Transfer window winners & losers + Kellyn Acosta on his year & 1v1 w/Ernst Tanner
Andrew and David breakdown the transfer window closing with the bird dog Sam Stejskal. Bobby heads to Philly to sit down with new Union GM Ernst Tanner. The guys chat with Kellyn Acosta about his turbulent year and what his future holds. Plus a new game in the mailbag.
1hr 40m Aug 09, 2018
1hr 40m
Three minutes on all 23 MLS teams as playoff push begins
It’s crunch time in Major League Soccer. The heady highs of the preseason are long gone, the All-Star parties are over and the transfer window is just hours from slamming shut. So where do all 23 teams find themselves with the playoff push upon us? The guys devote three minutes (at least) to every single club to get you ready for the final three months of the season. Plus, you won’t want to mis...
1hr 49m Aug 06, 2018
1hr 49m
All-Star musings & Beckham Miami news
Andrew, David, Doyle, and Ben get together to recap the wild week in Atlanta. They then look forward to the weekend, big GM news in Miami & Philly, plus much more.
1hr 1m Aug 02, 2018
1hr 1m
All-Star special w/ Sam "Bird Dog" Stejskal + Andrew Carleton & Ben Mines
The whole gang converged on Andrew's hotel room in Atlanta to break down Fanendo Adi's epic Timbers goodbye and immediate FC Cincinnati hello, Wayne Rooney's first goal (and busted nose), Zlatan being Zlatan and Alphonso Davies dominant display. Stayed tuned for an All-Star preview and an interview with Andrew Carleton and Ben Mines.
1hr 28m Jul 30, 2018
1hr 28m
Alphonso Davies to Bayern for a boatload of cash + BWP hits century mark
Alphonso Davies is headed to Bayern Munich, and bags of cold, hard cash are headed to Vancouver. What's the record transfer mean for Davies? Is it the right move? What's next for the Whitecaps? And what does it mean for future sales? Plus, an examination of Bradley Wright-Phillips' legacy after goal 100 in MLS, Raul Ruidiaz gets on the board, Dynamo fans are riled up about a red card, Fanendo A...
1hr 10m Jul 26, 2018
1hr 10m
What Kellyn Acosta's surprise swap says about MLS, Dallas and Colorado
Just try to predict what's going to happen next in MLS. You can't do it. Kellyn Acosta to Colorado? Yeah, right. And yet here we are, breaking down a trade nobody saw coming, pondering the best path forward for wunkerkind Alphonso Davies in the wake of interest from Bayern Munich and mulling why Justin Meram would move back to Columbus after leaving just months ago. Silly season indeed.
1hr 22m Jul 24, 2018
1hr 22m
Should Crew SC sell Zach Steffen? Plus, USOC drama & Homegrown draft
The guys head to the Tire District and add a fourth co-host to tackle the hot topics around MLS. First up, serious US Open Cup drama as the Timbers protest their loss, Adama Diomande calls out an unnamed player on Instagram and Peter Vermes shreds his own guys. Then it's all about the transfer window, most importantly the reportedly $3.9 million bid Crew SC have for goalkeeper Zach Steffen. Sho...
1hr 14m Jul 19, 2018
1hr 14m
Petke's rant, drama for Starhe, Rooney's debut and Downton Abbey???
MLS welcomed a new stadium in D.C. and Wayne Rooney made his much-hyped debut, but Mike Petke stole the Week 20 show. Petke unplugged is a must-listen event, but was the Real Salt Lake coach in the right? Plus, drama in San Jose in the midst of a miserable season, Atlanta can’t beat the bunker and BWP gives the haters a shout out. Sam Stejskal joins to talk Portland in the second segment, and B...
1hr 10m Jul 16, 2018
1hr 10m
MLS transfer madness begins as D.C. United embark on new era
Andrew and David hit the road in an Audi (wrapped in Continental Tires, of course) to check out D.C. United's new digs at Audi Field. First, though, all the MLS transfer madness as the window swings open -- the deals done, the deals in process and all the reaction -- with special guests Charles Boehm and Pablo Maurer (@MLSist). Then, a new era begins in the nation's capital complete with a new ...
