With the Gold Cup and Club World Cup over it is now the home-stretch for MLS (let's pretend like the Leagues Cup doesn't exist for right now) as the Supporter Shield appears to be an 8 team race. Minnesota is the most aggressive set-piece team in the world, Seattle and Columbus agreed to end their match early, NYCFC floats a 700 pound bird down a river or two, and Charlotte has a hand-eye coordination problem. Throw in a little What to Watch this weekend with some great matchups (all at the exact same time).

Timestamps:

(6:21) - NYCFC Floats a 700# Pigeon

(14:26) - Charlotte Beer Showers

(24:33) - Minnesota Hacking Set-Pieces

(37:03) - The end of the Sounders-Crew match

(46:47) - Update on Chicago ICE banners

(50:24) - The Supporter Shield Race takes Shape

(1:08:06) - What to Watch this Weekend

After a week off The World's GAM is BACK! The MLSPA dropped salary information on our doorsteps, even if it was a few months late. Olivier Giroud, Federico Bernardeschi, and Lorenzo Insigne all say Goodbye to MLS as Son Heung-min, Thomas Muller, and Timo Werner may be saying Hello. Chicago fans clash with security and their club about political messaging and San Diego, look out ya'll, might be for real. Part two is a conversation with John Molinaro about Toronto, looking back at the Manning legacy and looking ahead to what's next. And Finally in Part Three it's what to watch this weekend.

Timestamps:

(2:00) - MLSPA Salary Dump

(19:57) - MLS Departures

(26:53) - MLS Arrivals(?)

(35:31) - Political message clashes in Chicago/MLS

(45:10) - San Diego and their MVP

(53:13) - Interview with John Molinaro

(1:15:22) - What to Watch This Weekend

Links:

Follow John Molinaro on X and check out TFC Republic

After spending all of last week talking about the Club World Cup and picking matches to watch this weekend, it only felt appropriate to go back and talk about the matches that really have made this tournament special. How has MLS looked? Will Miami get out of the group? And predicting how every group will shake out late this week during "decision week". Enjoy this bonus episode and we'll be back on Thursday with your regularly scheduled MLS talk.