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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In today’s show, Alexi Lalas and David Mosse recap the Premier League weekend.... Liverpool and Arsenal shockingly dropped points, putting Manchester City back on top. In Germany, Leverkusen seals the Bundesliga title for the first time in 120 seasons... Xabi Alonso deserves his flowers. Meanwhile, PSV keep humming along with Malik Tillman scoring on a cross from Sergiño Dest. (8:00) Back stateside, Messi leads Miami to a victory in front of Arrowhead’s historic crowd. The Philadelphia Union drew in a 4-goal thriller, and Jim Curtin has some thoughts on "clear and obvious" refereeing decisions. The LA Galaxy also take the top spot in the west, with a 3-1 win over Vancouver. (29:41) In #AskAlexi, the guys talk Gio Renya’s first start in the EPL and assist in the same match, and more on playing out of the back for SKC. Plus, we confirm FIFA President Gianni Infantino listens to the pod. (40:51) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yeah, look, I don't want to make this about a referee thing, but again, what is clear and obvious even mean, right? What's clear and obvious to me might not be to the next human. So, yeah, a lot of millions of people watch two and a half men.
0:13.9	I think it's the dumbest show ever.
0:15.3	It's clear and obvious to me that it's terrible,
0:17.2	but everyone watches it, so maybe I'm wrong, you know, so.
0:20.0	So. So. So. Hello sunshine. Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union
0:37.4	podcast. We look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the
0:39.7	lens of red, white, and blue color glasses. This show will be talking the EPL title Choking,
0:44.8	Wrexham Creating World Peace, the end of the Bundesliga era, M. Messies at Casey Barbecue, two and a Curtains a geo sighting historic US soccer apparel
0:56.2	Samba's Infantino being a super fan what Jennifer did and so much more but first
1:01.1	joining us always my friend my colleague my guiding lights David Mossy a soccer savant and a fox soccer
1:06.2	research writer Extraordinary!
1:08.8	Maossy how you doing on this Monday April 15th in the year 2024.
1:13.3	I'm doing well, you know, for my, what are we watching?
1:15.2	I did a two and a half men marathon this past week.
1:18.8	Well, for those that just heard that open,
1:20.7	we'll get to Jim Curtin.
1:22.2	It's gonna make me laugh and it's going to
1:23.7	become a classic audio and video clip so we'll get to Jim curtain in a second but what are you
1:28.9	watching my friend couple things today is the 159 year anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death.
1:36.0	He was shot on the night of April 14th, died in the morning of April 15th.
1:40.0	I went down at Lincoln Rabbit Hole this week and I re-watched the Spielberg movie
1:44.4	Lincoln and I started on manhunt the Apple TV show about the search for John Wilkes
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