1hr 15m Jul 13, 2018
1hr 15m
Why Jesse Marsch left the Red Bulls + USMNT coaching candidates
The guys are back, including David after three full weeks in Russia, to catch up after a week off. First up, World Cup hacks and adventures in St. Petersburg and beyond. Then, Jesse Marsch left the Red Bulls ... to be an assistant coach? Why that's not at strange as it seems, plus the after effects from the a NY Derby with two new head coaches. Also in this episode ... Josef Martinez is chasing...
1hr 19m Jul 10, 2018
1hr 19m
ETR when the parents aren't around; Matt and Bobby say a lot and nothing!
With Andrew and David out of town, Matt Doyle and Bobby Warshaw take over. They start with a quick World Cup recap, breaking down Mexico's World Cup and Spain letting down the world, then get into the big MLS storylines. Adama Diomande has 7 goals in less than 300 minutes ... How? Dome Torrent has already started to make changes at NYCFC? ... What? Chicago has now gone 5 unbeaten? ... Why? Mont...
47m Jul 02, 2018
47m
Adios Mauro Diaz?! Hello Wayne Rooney?! Plus, a dose of GAM, TAM & Sam
No need to wait. We've got a Thursday morning show for your listening pleasure! First up, Mauro Diaz may be on the move. Is FC Dallas right to consider selling the Little Unicorn? What do they do with the money? What's up with ATLUTD's new d-mid? Plus, breaking news as Wayne Rooney signs with D.C. United, then GAM, TAM and Sam Stejskal runs down all the news around the league.
1hr 1m Jun 28, 2018
1hr 1m
Juan Carlos Osorio for US? Epic Doyle rant (plus MLS Week 17)!
MLS is back, and Matt Doyle and Ben Baer join Andrew Wiebe in the Green Room to dig into Dome (not Domenec) Torrent's first game in charge of NYCFC, Philly-lona's blowout win complete with comeuppance for snarky Twitter heroes, Kellyn Acosta's early hook in the Red Bulls' rout and everything else from MLS Week 17. Plus, The Athletic's Paul Tenorio gives the guys the lowdown on Orlando City's co...
1hr 17m Jun 25, 2018
1hr 17m
Second-half narratives for all 23 teams! Plus, 48-team WCup ... good or bad?
Calen Carr and Bobby Warshaw join Andrew Wiebe in the Green Room as MLS prepares to return from the World Cup break. Before the guys give all 23 teams a turn under the microscope, they round up all the MLS, Concacaf and PRO headlines from Russia. The good, bad and the ugly (and straight up false). Then it's on to US Open Cup with the quarterfinals set before hitting all the headlines for the en...
1hr 29m Jun 21, 2018
1hr 29m
Is it OK to root for Mexico? Plus, Kreis out in Orlando, "Big Phil" Scolari in?
Which ExtraTime Radio hosts will cop to rooting for Mexico? And why is everyone up in arms in the first place? Plus, complete breakdown of the coaching change in Orlando. Was it fair to Jason Kreis? What now for the Lions?
56m Jun 18, 2018
56m
The World Cup is coming to North America! Brian McBride + Cobi Jones on the big news
Eight more years! As Russia 2018 kicks off, there's finally some good news for American (and Canadian and Mexican) soccer fans. United 2026 was a success, and the world's biggest soccer party is coming to our shores. Andrew sits down with Matt Doyle to digest the news, then USMNT legends Cobi Jones and Brian McBride camp out in the Green Room to celebrate and re-live their own memories.
1hr 34m Jun 14, 2018
1hr 34m
Did Patrick Vieira leave NYCFC hanging? Pep's main man takes the reins
Patrick Vieira said recently that his head and his heart are in New York City. Turns out the future of his coaching career is in the south of France. Andrew Wiebe, Bobby Warshaw and Ben Baer try to nail down Vieira's legacy with NYCFC, then turn their attention to Domenec Torrent, Pep Guardiola's right-hand man for more than a decade and the blue side of New York's new boss. In the second segme...
