Summary: Anto and Nico are joined by soccer correspondent Ives Galarcep of Fox Soccer and SoccerByIves to take stock of an MLS season during which transfers, summer friendlies and playoff positioning awaits, to examine the teams who have put themselves in great position, the teams who have work still to do and those teams whose seasons may have already found their fate. This includes surprise packages San Jose and New England as well as teams such as Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas who may have found a balance with their progress and recent moves, and then to the teams who have made coaching changes reflecting a very poor starts to their campaigns in Portland, Philadelphia and Toronto. In each case we examine the situation for trends and their potential moving forward, as well as the factors that may pose problems down the road. We also look at the developments in Dallas to understand what the next steps will be there, where the season already seems over, and whether John Hackworth and Gavin Wilkinson can deliver some new energy and hope to fading playoff chances. Also in the crosshairs here is the potential for big moves and transfers for MLS clubs, whether the summer friendly schedule has the same impact as it once did in the North American marketplace and then we turn our attention to the re-emergence of a nostalgic soccer brand in New York Cosmos to gauge whether their placement in the NASL a second time is the right move for the ownership group and Major League Soccer who might be testing the capacity for a second team in New York before naming the 20th Major League Soccer franchise. This is a transition episode for Major League Soccer analysis and the first look at what the Cosmos brand back in operation could mean for the greater New York area, and whether soccer fans in New York are ready for that second team.
