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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Messi casts his demons, USMNT’s tough Gold Cup win, Southgate’s decisions, Italy’s run, and a tribute to Paul Mariner

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Alexi and Mosse open the show with the Copa America Final, Messi finally winning his major international trophy, Mosse’s issue with Brazil’s lineup, strategy, and use of Neymar (4:30). The guys then talk about the Euro 2020 finals, Italy deserving the title, questioning Southgate’s use of England’s talent and Mancini’s incredible unbeaten run (28:20). They discuss USMNT’s tough Gold Cup win against Haiti, Chucky Lozano’s injury, and preview USA’s next matchup vs. Martinique (41:52). In #AskAlexi, fans ask about speaking multiple languages, thoughts on a fundraiser US Soccer co-ed game, and watching USMNT’s game with the family (52:23). Finally, Alexi caps the show with his “One for the Road,” a tribute to former England striker Paul Mariner (1:11:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:06.1

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0:14.0

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0:19.0

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0:28.9

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.

0:37.0

This week we'll be talking, well, obviously, Copo America Final, Euros Final, the Gold Cup, Co-Ed Soccer, water skiing, and so much more.

0:46.4

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

0:51.6

a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer

0:54.0

extraordinary.

0:55.6

Mossy, how are you on this Monday, July 12th in the year 2021?

1:00.8

I am doing well as our summer of soccer rolls on.

1:04.0

Yeah, we dovetailed right into another tournament and it all happened in one ad break basically with our Fox coverage of Copa America going right in to

1:16.7

Gold Cup literally on the same day we transitioned into a new tournament.

1:22.8

So, but it's great and I love it and we're off off with Gold Cup.

1:27.8

But we do have to put to rest two major tournaments and two major talking points when it comes to the world of

1:35.8

soccer and we will do that to start off the show. I'll see you watching anything

1:40.4

interesting lately I know we're working hard on all these tournaments

1:43.4

and that takes up most of our time but have you found a way to at least

1:48.4

de-stress a little bit and watch anything? Only this British show I mentioned last week, Top Boy, and even then the pace has really slowed down because of all the work we've had, but I'll be finishing that soon and I can move on to something else. But yeah, very good, very happy with it.

2:02.4

Okay, I finished

2:04.3

downtown Abbey all right so I am so far ahead of you it's ridiculous you're the one

2:08.0

that suggested this I I took it and ran with it okay and you know once I start I can't stop something like this even if it's bad

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