1hr 27m Jun 11, 2018
1hr 27m
Who will be the next coach of the USMNT? Are Sounders cooked?
Andrew Wiebe and Matt Doyle hunker down in the Green Room to discuss the news of the day, starting with Earnie Stewart's appointment as US men's national team GM. What is the job exactly? Why was Stewart the choice? Who will he hire as head coach? What do the Union do now? Plus, MLS enters the fray in the US Open Cup, the Sounders face a long battle back to playoff contention, why a listener sk...
1hr 13m Jun 07, 2018
1hr 13m
Which ETR host is headed to Russia? World Cup preview time!
David Gass is headed to Russia for the World Cup. Is he prepared? Are the 19 MLS players called up by their countries (a record) this summer? The guys dig into CONCACAF's chances for glory and give Dave some much-needed advice ahead of his big adventure. Plus, MLS Week 14 highlights and lowlights (and those double red cards), an early MLS All-Star Fan XI presented by Target ballot and ExtraTime...
1hr 16m Jun 05, 2018
1hr 16m
MLS burner accounts! Wenger or Zidane for USMNT?
Bobby Warshaw is back to help Andrew Wiebe and David Gass break down some prime midweek MLS, but first ... MLS burner accounts! Who has them in MLS? Who should have them? What are the ground rules? Plus, bad body language from Josef Martinez, a doop-fest in Philly, first-person experiences on the field in Cincy, USMNT preview and coaching rumors and a mailbag full of laughs and existential ques...
1hr 22m May 31, 2018
1hr 22m
Welcome to MLS, FC Cincinnati! Plus, USMNT young bucks
It is official: FC Cincinnati will be the 26th team in Major League Soccer, starting play in 2019, a matter of months. Technical director Luke Sassano is on the clock, and the guys chat with the former MLSer turned front office executive about what it will take to make FCC competitive in Year 1, how they'll use DP spots and TAM and what style of play we'll see on the field next March. Also in t...
1hr 48m May 29, 2018
1hr 48m
Green Room getting lonely? Nacho Piatti on the block & MLS news galore
Slow news week, huh? Andrew Wiebe and Sam Stejskal dig into all the big headlines around MLS, including Wayne Rooney's arrival in D.C., possible breaking news in Cincinnati, no longer untouchable Ignacio Piatti, those shady Albert Rusnak quotes and Patrick Vieira's week of "Will he stay, or will he go?" Time Segment 2:30 Team 26 coming soon? News trickling out of Cincy 7:00 Wayne Rooney and...
54m May 24, 2018
54m
Should RBNY sell Tyler Adams? Are ATL right to be upset? MLS Wk 12 top to bottom
Everything you missed or need to know from MLS Week 12. Plus, Sam Stejskal on Nashville's big hire and FC Dallas' USL team, and Paul Tenorio talking YAM ... errrrr ... Youth Transfer Fund.
1hr 23m May 21, 2018
1hr 23m
How will VAR affect the World Cup? PRO refs Mark Geiger & Jair Marrufo explain
Jair Marufo and Mark Geiger stop by on their way to Russia for the World Cup. US Open Cup action as Wiebe's club comes up with the upset, how do you beat Atlanta, and debate over which New York manager is more vital. Plus Calen Carr stops in to talk The Movement and much more.   5:08 Open Cup 2nd round reaction 11:16 World Cup absences who is going and who will be hit the hardest in MLS 14:50 M...
1hr 14m May 17, 2018
1hr 14m
Alexi Lalas in the Green Room! Talking MLS, future of USMNT
One third of the way through the MLS a chance to reset and see what have we learned? After a few great games over the weekend who has pushed their way into the Supporter’s Shield competition? Alexi Lalas stops in to talk about his role on TV, preparing for the World Cup, the future of the USMNT, and much more. 5:45 MLS Tiers 1/3 of the way through the season 11:37 ORL-ATL 23:37 Where is RSL hea...
