Major League soccer bends over backwards to enable new teams to be competitive right from the start.

Nobody expects expansion teams to win every game or go to MS Cup, but there's no excuse not to be competitive.

When MS expansion teams struggle to compete... Cup, but there's no excuse not to be competitive.

When MLS expansion teams struggle to compete,

it's not because they can't compete.

It's because they choose not to compete.

As a fan of an MLS team, you should expect and demand to be given a competitive team.

Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union Podcast.

We look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white and blue colored glasses.

As you heard, we're talking about the level of red white and blue colored glasses. As you heard, we'll be talking about the level of expectation

when it comes to MLS expansion teams.

And I guess all MLS teams out there in our Mossy Makes the Case segment.

Mossy is going to be talking about the Champions League bragging rights in our Ask Alexi segment.

We're talking about LAFC and their Kakaaf Champions League upset and talk about running up a hill.

And then we're going to talk about

Liverpool the demise of Liverpool I don't know but so much more but first joining me as always is my friend my colleague my guiding light

David Mossier soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary

Mossy how are you on this Monday morning fantastic wow you're bringing it you're bringing the

energy did someone say that you that you were bringing low energy?

As you know, the two most important people in my life

are my father and Keith Kostigan.

Yes.

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