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Episode 272: Champion Of The Nerds
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The boys convene to discuss the apparent departure of Diego Rubio. They also recap the week's international results and ZG presents his ideal MLS schedule in the wake of the league releasing the 2026 regular season schedule last week. Then they close out the episode with the first round results of the "Goal of the Year" bracket, a "new coach" edition of Last Business Day and an academy update.
0:30 - Intro
4:35 - Schedule release wrap-up
13:40 - International results
24:55 - Diego Rubio says goodbye?
33:10 - "Goal of the Year" 2nd Round
39:35 - Last Business Day
45:45 - Academy update
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