1hr 40m May 14, 2018
1hr 40m
Wayne Rooney to D.C. United: Good thing or bad thing?
Could the Manchester United legend help open Audi Field? Wheels are in motion, and Andrew and David dig into what would be a blockbuster MLS move. Also in this episode... Breaking down midweek action, including controversy in ATL Looking ahead to a Sunday of rivalry matches Nando Vila talks "We Came to Win" podcast MLS Players Union salary dump ETR Mailbag
1hr 15m May 11, 2018
1hr 15m
Who's good, who's bad and who is in between?
Two months into the MLS season, and we're still trying to figure which teams are actually good, which are going fall back down to earth, which have had bum luck and which were out of the race before it even started. On this episode, the guys try to answer those questions, then dig into the red-dominated NY Derby, Peter Vermes' extension in Kansas City, Orlando City's winning streak against subp...
1hr 11m May 07, 2018
1hr 11m
Transfer Deadline Day Lee Nguyen + NY Derby
Where does Lee Nguyen fit in for LAFC, and how can New England improve now? Bobby and David answer these questions and bring Paul on for the inside scoop on how this late trade came together + summer rumors, Seattle spending, and much more. Plus the guys preview NY-NY and all the weekends big games.   4:24 Lee Nguyen trade 17:11 Tenorio details on Nguyen trade 25:13 DCU Summer splash 28:45 Seat...
1hr 15m May 03, 2018
1hr 15m
Are there dead animals in my walls? MLS's biggest questions
Monday is all about the big questions around Major League Soccer. Such as... Kevin Kratz or Sebastian Giovinco from a dead ball with your life on the line? Who is actually good in the Western Conference? Which team could win CCL with a couple extra million to spend? Are Toronto FC in trouble or is this fake worry? Last, but not least, are there dead animals in Wiebe's walls?
1hr 10m Apr 30, 2018
1hr 10m
Free space is disappointment (again) + LAFC's new digs
Free space is disappointment, for another year at least. David and Andrew get on the mic from Los Angeles ahead of Sunday’s ExtraTime Live (5 pm PT/8 pm ET) to talk Toronto FC’s gut punch in the Concacaf Champions League final. What’s the legacy of the Reds’ run? Of this tournament for MLS? Of another year spent wondering what if? Also in this episode ... LAFC prepare to open Banc of California...
1hr 16m Apr 27, 2018
1hr 16m
Vieira to Arsenal, CCL payoff & MLS Wk 8
MLS gonna MLS, and Week 8 didn’t disappoint. There were the Patrick Vieira-to-Arsenal rumblings, Russell-Mania on Friday night as Sporting and Vancouver brawled in a six-goal game, Zlatan called the Galaxy’s loss to Atlanta %$#@, NYCFC fell flat against the Timbers and Seattle got their first win of the entire season. Oh, and Orlando have now won four straight, and Tim Howard’s red led to a riv...
1hr 28m Apr 23, 2018
1hr 28m
Stomach bugs, away goals & a CCL gut punch for Toronto FC
Free space is disappointment, and Toronto FC filled the #CCLFever free space on Tuesday by dropping the first (and home) leg of the Concacaf Champions League final to Chivas Guadalajara. The guys commiserate, as any MLS fan who follows this tournament does, then dig a little deeper below the surface to figure out what happened and attempt to find hope for next week's historic deciding match. Al...
1hr 28m Apr 19, 2018
1hr 28m
CCL title or bust! Can Toronto FC make history?
Free space is disappointment, but Toronto FC don’t care. This is the stuff legends are made of, and a Concacaf Champions League title would make these Reds just that. The guys go all-in on Leg 1 and the long-term legacies at stake against Chivas Guadalajara, then turn to MLS Week 7. Also in this episode ... GAM, TAM and Sam Stejskal on the "elite teams and regular teams" per Alexi Lalas, Kaku s...
