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 through the lens of

red white and blue colored glasses, this week we'll be talking about

MLS's return to home markets and the quote-unquote

regular season resuming. We're talking about Pirlo and Pulisic and

Zidon and Champions League and Salary Caps and Chichorito 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 extraordinary. Mossy, a soccer saucy, a soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.

Mossy, how are you on this Monday, August 10th in the year 2020?

I am doing very, very well. Very, very well, really?

Well, that puts you in the minority relative to most other people on the planet as we can...

Is that overly enthusiastic for the times we live in?

No, it was okay.

It's refreshing as a matter of fact but as I said relative to most people out there, you know, we have our ups and downs and our good and bad days as this, you know, what sandwich of a year that is 2020 continues to progress but I'm glad I'm glad that you

you are in a good head space and you are positive about what is going on at least in your life.

It doesn't mean that everything's going on perfectly outside,

but at least in your life right now that you can see the sunny side of things going on.

It is. We are in the middle of summer.

We are coming to you from Los Angeles as we often are and it is another glorious day here in in the city of angels. Mossy what, what have you done over the past week

with regards to stuff that you are watching?

You know, our viewers and our listeners are always interested to get caught up.

Have you gotten caught up by the way?

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