That’s So MLS

About That’s So MLS

That’s So MLS is the Major League Soccer podcast for the long-suffering fan of the world’s most chaotic league. Hosted by journalist Andrew Bates and ex-casual defender Nick Thornton, TSMLS looks at club soccer from a Canadian perspective, with coverage of games and news from around North America.

Publisher

That’sSoMLS

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Aug 2017

Latest episode

21 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

214 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Aug 2026

   MLS High School Reunion

   After an extended World Cup break, we bring you back up to speed with all the new (and not so new) faces in MLS and whether we really learned much in the last few weeks. We also disect teams' approach to Leagues Cup and take a look ahead at what a new league commissioner means for MLS. Wildfire Response Fund That's So MLS Links Also We Have a Blog Now

2. 

   10 Jun 2026

   More Things to Admire than Despise

   With MLS on a break for the Men's World Cup, Andrew chats with Mark Franek, author of American Soccer Nation: The Remarkable 150-Year History of Yanks on a Roll, from Mob Football to the Modern Game to talk about why he wrote a history of U.S. men's soccer, how the 1994 World Cup helped usher in the league, being an MLS Liker and why you should know the names Bethlehem Steel and Archie Stark. That's So MLS Links Also We Have a Blog Now

3. 

   18 May 2026

   #SaveTheCaps

   This week we catch up the drama around MLS trying to relocate the Vancouver Whitecaps #SaveTheCaps  and how fans around North America have responded. We also take a look around the league the legendary, the lacking, and the laggards. That's So MLS Links Also We Have a Blog Now

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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