Emergency pod! U.S. Soccer has denied MLS’ request to withdraw first teams from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Aly Trost Martin, Alexis Guerreros, Nigel Reo-Coker and Felipe Cárdenas react to the governing body’s statement in response to the controversial proposal to send MLS Next PRO squads to the United States’ most historic club competition. Then, the crew welcome in Jimmy Conrad and Charlie Davies to further discuss the latest developments in the back-and-forth between the federation and the league.

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