1hr 23m Apr 17, 2018
1hr 23m
CCL Fever joy (and free space) + Balotelli-mania
TFC on their way to MLS history how did they build the best team of all time? Balotelli rumors to DC heating up and more with Paul Tenorio.   6:04 CCL Reaction 8:48 Red Bulls disappointment  15:50 TFC into the final 33:07 Paul Tenorio on Balotelli rumors, DC United ownership, Crew SC transfers, and more. 46:27 MLS weekend preview 54:26 Mailbag
1hr 2m Apr 12, 2018
1hr 2m
Will this be the best week in MLS history? #CCLFever is back!
Could this be the best week in MLS history? If Toronto FC and the Red Bulls advance in Concacaf Champions League, it'd be up there. Then again, the #CCLFever free space is disappointment, so gird your loins for what has previously been the inevitable when it comes to summiting Mount Liga MX. The guys give MLS Week 6 the full breakdown treatment, then look ahead to Tuesday's matches at Red Bull ...
1hr 31m Apr 09, 2018
1hr 31m
CCL Semis Kerfuffles and Stars + MLS Rumors
CCL Semifinals are under way and they were perfect great goals and action but event better CONCAFing. The infamous BMO Field tunnel was in CCL mode for an America v TFC kerfuffle while down in Mexico Aurelin Collin was doing Collin things.   Also in this episode Paul Tenorio on Iker Casillas rumors to Chicago, Ben Arfa rumors to MTL, and is Orlando turning it around? Plus Ben Baer in the mailba...
1hr 8m Apr 05, 2018
1hr 8m
Zlatan makes MLS history! Plus, R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Minnesota
Bobby and David are back alongside Wiebe to experience Zlatan-mania. Ashley Cole tells the guys what is was like in Carson on Saturday, and playing with the Lion. Plus all your MLS weekend action including Francisco Calvo's call for more attention. Plus CCL preview, what is wrong in Chicago with Sam Stejskal, and MLS yoga poses with Arielle Castillo.   3:30 Zlatan 15:05 Ashley Cole interview 27...
1hr 28m Apr 02, 2018
1hr 28m
Inside El Trafico w/ LA Galaxy & LAFC supporters + Pachuca academy boss
Everything you need to know about the first El Trafico w/ Kevin Baxter (LA Times), Alicia Rodriguez (Angels on Parade) and a supporter on both sides of the rivalry. Plus, David Gass interviews Pachuca academy coach Jan Westerhof, and MLSsoccer.com national writer Paul Tenorio joins for the mailbag.
1hr 23m Mar 29, 2018
1hr 23m
Best MLS scorer of all-time ... Bradley Wright-Phillips?
"I think Jesse [Marsch] should go to sleep every night thanking God for a Bradley Wright-Phillips." - Luis Robles True statement, but is BWP the best MLS goalscorer (and perhaps player) of all-time? Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch made that argument on Saturday following another vintage performance from the Englishman. Andrew and Matt talk through the New York legend's case, then cover the re...
1hr 30m Mar 27, 2018
1hr 30m
Zlatan to MLS a done deal?! LA Galaxy make big splash
Breaking news out of LA, as the Galaxy appear to finally land Zlatan Ibrahimović after years of dogged pursuit. Get the lowdown on the reports (TAM deal!), plus lots of laughs as the crew digs into ESPN FC's anonymous player survey and Arielle Castillo makes her maiden voyage in the mailbag.
1hr 12m Mar 22, 2018
1hr 12m
What's wrong with the Sounders? Video review takes center stage in Wk 3
An already awful week for the Sounders got even worst when Clint Dempsey saw red and the final score in Dallas read 3-0 ... same as it did in Guadalajara midweek when the Rave Green crashed out of the Concacaf Champions League. The guys jump in the Green Room to diagnose the back-to-back MLS Cup finalist's issues (injuries, fitness, form and a lack of cohesion), then turn to the rest of MLS Wee...
