This summer, the U.S. men's national team gets to attempt to exact a small measure of revenge

when they face Trinidad and Tobago in the Gold Cup group stage.

I recently asked new U.S. men's national team coach Greg Berhalter about the game.

I expected him to dismiss any significance and downplay any talk of redemption.

He did the opposite, which was surprising and refreshing.

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

where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses.

As you heard, we'll be talking about Greg Berhalter's Gold Cup plans and future plans for the national team.

We'll have our Mossy Makes the Case segment where he's talking about the good and or bad of parity when it comes to leagues

around the world and domestic leagues. We'll be answering your questions in our

hashtag Ask Alexi segment including playing soccer with a hangover and so much more.

But first as always joining me my friend, my colleague, my guiding light David Mossy, a soccer

savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary.

Mossy, how are you this what? researcher and writer extraordinary.

Mossy, how are you, this what, 12 hours

after the moment that you and all of your geoteers

have been waiting for, the return of Game of Thrones a series that I have yet to

see was it everything that you wanted and hoped for?

Well first off I'm battling a bit of a cold today but but I'm a warrior, so I'm still here.

Is that a reference to Game of Thrones? Is that what happens?

No, no, no.

No, really. I feel like everything that you and all your friends say now has some sort of reference I am left completely out. I'm not

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