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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Jesse Marsch frontrunner for USMNT manager & will Balogun live up to the hype?? | SOTU

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse react to the big USMNT news as they got you covered with all the soccer content that you need! Lalas and Mosse touch on the reports of Jesse Marsch being the rumored frontrunner for the USMNT managerial position and debate whether Marsch is the right man for the position. Continuing with the American theme, they react to Anthony Hudson announcing the preliminary Nations League roster and discuss whether Tyler Adams will be healthy in the United States' matchup against Mexico. Moving over to Europe, Lalas and Mosse recap the top games from the weekend, including Bayern's collapse against RB Leipzig & Leeds United's disappointing loss against West Ham United. To wrap up the show, they debate whether Florian Balogun is becoming overhyped by USMNT fans and Lalas breaks down the touchy subject of "soccer vs. football." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:05.2

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

0:09.1

This episode will be talking Jesse Marsh, US men's national team roster,

0:13.3

Balagon, under 20s, Greg Vanny, soccer vocabulary,

0:17.1

Donna Summer, and so much more.

0:18.6

But first joining me, as always, my friend, my colleague,

0:21.4

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

0:26.2

extraordinary

0:28.2

Mossy how you doing on this uh... monday may twenty second twenty three and welcome back you are in studio for those that are just

0:34.8

listening and can't see. Thank you I'm doing well I'm happy to be back I almost

0:39.2

forgot what this studio looks like. Well we missed you but I'm glad you had some time with your family I

0:44.4

know how much that means to you and it sounds like from last couple of weeks that

0:48.0

you did some wonderful things with them and on your own and it was a successful and

0:52.2

fun trip for you.

0:54.0

Have you watched anything? I will say that last night I had long gone to bed and at one point I came downstairs and my wife was just sitting glued to the

1:05.9

television for one reason which I know you're probably going to mention.

1:09.3

Last night was the penultimate episode of Succession.

1:13.0

It was an absolute barn burner, and it set up a very dramatic finale, which will be this upcoming

1:19.0

weekend.

1:20.0

The final episode ever of one of the great TV shows of all time which means you can start

1:23.5

binging it thank you thank you i cannot i cannot wait to catch up with with

1:27.8

everybody but again i'm not going to be beholden to the man and i will be able to

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