Gold Cup Draw, Big USL TV Ratings, MLS Calendar Switch, Is MLS Too Foreign?

We're covering a ton of ground on this episode of The Best Soccer Show. Jason starts by dropping news of the Gold Cup draw for this summer. The USMNT goes into the continental tournament needing to improve dramatically under Mauricio Pochettino after a poor Nations League. Dan Vaughn of Protagonist Soccer to talk about the draw, tell us about his 23 USMNT shirts (23????), and discuss split allegiances in his soccer household. Then Dan hangs around to discuss the big USL Championship TV ratings from the weekend. WHAT DOES IT MEAN???? More than 750k watched second division soccer on Sunday. BOOM TIMES BABY. Then Dan and Jason discuss the news that MLS owners tabled a vote on switching the league calendar to the fall-to-spring version used in most of Europe. Finally, Dan leaves and Jason heads into a review of the state of the American player in MLS and whether the league should do more to center Americans in its on-field product. How does Liga MX do it with Mexican players? That leads into a review of 28 MLS teams (Toronto and Montreal get left out) and their efforts to grow players that could ultimately held the USMNT. WE GOT TIERS. Support the show and get extra stuff. Sign up for the Patreon (it don't cost much) to get access to the Besties Slack (the best soccer community ever), The Best Bonus Show, and much more. All the stuff we can't say on the main show ends up on the bonus episodes.  You get the back catalog of bonus posts, plus Jason's Daily Davis videos/short podcasts. https://www.patreon.com/thebestsoccershow  If you don't want to make a full commitment, you can just throw us a buck or five at https://ko-fi.com/bestsoccershow. We'll even throw in access to the Besties Slack. GO SUBSCRIBE TO JASON & ROBERT KERR'S NEW SHOW, MORNING KICKAROUND.  We go live every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9:30 ET and clips from the show are available after every show on YouTube.  Morning Kickaround Make sure you subscribe to the YouTube channel to get the video version of the show. The show is always better when you can see our beautiful faces. Thanks for your support! Please spread the word any way you can.  https://www.youtube.com/@TheBestSoccerShow/ Get some BSS gear and show off your OG American soccer podcast allegiance.  https://thebestsoccershow.creator-spring.com/ Subscribe and Review the show! We really want to spread the word about the show and the only way to do that is through reviews and word of mouth. Tell a friend about The Best Soccer Show. ANOTHER ONE. Apple Podcasts: The Best Soccer Show on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices