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 Dates01:20 Listener Mandated Banter01:54 Hawaii and Rashford Sighting05:22 Darren Half Field Challenge09:04 Amirian Law Ad Break10:34 Storylines Segment Intro11:38 Larry Berg New MLS Boss25:59 Chivas USA History and Rivalry37:31 How Much Leagues Cup Matter40:00 Leagues Cup Approach41:13 Scouting Group Opponents42:59 Rotation And Goal Differential44:28 Should LAFC Punt47:18 Never Punt Philosophy49:10 Quarterly Review Bit52:49 Goal Draft Update58:54 Bold Predictions Check01:01:43 Bet It And Forget It01:05:14 Final Plugs And SignoffJoin our Patreon and help us keep making this show.Merch and more at HappyFootSadFootPod.comYouTube: @happyfootsadfoot Twitter: @HaFoSaFoInstagram: @happyfootsadfootTikTok: @happyfootsadfoot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.