In this episode, we are joined byEli from The Ball is Round Montreal to chat about what went wrong with CF Montreal's 2026 season to cause them to miss the playoffs!

0:00 - Scarf of the Week
4:03 - Little Things Adding Up
5:25 - Roster Build
10:48 - Dreadful Ownership
16:45 - Midfield Issues
18:50 - Lackluster Attack
21:39 - Lack of Academy Production
30:32 - Who Stays Who Goes

Recorded on: 11/8/26

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In this episode, we are joined by Sydney from Scarves N Spikes to chat about what went wrong with Atlanta United's 2026 season to cause them to miss the playoffs!

0:00 - Scarf of the Week
2:54 - Inconsistency in the attack
5:48 - Commitment to Poor GKs
10:27 - Tata Martino
19:38 - Unserious Front Office
24:26 - Who Stays Who Goes

Recorded on: 11/6/26

#MLS #MLSCup #mlscupplayoffs #ATLUTD #atlantaunited #austinfc #charlottefc #forthecrown #cf97 #chicagofire #fccincinnati #fcc #allforcincy #coloradorapids #rapids96 #columbuscrew #crew96 #dcu #dcunited #fcdallas #dtid #houstondynamo #holditdown #sportingkc #skc #lagalaxy #losangeles #lafc #intermiami #intermiamicf #messi #lionelmessi #minnesotaunited #mnufc #legionofloons #cfmtl #cfmontreal #nashvillesc #everyonen #newenglandrevolution #nerevs #newyorkredbulls #rbny #NYCFC #newyorkcity #orlandocity #orlandocitysc #philadelphiaunion #DOOP #portlandtimbers #RCTID #RSL #realsaltlake #sanjoseearthquakes #quakes74 #seattlesounders #sounders #stlouiscity #STL #allforcity #TFCLive #torontofc #vancouverwhitecaps #VWFC #USL #uslchampionship #mlsseasonpass #AppleTV #USMNT #GoldCup #WorldCup #LeaguesCup #predictions #worldcup2026

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In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we've hit 500 episodes! Not sure who let us do that but we're extremely grateful for all of those that have listened whether from episode 1 or episode 499. We are going to go through some of our favorite moments over the years and give you some behind the scenes of how we got to where we are. We also got a few questions from friends of the pod that we will be answering throughout the episode as well. Thank you again for all your amazing support and here's to another 500 episodes!

#MLS #MLSCup #mlscupplayoffs #ATLUTD #atlantaunited #austinfc #charlottefc #forthecrown #cf97 #chicagofire #fccincinnati #fcc #allforcincy #coloradorapids #rapids96 #columbuscrew #crew96 #dcu #dcunited #fcdallas #dtid #houstondynamo #holditdown #sportingkc #skc #lagalaxy #losangeles #lafc #intermiami #intermiamicf #messi #lionelmessi #minnesotaunited #mnufc #legionofloons #cfmtl #cfmontreal #nashvillesc #everyonen #newenglandrevolution #nerevs #newyorkredbulls #rbny #NYCFC #newyorkcity #orlandocity #orlandocitysc #philadelphiaunion #DOOP #portlandtimbers #RCTID #RSL #realsaltlake #sanjoseearthquakes #quakes74 #seattlesounders #sounders #stlouiscity #STL #allforcity #TFCLive #torontofc #vancouverwhitecaps #VWFC #USL #uslchampionship #mlsseasonpass #AppleTV #luissuarez #leaguescup

Recorded on: 11/8/2026

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