Messi in the Premier League, Harry Kane for the Ballon D'or, tight title races and more

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Sports, News, Sports News, Soccer

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a new episode of State of the Union! In today’s show, the pair reacts to the WILD Derby D’Italia between Inter Milan and Juventus that saw Inter prevail despite Weston McKennie's two assists. Alexi and Mosse then break down Patrick Agyemang and Haji Wright banging in goals in the Championship, Harry Kane hitting 500 career goals for club and country, and the close title races all around Europe! In #AskAlexi, the duo are posed the questions of whether or not Lionel Messi would succeed in the Premier League, and if the USA should give Mauricio Pochettino an extension BEFORE the World Cup. To wrap things up in One For The Road, Alexi and Mosse discuss the USA missing out on a dual national. A wild Derby D’Italia (4:56)Agyemang and Haji can’t stop scoring (16:23)Harry Kane gets 500th goal (26:34)Tight title races around Europe (31:31)#AskAlexi (39:03)One For The Road (54:43) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.7	The only thing that matters is the World Cup.
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