The Designated Players | An MLS Podcast

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are beginning a brand new series in which we give a preview and prediction for each group for the upcoming World Cup! We're super stoked for the upcoming competition and as such are going to give our in depth breakdown of each group and where we think the teams will finish in the group. But before we get to that point, we cover the team&ap...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are beginning a brand new series in which we give a preview and prediction for each group for the upcoming World Cup! We're super stoked for the upcoming competition and as such are going to give our in depth breakdown of each group and where we think the teams will finish in the group. But before we get to that point, we cover the team&ap...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are beginning a brand new series in which we give a preview and prediction for each group for the upcoming World Cup! We're super stoked for the upcoming competition and as such are going to give our in depth breakdown of each group and where we think the teams will finish in the group. But before we get to that point, we cover the team&ap...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are back and this week we're making our final roster decisions for all teams in MLS. Seeing as how this league has a billion teams in the league, this will be a two part episode, so if your team is not in this episode, check out last week's episode for our takes. For all players with a contract expiry at the end of the season, we make...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are back and this week we're making our final roster decisions for all teams in MLS. Seeing as how this league has a billion teams in the league, this will be a two part episode, so if your team is not in this episode, stay tuned for part two coming out soon. For all players with a contract expiry at the end of the season, we make our pick...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are back and this week we're making our picks for the upcoming MLS Cup Playoffs. We go through both our brackets in their entirety and pick our winners for each matchup, eventually giving our MLS Cup champion. We've got lots of upsets in our predictions so listen in and let us know if you think we might be right. Who is your MLS Cup C...

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 determine if they can either hold their position in a playoff spot, or will someone come and take their spot. Let us know what you think and who you th...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are back and this week we're discussing what are USMNT Depth Chart is with the World Cup coming up right around the corner. We are going to go position by position and give about 4-6 players per position and rank where we think they currently stand. Some really tough calls in this one, and some decisions made that will surely bother some l...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are back and this week we're recapping the recent summer transfer window in MLS, part 2. This will be a two part series, with half of the teams covered in this episode, and the other half covered in the previous episode. We are going to go through all of the transfers in and out for each team in MLS from this recent transfer window (and so...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are back and this week we're recapping the recent summer transfer window in MLS. This will be a two part series, with half of the teams covered in this episode, and the other half covered in the next episode. We are going to go through all of the transfers in and out for each team in MLS from this recent transfer window (and some before th...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back and this week we're reacting to the MLS All-Star game roster, and giving our take on players that were snubbed. We go position by position with a breakdown of the confirmed roster, including substitute players, and give our take on who deserves to be there and who is there just for name. Afterwards we take a look at some pla...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back and this week we're reacting to our beginning of the season awards predictions and standings predictions! If you haven't checked out our predictions, no worries, we go over our picks here, but if you want to hear more of our thought process, we suggest you take a listen to our earlier episodes on this topic. We're...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back to continue the series where we talk about some of the biggest headlines in MLS/USMNT in the news recently. This week we're Taty's move to Girona in Spain, Cucho's electric start, and a new look DC United under Rooney! Taty appears to have finally gotten his move abroad, but what do we think about the destination a...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back to continue the series where we talk about some of the biggest headlines in MLS/USMNT in the news recently. This week we're covering the recent transfer rumors/news that have occurred during the MLS transfer window thus far, including some massive names! We're talking Jesse Lingard potentially coming to MLS, Federico Be...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back to continue the series where we talk about some of the biggest headlines in MLS/USMNT in the news recently. This week we're covering all of the recent transfer rumors/news that have occurred, including some massive names! We're talking Gareth Bale to LAFC, Cucho Hernandez to Columbus, and Matt Miazga to FC Cincinnati. W...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back and this week it's a special one again! We're talking with legendary Columbus, Chicago, and SJ goalkeeper, Jon Busch!. If you know anything about MLS history, you know Jon Busch. He is a 2x Supporter's Shield winner, 1x USOC winner, 1x GKOTY winner, and 2x GKOTY finalist. However despite all of the accolades, the j...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back and this week it's a special one! We're talking all things CF Montreal with Patrick, also known as P_dubs13 on twitter. If you've looked at any of our CF Montreal tweets on twitter, you've probably seen Patrick in the comments, so we figured who better to bring on to talk about CF Montreal. We talk about every...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back to continue the series where we talk about some of the biggest headlines in MLS/USMNT in the news recently. This week we've got a full USMNT episode, with a sprinkle of MLS news. We recap the recent friendlies for the USMNT and give our picks for who is headed to Qatar. Next we talk Wales qualifying for the World Cup and joi...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back to continue the series where we talk about some of the biggest headlines in MLS/USMNT in the news recently. This week we talk the shocking sacking of Miguel Angel Ramirez at Charlotte FC, Ezequiel Barco's recent comments on MLS, MLS potentially being involved in Copa Libertadores, and where MLS ranks amongst other leagues in...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back to continue the series where we talk about some of the biggest headlines in MLS/USMNT in the news recently. This week we give our thoughts on the recent USMNT roster drop for the upcoming friendlies and Nations League, we try to figure out why LAFC are rumored to get Giorgio Chiellini, and Leeds surviving relegation and now rumor...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back to continue the series where we talk about some of the biggest headlines in MLS/USMNT in the news recently. This week, as if the topic couldn't be more obvious, Messi has been rumored to be joining MLS soon (again)! We talk about what his joining MLS would mean for the league and for Inter Miami. Would this garner the league...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back and this week they're coming with a quarter season recap on MLS action thus far. Please note that we recorded this on 5/2/2022 and therefore didn't include the results from week 10. As we are just about at the quarter mark for most teams, we wanted to take a look at each team and answer a few "simple" question...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back to continue the series where we talk about some of the biggest headlines in MLS/USMNT in the news recently. This week we talk about the Seattle Sounders resounding victory to become the first ever MLS winners of the CONCACAF Champions League, Zlatan's recent comments about him being the greatest MLS player of all time (and m...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back and this week they're coming with a quarter season recap on MLS action thus far. As we are just about at the quarter mark for most teams, we wanted to take a look at each team and answer a few "simple" questions. We ask, 1) is the team under or over performing, 2) who has been the best player, and 3) what has been...

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, the guys are back for episode 100! Thank you to those that have joined us so far along the journey, whether that was since day 1 or only for 5 minutes, we are forever grateful. To celebrate our 100th episode we have done a Q&A with questions coming from our former interview guests, some of our fellow MLS podcast friends, and more. We cover que...