Planet Fútbol Podcast: Big-picture implications of Montreal's CCL run

The Montreal Impact came awfully close to making history Wednesday night but ultimately fell short of winning the CONCACAF Champions League title, falling at a sold-out Stade Olympique to Club America.

What are the bigger-picture implications of another MLS failure on CONCACAF' biggest stage? How important, really, is the CCL and the FIFA Club World Cup to MLS and U.S. Soccer? What do MLS and its teams need to do in order to compete consistently for the region's top club prize? SI's Grant Wahl, Brian Straus and Avi Creditor delve into the details and take a broader look after a thrilling run from Montreal in the latest Planet Fútbol Podcast.

WHAT IF THEY MET? Prolific teams at their peaks who never played

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GALLERY: U.S. Soccer uniforms through the years

U.S. Soccer uniforms through the years

1990 (Home)

Paul Caligiuri

1992-94 (Home)

Jeff Agoos

1992-94 (Away)

Cobi Jones

1993 (Third)

Dominic Kinnear

1994-95 (Home)

Alexi Lalas

1994-95 (Away)

Alexi Lalas

1995-98 (Home)

John Harkes

1995-98 (Away)

Eric Wynalda

1995-98 (Third)

John Harkes

1998-2000 (Home)

Eric Wynalda

1998-2000 (Away)

Claudio Reyna

2000-02 (Home)

Earnie Stewart

2000-02 (Away)

Landon Donovan

2002-04 (Home)

Brian McBride

2002-04 (Away)

Landon Donovan

2003 (Third)

Cory Gibbs

2004-06 (Home)

Landon Donovan

2004-06 (Away)

Clint Dempsey

2004 (Third)

Clint Dempsey

2004-06 (Home)

Eddie Johnson

2004-06 (Away)

Josh Wolff

2006 (Third)

Eddie Johnson

2007 (Third)

Landon Donovan

2008-10 (Home)

Jozy Altidore

2008-10 (Away)

Sacha Kljestan

2010-12 (Home)

Landon Donovan

2010-12 (Away)

Jozy Altidore

2011 (Third)

Brek Shea

2012-14 (Home)

Michael Bradley

2012-14 (Away)

Clint Dempsey

2013 (Third)

Clint Dempsey

2014-16 (Home)

Jermaine Jones

2014 (Away)

Clint Dempsey

2015 (Away)

Fabian Johnson

2016

Tim Howard, Matt Miazga, Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris

2017

Christian Pulisic, Jordan Morris, Alejandro Bedoya, Bobby Wood, Crystal Dunn, Carli Lloyd, Allie Long, Tobin Heath.

2017

Dom Dwyer