Noahkai Banks eyes Germany, Real Madrid & PSG roll, Alexi unmasked and more

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a new episode of State of the Union! It was the first matchday of the UCL knockout rounds and the games did not disappoint. Alexi and Mosse break down Fede Valverde and Real Madrid running Manchester City off the pitch, PSG breaking it open late vs Chelsea, Tottenham’s absolute nightmare vs Atletico Madrid, Bodø/Glimt continuing their Cinderella run and more! Afterwards, Alexi and Mosse look ahead to the weekend in MLS where James Rodriguez looks set to make his league debut vs Thomas Muller, Michael Bradley and his NYRB squad travel to Toronto where we may see Josh Sargent make his MLS debut as well plus a potential Cavan Sullivan sighting for Philadelphia. In #AskAlexi, Alexi does an unboxing of a classic USA jersey and unveils a melodic secret and in One for the Road, Alexi and Mosse discuss the reports that Noahkai Banks will not be called up for the USA in the March window. Presented by Zillow #Zillow UCL Round of 16 matchday 1 breakdown: (3:11)MLS weekend preview: (21:44)#AskAlexi USA denim jerseys: (27:25)The Masked Singer reveal (32:59)One for the Road (39:17) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Sherlock Holmes.
0:02.0	It's an unusual name.
0:03.0	Introducing Young Sherlock, a new Guy Ritchie series.
0:07.0	What game are we playing today?
0:09.0	Discover the origins.
0:10.0	It's cleaving. Those days are surely behind me.
0:12.0	Of crime's most iconic mind.
0:14.0	There has been a break-in.
0:17.0	Astoned. You should be a detective.
0:19.0	Starring Hero finds Tiffin, Donald Finn and Colin Firth.
0:22.5	If you start wearing a hat like that, I will no longer be friends with you.
0:25.9	Young Sherlock, new original series. Watch now only on Prime Video.
0:30.1	The German media kicker, build, etc. is reporting that Noaki Banks is not going to be in the US squad
0:35.7	because he wants to keep his options open.
0:38.5	And in fact, some reports claim he's leaning towards Germany at this point.
0:41.8	If these reports are true, this actually makes me happy.
0:46.0	And let me explain.
1:10.2	Yeah. Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lalas, and welcome the State of the Union podcast, presented by Zillow.
1:11.9	Someday starts today. Ah, this is where we look at the beautiful game on and welcome the State of the Union podcast presented by Zillow someday starts today.
1:16.5	Ah, this is where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses.
1:17.6	This show will be talking, oh yeah, a UCL recap, the masked singer, what's worse than Spurzy,
1:25.3	Valverdei's show, Noa Kai's decision, weekend preview, Oscar out, the coddling of goalkeepers,
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