1hr 7m Mar 19, 2018
1hr 7m
MLS makes CCL history (hooray!), but Herculez Gomez says there's a caveat
Historic. There's no other way to describe MLS's week in the Concacaf Champions League. #CCLFever peaked on Tuesday with Toronto FC and the New York Red Bulls victories over Liga MX, then broke Wednesday as Chivas casually disposed of a beat-up Sounders side. What does it all mean? Has MLS turned the corner against their southern neighbors? What now in the semis, given the free space (disappoin...
1hr 54m Mar 15, 2018
1hr 54m
Are LAFC the best expansion team of all-time? Who will advance in CCL?
MLS Week 2 is in the books, and the guys dig into all the big storylines. Matt says the biggest is rampant LAFC, whose dominating performance in Utah prompted Mike Petke to take the blame for Real Salt Lake's collective failure. David goes with the young Red Bulls, who made nine changes to the team that knocked off Club Tijuana on the road and didn't miss a beat working over the Timbers. Andrew...
1hr 18m Mar 12, 2018
1hr 18m
Has MLS turned CCL corner after Liga MX sweep?
There's nothing that gets the ExtraTime Radio guys as riled up as the CONCACAF Champions League. So when MLS teams went three for three against Liga MX in quarterfinal first legs, you knew Thursday's episode was going to be epic. Still, the big question after Toronto FC, Seattle and the Red Bulls made history remains unanswered: Is a marker of things to come or simply a flash in the pan before ...
1hr 20m Mar 08, 2018
1hr 20m
What’s real and what’s fake from Week 1 + CCL disappointment incoming?
From Crew SC's upset in Toronto to LA Galaxy's resurgence and everything in between from Week 1.
1hr 30m Mar 05, 2018
1hr 30m
Western Conference preview + award predictions free-for-all
The whole gang is ready to break it all down from LA to Portland and everywhere in between (especially San Jose!) Can the Galaxy get back to where their fans expect? How does FC Dallas rebound? Is this a make or break season for SKC? And what does Cascadia look like in 2018. All this and more.   7:53 LAFC 12:25 LA Galaxy 17:23 Colorado Rapids 21:59 MN UTD 26:36 RSL 31:19 FC Dallas 37:40 SJ Quak...
1hr 22m Mar 01, 2018
1hr 22m
MLS is back! Eastern Conference preview + award predictions free-for-all
Start the clock the 2018 MLS season is here so the gang is going to give you the full breakdown. All 23 teams 4 minutes each what to watch for, 2018 expectations, who are the stars going to be and so much more. In the mailbag the Research Baer joins the group for all hands on deck predictions for every individual award and many that we just made up.
1hr 25m Feb 26, 2018
1hr 25m
Peak #CCLFever, Black History Month w/ Shawn Francis + ETR legend returns
Andrew returns with David and Doyle as does an ETR legend to help host the show. The gang breaks down CCL action so far and the Unions hunt for a number ten. In the second and third segments Shawn Francis stops in to talk about his Black History Month feature on Cobi Jones, race in soccer, and much more.
51m Feb 22, 2018
51m
CONCACAF Champions League preview: Is this (finally) MLS’s year?
CCL time is finally here and the ETR Family could not be more excited. David, Bobby, and Matt look at all 5 MLS participants for this years CCL competition. They break down their offseason moves, expectations for 2018, and most importantly their chances of winning CCL. In the mailbag Ben Baer steps in to tell the guys about the 2018 changes for MLS Fantasy and talk Orlando City’s exciting offse...
1hr 16m Feb 20, 2018
1hr 16m
We're back ... w/ special guests Mike Petke (RSL) & Bobby Boswell
The guys are back in the green room, digging into the Yamil Asad trade (left back, Bobby?), a new Young DP in Dallas and all the latest news around MLS. In the second segment (25:49), our interview with Mike Petke from Orlando, in which the Real Salt Lake boss describes his offseason trip to Africa, 2018 outlook and managerial style. Finally, Bobby Boswell joins Andrew (48:07) to celebrate one ...
1hr 15m Feb 15, 2018
1hr 15m