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

When we look at the beautiful game on and off the field to the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses.

This week we'll be talking the MLS regular season coming to a close and then obviously moving on to the MLS playoffs.

Champions League and over there in Europe the league wrap up we'll be talking about the

U.S. men's national team roster that came out and obviously the upcoming games that the US men's national team have here in Europe over this next week.

Netflix docks and so much more.

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

my guiding light.

David Mossy, a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher

and writer extraordinaire.

Mossy, how are you on this Monday, November 9th

in the year that is 2020?

I am doing well.

Now, Alexi, the last couple of weeks I've used my allotted time in this opening segment to talk about Michigan football. I do have some television stuff I want to get in today, but I also don't want to be accused of ducking the subject. So can I sneak in a quick Michigan rant before we pivot to other things?

Absolutely. I mean, I am waiting with bated breath to hear what you have to say about your

wolverines and just the complete fiasco that is that

team right now.

This is the low point since I started following Michigan football at least when we had rich Rodriguez or Brady

Hoke you could attribute the struggles to having a terrible coach and you could

convince yourself that if you ever brought in somebody like Jim Harbaugh he would

turn things around and now we have Jim Harbaugh and he would turn things around.

And now we have Jim Harba, and this is where we are.

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