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MLS Playoff recap! The defending champs are out, Inter Miami lose, Hector Herrera's red & more

Ep. 184

After a wild few days of MLS playoff action, Joe Lowery is here to break down the latest from each and every Round One series. How did the New York Red Bulls send the Columbus Crew packing? How did Atlanta United and the Vancouver Whitecaps craft upsets? And what on earth happened in Houston? All that -- and so much more -- on the show.

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