I can't believe everyone in their mother has them as title contenders for four trophies. I don't see it. I don't. I look at

MLS history and I look at the way this league is built on parity and I get it. Al bousquet swaras and messy I get it but those are older players. Hello, Sunshah I'm Alexi Wallace 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. This show will be talking an

MLS preview with Taylor Twelman, the return of UCL,

the U.S. men's national team striker hierarchy,

the Club World Cup, Alexander the Great,

the Great Girl Scout Cookie Debate,

the Gospel of American Soccer, and so much more.

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

David Mossy, a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer,

extraordinary!

Massey, how you doing on this Wednesday, February 14th in the year 2024.

I'm doing well. Happy Valentine's Day to our female listeners and to the females that work on the show here.

Okay, well it's to everybody, right?

I mean, Valentine's Day is for everybody.

And happy Valentine's Day to everybody,

whether they have a Valentine or not.

All right, you are worthy of love and affection

and attention and praise.

I know at times these days can make people feel lonely

and lost and that kind of stuff, and we don't want that to happen out there.

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