Messi vs. Barca, EPL's return/Top 4, LA Galaxy, Pity Martinez, USMNT

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2020

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Alexi and Mosse unpack the latest in the the Lionel Messi saga, including what’s next (7:58) and if some hypothetical player exchanges for the Barcelona legend (20:39). Then, the guys gear up for the Premier League’s return (27:03) and give their Top 4 predictions (30:28). Following that, the LA Galaxy’s resurgence and some other MLS question marks are addressed (41:33). Also, Pity Martinez’s transfer, the USMNT’s biggest holes and the guys’ favorite podcasts are looked at in #AskAlexi (53:22). Finally, Alexi caps the show with a story about his encounter with Courtney Love in the ’90s (1:14:20) in another remote edition of the State of the Union Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/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 of the lens of red, white, and blue colored
0:08.9	glasses. This week we'll be talking up more messy. The saga continues. We'll be talking more messy the saga continues we'll be talking
0:15.0	pitti Martinez and Atlanta United we'll be talking El traffickers hell is real
0:20.0	US men's national team our favorite podcasts out there and so much more.
0:25.2	But first joining me as always, my friend, my column, my guiding light, David Mossy, a soccer
0:29.6	savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary.
0:33.2	Massey, how are you on this Monday, September 7th in the year 2020?
0:39.2	I am doing well after a busy weekend.
0:41.0	I had League MX on Friday night and then
0:44.3	mLS both Saturday and Sunday and including a little weather delay on Sunday which
0:49.8	made it a longer night than initially planned.
0:53.0	Yes, surprise, surprise, there was thunderstorms,
0:56.3	lightning and rain down in Miami, down in Florida there.
1:00.5	So it was a long night, but we're talking about soccer here, so it could be so much worse. It was still fun to get back. Lots of MLS action as you mentioned. Okay, so I have three things, you know,
1:13.0	at the top of the show, we often talk about
1:14.6	our viewing habits and things that are happening.
1:17.2	I have three things.
1:18.9	One is just a continuation and a reiteration
1:22.2	of the fact that the Ted Lasso show is wonderful.
1:26.0	Okay, as we've said time and time again, it is getting plaits and rightfully so,
1:31.0	wonderful heart and you know now I am addicted and I'm
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