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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Battle for USA/Mexico dual-national talent, Josh Sargent impresses at Werder Bremen, Manchester Derby recap, England’s issues with VAR & more

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Alexi and Mosse open the show discussing CONMEBOL suspending March World Cup qualifiers due to COVID-19 restrictions (12:15). The guys then talk about MLS’s responsibility to release players for USMNT, the battle for USA/Mexico dual nationals young talent, and the MLS investigation launched against Inter Miami CF signing of Blaise Matuidi. They look at Europe and chat about the Manchester derby, Madrid Derby, Josh Sargent’s impressive season at Werder Bremen so far (41:53), Bayern Munich vs. Dortmund, and the Champions League preview. They Looked at #AskAlexi, where fans asked about scrapping VAR and salary caps in the MLS. (1:05:02). Finally, Alexi caps the show with his “One for the Road” on the goal of USA youth soccer beyond the field (1:20:02) in another remote edition of the State of the Union Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union Podcast.

0:04.0

We look at the beautiful game on and off the fields with the lens of red white and blue colored glasses.

0:08.0

This week we'll be talking the U.S. Olympic team, Biggie, Inter Miami, Comne Bowl, Manchester Derby, Derby, whatever you want to call it,

0:18.0

D.K. Barcelona, Byron, Mormons, Development, Salary Caps, salary caps,

0:23.2

VAR, and so much more.

0:25.0

But first, joining me, as always,

0:27.3

my friend, my colleague, my guiding light.

0:29.9

David Mossy, a soccer savant,

0:31.6

and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary.

0:35.3

Mossy, how are you on this Monday, March 8th in the year 2021?

0:41.4

I am doing well and pleasantly surprised because I assumed it would be a chore for you to discuss the

0:47.1

notorious BIG, but based on a text message you sent out last week, it sounds like you not only watched the Netflix

0:54.0

documentary, but you're eager to talk about it.

0:56.0

I am. It's a highly anticipated documentary that is out.

1:00.0

We had teased it last week, and I will remind everybody that as you know I think not necessarily experts but certainly well versed in the in the world of documentaries I think you would agree with me, Massey, that the mark of a good documentary

1:16.7

is the ability to bring you in and entertain you and or

1:23.2

though you might not have any interest and or association or connection with the

1:28.4

actual subject which is the case pretty much when it comes to the big-y what's what was his real name I forgot

1:36.4

his real name?

1:37.4

Yes Christopher Wallace Biggie smallalls documentary, right? Correct. Yes, I did watch this. So we should probably

1:48.2

get right into it, right? Because we have some special guests that you also

1:51.7

teased, right?

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