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.

This week we will be talking the latest on what has to be called a

a cascade of announcements regarding returning leagues. We'll get into that debate

Mo Sala or Sadio Manne.

I know everybody wants to know about that.

Also, the arrogance, question mark, of the U.S. men's national team.

Hmm, interesting. And then some Jersey exchange... of the U.S. men's national team. Interesting.

And then some Jersey Exchange talk,

that tradition of changing New Jersey's,

some Lance Armstrong, some launch America,

a big birthday, and so much more.

But first, joining me as always is my friend my colleague my

guiding light David Mossy a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer

extraordinary mossy before I throw it over to you,

you know, as has been the case, most of 2020

as we have been going about doing this podcast.

I feel like there's a need.

And look, you are are you are smart listeners and

viewers of this podcast and maybe it airs in a need anymore you just kind of

accept it and assume that it's there but I'm going to do it anyway to kind of have a

disclaimer. We did it with the

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