Hello Sunshine I'm Alexi Lauis 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. This show will be talking

MLS Decision Day, Rinaldo Phenomeno,

frozen grapes, Meg, has messy versus Rinaldo that would be Cristiano Rinaldo

changed, faux denim, San Diego's new brand,

four Americans in Italy,

playing out of the back, handball,

Berhalter, and so much more.

We're first joining me as always, my friend, my colleague,

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

Mossy how you doing on this Monday October 23.

Doing well.

Today's show is a blockbuster.

That was an incredible list of topics you rattled off.

Well, you know, I put this together before we go on air and I always, I'm trying to figure out what to tease and what not to tease and that's why I always say and much more.

And yeah, this one kind of ran on a little bit long, but it gives you a little idea of what you can expect.

And you know, as you said, it is it is chocked full of

goodness soccer goodness for you on this or recording on this uh... Monday have you

watched anything my friend

i did go see killers of the flower Flower Moon which is the view Martin Scarsaysia

film starring Leonardo the Caprio and Robert DeNiro. Oh my goodness. You know about this?

Getting grave reviews and what do you get a thumbs up or no? For people that don't know it's based on this

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