Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollison 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.

This week we'll be talking, well, we're not going to bury the lead right off the bat we're

going to be talking about the Super League and what it is what it isn't and the

global consternation that has happened.

But, you know, look, we also have other stuff

that's happening, including the return of Major League soccer.

Champions League, I guess, that continues on.

Both Champions League over in Europe and Champions League

from a Kaka have Champions League perspective all of that kind of stuff we'll be

talking what we've seen what we've listened to but you know it is it is a big week

and we are coming on air here on Monday with a lot of

stuff going on in the world of soccer that has nothing to do necessarily with taking the

ball but is as big a story as we've seen in a long time. But first, joining me as always. My friend, my

colleague, my guiding light, David Mossy, a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer

extraordinaire. Mossy, how are you on? soccer researcher and writer extraordinary.

Mossy how are you on this Monday April 19th a date that may go down in infamy in terms

of the world of soccer in which we live.

I am doing well coming off a busy weekend of MLS coverage.

We had games Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, lots of fun to have the league back.

But as you mentioned, also a lot of other news going on that we were keeping tabs on.

So yeah, looking forward to this one. For people that have been complaining about this

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