# James Rodríguez, Sporting KC & Another Wild MLS Weekend Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038/james-rodr-guez-sporting-kc-another-wild-mls-weekend Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038/james-rodr-guez-sporting-kc-another-wild-mls-weekend.md Podcast: [Soccerwise | U.S. Soccer, MLS, NWSL](https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038) Published: 2026-05-11T17:40:00+00:00 Episode link: https://kickbacksoccer.com/ Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/818bc07f-08c9-47f4-810e-0c7948202c5a.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soccerwise-6938038/episodes/james-rodr-guez-sporting-kc-another-wild-mls-weekend Duration seconds: 4729 ## Resource James Rodríguez shines again for Minnesota United before a possible summer exit, while Sporting Kansas City hit a new low after a brutal loss in Portland. David Gass, Tom Bogert, and Matt Doyle break down another chaotic MLS weekend, including Vancouver’s rise in the Western Conference, Nashville’s comeback draw, and the latest USMNT discussion ahead of the 2026 World Cup. 00:00 Intro 06:40 James Rodríguez & Minnesota United Future 19:36 FC Dallas, Sam Sarver & Petar Musa 26:30 Sporting Kansas City Disaster 36:28 What Do We Make of Portland? 40:03 Evander, Cincinnati & Charlotte Talk 47:00 Nashville’s Comeback Draw 50:53 New England Revolution Discussion 58:25 Vancouver vs. San Jose Breakdown 1:04:00 Midweek MLS Preview 1:08:34 Gio Reyna & USMNT Discussion ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soccerwise-6938038/episodes/james-rodr-guez-sporting-kc-another-wild-mls-weekend/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038/james-rodr-guez-sporting-kc-another-wild-mls-weekend.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.