Welp, that happened. But all is not lost — we still have a shot at clinching silverware that matters — the Cascadia Cup — when we head to ‘Scum in August. Meanwhile, we have a lot to talk about — Steve, Tim, and Andrew cut it up and leave (almost) nothing on the cutting room floor in our first formal multi-channel live stream.

What were the factors that impacted our performance? Offensive Depth? New Turf? Depth? Portland’s mad counter? Depth? Confusion and inaccuracy in the midfield? International break? Fragile player health? Depth?

It isn’t the Yanks Abroad show yet — we talk a little bit about WWC and the experience, then dig right into all the action we missed while we were getting all the sun, all the baguettes, and all the wine. Vancouver, NYCFC, Columbus, and Atlanta brought us to second place, and extend our at-home unbeaten streak to 10. We cover all the bad fouls, bad refs, young kids, amazing goals, general MLS discussion, NWSL TV deal, and more in today’s show with Steve, Tim, and Andrew.

In our last show before notre voyages en France, Tim, Steve, and Andrew cut it up while we watch the opening round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. We talk about WWC & the multiple questionable VAR penalty calls, the general state of the Men’s National Team, the Bruin injury, implications for the Sounders, and more! We can’t get enough of Mitch McConnell’s fave whiskey, and the Macho Man Randy Savage is a better soccer analyst than any of us.

So here is what I should have said when Nate asked me what I would do if I was to become the soccer czar of the USA…