MLS season preview: Expansion talk, new playoff format, 2023 kits, El Trafico, more! (Soccer 2/23)

With the 2023 MLS season days away from kicking off, Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies and Heath Pearce discuss the league's plans to expand into new markets, the revamped postseason schedule, the chances of LAFC repeating, and which teams will be sporting the freshest kits. Plus, the U-17s are officially World Cup bound, the USWNT triumph in the SheBelieves Cup, and Leeds United face another must-win game in their fight for survival. (02:25) -- World Cup prep time for the U-17s & USWNT! (10:45) -- Don Garber teases more expansion teams (18:11) -- MLS' new playoff format: 18 teams, best-of-3 series (27:44) -- Phil Neville calls out MLS' playoff plan (32:16) -- Season preview: Can LAFC repeat? (40:35) -- Drip or skip: ranking the 2023 kits (50:55) -- Weekend preview: Leeds six-pointer & more! In Soccer We Trust is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the In Soccer We Trust team on Twitter: @ISWTPod , @JimmyConrad , @heathpearce , @CharlieDavies9 , @PartidoPooper Watch In Soccer We Trust on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh4tni-ICN9z0eMIPcf2r2g Subscribe to the In Soccer We Trust podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/InSoccerWeTrust For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, the Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Get 20% off In Soccer We Trust merch, using the code SOCCER20 : https://https://store.cbssports.com/collections/in-soccer-we-trust Sign up to the new Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/golazo-starting-xi/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices