Champions League review: Dortmund spring a surprise, Real Madrid vibes, and Luis Enrique's tactical tinkering

Fifa has taken a step towards allowing domestic leagues to play competitive matches abroad, after announcing a new working group will be formed to “issue recommendations” on the topic. The TSS gang explore the idea of playing competitive games abroad, touching on the leagues that are most likely to pursue the idea, the potential timelines, and much more! Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! LinkedIn! Post your job for free at linkedin.com/TSS! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your favorite semi-recurring series is back: it's Take It or Leave It time! We've got plenty of your takes to break down, including... 1) Getting rid of VAR entirely would be absolute nonsense 2) One of the Big 5 European leagues will become a “closed league” before MLS implements any form of promotion and relegation. 3) MLS will eventually have pro/rel but only by forming a North American Super league that both MLS and LigaMX promote into 4) Firing a manager mid-season is the wrong call 90% of the time 5) Mckennie's next move should be to Borussia Dortmund 6) Arsene Wenger once said Arsenal is at a disadvantage over Manchester United because it has more derbys. How are we taking or leaving that one? Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! LinkedIn! Post your job for free at linkedin.com/TSS! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The whole crew is here to answer your questions! 1) What are the new spending rules the Premier League is trying to institute? 2) Why isn’t the last day of the Premier League season filled with derby matches? 3) Should David Moyes be getting more credit for what he’s done at West Ham? 4) How should Aston Villa improve their squad ahead of Champions League football next season? 5) Would a West Indies team elevate the competitiveness of Concacaf in any meaningful way? 6) Is Manchester United the Dallas Cowboys of the Premier League? Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! LinkedIn! Post your job for free at linkedin.com/TSS! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talk about a busy start to the soccer news week! Taylor, Joe, and Gass begin the show by diving into Canada's decision to appoint Jesse Marsch as their new men's national team coach. How will Canada look under Marsch? And is this a good hire? Then, we move on to chat about some big-time MLS transfer news, a major win for Cincy, and some tactics over in the Western Conference. All that -- and much more -- on the show! Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! LinkedIn! Post your job for free at linkedin.com/TSS! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The TSS gang are back to review a weekend which saw Arsenal and Man City take the title race down the wire, Burnley's relegation, another top performance from Leverkusen, Fisticuffs in Toronto, and much more! Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! LinkedIn! Post your job for free at linkedin.com/TSS! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, Graham and Joe join Taylor to discuss Championship promotion! We pay particular attention to Ipswich, and their back-to-back promotions. How have they built such a reliable squad, who is the brain in charge, and what obstacles could prohibit survival next season? We also take some time to look at Leicester's Championship-winning season, and do some promotion playoff drafting! All that and much much more! Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor, Graham, and Joe dive into the wild second legs of the the Champions League semis! From Dortmund's improbable win over PSG to Real Madrid and Manuel Neuer's late victory over Bayern Munich, there was *plenty* to chat about. Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, it's Taylor hosting with Joe and Graham doing most of the answering... and that leads to an awful lot of American-centric discussion! Questions answered include... 1) What should be the next step in Brenden Aaronson's career? 2) Which American should Wrexham sign for next season's League One campaign? 3) Who would we want on our respective benches, if we were managers? 4) Why is David De Gea still a free agent? 5) How do we rate Malik Tillman's season at PSV, and what should be his next move? 6) Has this season been successful for Ange Postecoglu and Spurs? Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor, Joe, and Gass dive into the wild world of MLS, starting with Leo Messi’s insane performance for Inter Miami, moving to CF Montreal’s reported choice to part ways with their CSO, and ending with progress in the West and issues in the East. Then, it’s on to a chat with Evan Ream, author of “Not When, But If?”, a book all about soccer in Sacramento. Gass and Evan chat about the new book, the sport in Sac, and the MLS expansion fiasco. Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The TSS Gang is here to review a weekend in which the two-horse Premier League title race saw Arsenal and Man City stay on track, while Liverpool recovered from their recent wobble with a big win over a sorry Tottenham side. Meanwhile, Real Madrid made their Liga win official, and Leverkusen remain undefeated! Sponsors! Today’s episode is brought to you by… Mack Weldon! Get 20% off your first order at mackweldon.com by using promo code “TSS”! Shopify! Head to shopify.com/tss for a free trial to help grow your business! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices