paid player in history. They welcome in Noah Davis, a freelance writer whose work can be found nearly everywhere including ProSoccerTalk and Grantland, who breaks down MLS players impact on the U.S. national team. He also looks ahead to tonight's match against Jamaica and makes predictions as to which MLS stars we might see start this crucial match. Next up is Jeremiah Oshan, the blog manager of Sounder at Heart and a fellow member of the NASN family, who talks about the Sounders victory on the weekend and the team's lead in to the playoffs. He also talks about Eddie Johnson's role with the team after his Player of the Week award. All that plus a "Best _____ of the Week" involving kits plus predictions for Toronto FC-Chicago Fire and the USMNT clash.

On today's show Jason and Jared kick things off by discussing the fallout from the USMNT's 2-1 loss at Jamaica. The guys then discuss Don Garber's comments about offering Didier Drogba a 10 million dollar salary and what would happen if San Jose hosted MLS Cup. All that plus your calls, emails and tweets on the latest episode of The Best Soccer Show.

Welcome to a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. Today's show is a full podcast of Saturday evening's pre-game and post-game coverage of the USMNT's 2-1 loss over at Jamaica in World Cup qualifying. ESPN's Alexi Lalas comes on the pre-game segment to help preview the match. The post-game coverage, including many viewer calls starts at the 28 minute mark. All that plus your emails and tweets on a special episode of The Best Soccer Show.

Portland's 3-0 defeat in Colorado is the main topic of conversation with Kosuke Kimura and Kris Boyd as the main talking points. The show considers what changes need to be made in defense in the long run as well as how the Timbers can change their approach to away games.

As international play comes upon us, MLS in 30 soldiers on and talks North America's best domestic league. This week, Garrett and Jon get in and out of L.A. as quickly as possible thanks to advice from Garrett's most cherished television show, Seinfield. First the guys welcome in the man in the know about the LA Galaxy, Adam Serrano. Adam explains how the Galaxy were able to attract Swedish international Christian Wilhelmsson to sign with their already star-studded team. He also talks about whether or not the Galaxy are now the MLS Cup challengers they were believed to be before the season. Next up, the guys take Chivas USA playing on Saturday as an opportunity to have Kevin Baxter from the Los Angeles Times join the show. Baxter breaks down Chivas USA's convoluted ownership situation and shares what he the speculation has been after a media blackout was imposed by the club. He also talks about Chivas USA's woeful form in league and reveals why the Goats might have a shot to break their losing streak this weekend. LA talk plus everything you've come to expect from MLS in 30, including a look back at the midweek MLS matches and a "Best _______ of the Week" mixing in some American football style.

Host Juan Arango is joined by Daniel Colasimone to discuss all things Argentine football and then Ian Burnett comes on the show to preview the United States' upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Jamaica.

On this episode of the Yanks Abroad Podcast, host Christopher McCollum is joined by Brian Sciaretta and Mathew Wagner to talk about the latest news in American soccer. Joining for the first quarter of the show is Jon Spencer, director of the SuperElite Tour that launched Josh Gatt, Sean Cunningham, and Bill Hamid onto the radar. During the question and answer session with Spencer, Gatt is covered as a primary topic, both in his past with what Spencer saw in him as a prospect, in his present with his current status at Molde and the National Team level, and his future for what his ability my bring down the road. The next segment of the show is a brief preview of the World Cup Qualifying game at Jamaica, with a short breakdown of the U.S. roster and what surprises were in and out of Klinsmann's selections. This is followed by brief speculation on Jamaica's biggest threat to the U.S., and is then followed by predictions. The show is concluded with a look at the closing of the transfer window, examining Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Mix Diskerud, and Oguchi Onyewu, before finally turning to the Rapid Fire segment to end the show. During this five minute grand finale, questions were answered from show listeners about Joe Corona, Will Packwood, and alternate National Team picks.

On this week's show the guys are joined by LA Galaxy Defender Sean Franklin. They talk all things Galaxy with Sean before finishing up with some off the wall fun questions. Then the guys look back on the 2-0 win over Vancouver, talk a bit about Wilhelmsson and look ahead to Colorado. This show is packed full of great LA Galaxy Talk!

On this edition of The Big Question, Aaron is joined by TopDrawerSoccer.com's Travis Clark and SportsMyriad.com's Beau Dure to discuss what is and isn't working in US elite player development.

On this week's show we break down Week 3 of the EPL season, discuss the Champions League group stage draw and debate Toto songs. We also spend a few minutes discussing Alan Pardew's cyber stalker, Oksana Andersson's questionable boob job and more.