2026 Leagues Cup Preview: Chivas at BMO, Toluca Revenge... or Do We Just Punt!?

Travis, Vince, and Darren preview LAFC’s 2026 Leagues Cup group stage at BMO Stadium—Chivas (Aug 5), Toluca (Aug 8), and Querétaro (Aug 12)—plus: Hawaii, Marcus Rashford, Darren’s belief he could hit a half-field shot, Larry Berg as MLS commissioner, the history of Chivas and LAFC, Leagues cup: should we care? And of course our 2026 Q2 Quarterly Review!

00:00 Welcome and Leagues Cup Dates

01:20 Listener Mandated Banter

01:54 Hawaii and Rashford Sighting

05:22 Darren Half Field Challenge

09:04 Amirian Law Ad Break

10:34 Storylines Segment Intro

11:38 Larry Berg New MLS Boss

25:59 Chivas USA History and Rivalry

37:31 How Much Leagues Cup Matter

40:00 Leagues Cup Approach

41:13 Scouting Group Opponents

42:59 Rotation And Goal Differential

44:28 Should LAFC Punt

47:18 Never Punt Philosophy

49:10 Quarterly Review Bit

52:49 Goal Draft Update

58:54 Bold Predictions Check

01:01:43 Bet It And Forget It

01:05:14 Final Plugs And Signoff

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