The Designated Players | An MLS Podcast
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Episode 499: More Combined Best XI!
In this episode, we take on one of YouTube's most viral soccer challenges with an MLS twist, AGAIN! Pick two teams, a take one player for each position in a combined XI! Can you make a better team than us? 0:00 - Scarf of the Week<...
Episode 498: What Went Wrong With Sporting KC's 2026 Season, ft For The Glory KC!
In this episode, we are joined by Chad from For The Glory KC to chat about what went wrong with Sporting KC's 2026 season to cause them to miss the playoffs!0:00 - Scarf of the Week2:13 - Roster Build and Head Coach4:54 - Underp...
Episode 497: Fortgate Changes MLS Supporter Culture and The Levesque Scuba Dive Celebration | MLS History Retold
In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we continue our series where we retell the stories of MLS history. We've gone through all the team's subreddits and asked for different stories they remember about their teams, and we've got a ...
Episode 496: Who stays, who goes | 2026 MLS Offseason
In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back and this week we are beginning the discussion on the MLS offseason! With the season wrapping up for many teams, roster decisions will be made very soon and we wanted to get in...
Episode 495: Predicting who will make the 2026 MLS Playoffs
In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are back and this week, with only a couple games left in the season, we're discussing who will make the MLS playoffs. We are going to go team by team and look at their remaining schedule to ...
