What do we do when a legend retires? Talk about it for an hour and a half, of course. Christine Sinclair announced that she is retiring from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2024 NWSL season, and the Stumptown gang talks through the emotions of the moment, and how bummed we are that Sinc probably won’t be going out with a piece of hardware this year.

Then in the second segment, Luukas Ojala makes his pod debut to join Sam, Phuoc, and Jeremy to break down the Timbers wild draw and talk about this weekend’s massive Cascadia clash.

All that and more, including: Wilder’s wish for the rest of the season, Sam completely forgetting that Diego Chara exists, Jeremy’s Cascadia math, Luukas’ emotional recovery, Melina’s very cautious optimism, and Phuoc’s brusque but true assessments.

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