Is Inter Miami Failing Messi Already? MLS Surprises, CF Montréal Chaos & USMNT World Cup Fears
Inter Miami were supposed to dominate—but instead, they’re stumbling out of the gate. We break down whether Lionel Messi is being let down by the roster built around him and if David Beckham and the front office got it wrong. Then we zoom out to the rest of MLS, highlighting the biggest surprises and disappointments so far, including why CF Montréal look completely broken.
Finally, we get real about the USMNT and the two biggest fears heading into the World Cup that fans don’t want to admit.
Subscribe to The Cooligans Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Inter Miami were supposed to be unstoppable—but early in the season, they look anything but. Is this just a slow start, or is there something fundamentally wrong with how this team was built around Lionel Messi? We dig into whether David Beckham and the club’s leadership miscalculated, why the supporting cast isn’t clicking, and what Inter Miami can realistically do to fix things before expectations spiral out of control.
Then we take a step back and look across the league. MLS always delivers chaos early in the season, but this year feels especially unpredictable. We break down the biggest surprises and disappointments so far, and spend real time on CF Montréal—a team that doesn’t just look bad, but directionless.
Is this a rebuild, a collapse, or something worse? Finally, we turn to the United States men's national soccer team and have an honest conversation about fear. Not optimism, not hype—fear.