Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome 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. We'll be talking today about the return of the Bundesliga, question mark.

We'll also be talking about the U.S. men's national team and defining games in the era of that team.

We'll also be talking about my... in the era of that team.

We'll also be talking about my American soccer

spirit animal, if you will, and so much more.

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

sauerk, a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary.

Mossy, how are you doing on this Sunday morning?

Happy Easter to you and everybody else out there.

I dressed up for the occasion,

as you can see if you are watching this

as opposed to just listening to this.

I am good.

I quite like your outfit. I think it's fitting for the occasion this is a

special I call it pink but earlier today on online which we know defines everything in life. I was told that this was salmon.

So much more descriptive. So I'm going to go with salmon. I bought this years ago back in Orlando when we first started doing games the

MLS version of Orlando. We did an Easter broadcast from down there and I went into one of the stores there and came out with my salmon

Blazer. I've had it ever since. I bring it out about this time every year in

normal circumstances. I would probably be somewhere out there on the road doing a game

this weekend and wearing this from some sort of stadium out there but obviously we

continue to live through interesting times. I hope everybody is out there staying safe. I hope everybody

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