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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Pepi makes history, Balogun bags his goal | USMNT in UCL Recap

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This State of the Union episode is packed with USMNT in UCL goals, heated MLS playoff drama & more. We kick things off with a UEFA Champions League recap as Ricardo Pepi’s stoppage-time heroics for PSV secured a 1–1 draw against Olympiacos, tying legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Agüero for a record. Flo Balogun bagged his first-ever Champions League goal for Monaco in a 1–0 win over Bodo/Glimt, while Weston McKennie’s Juventus held Sporting to a 1–1 draw. Elsewhere, PSG fell 2–1 to Bayern, Liverpool edged out Real Madrid 1–0, and Erling Haaland extended his insane UCL scoring streak in City’s 4–1 rout of Dortmund. We’re also still on Pulisic Watch as Parma takes on AC Milan. The MLS Cup Playoff opening round is coming to a close, with must-watch matchups like Inter Miami vs. Nashville and Cincinnati vs. Columbus. Did Luis Suarez deserve the suspension?  Plus, stay tuned for #AskAlexi where we are debating Gregg Berhalter vs. Mauricio Pochettino and what would count as success in 2026 for the USMNT. Smash that YouTube sub and join the conversation! Intro (0:00)USMNT in UCL: Pepi & Balogun score (:)MLS Cup Playoff Preview: Suarez suspended (:)#AskAlexi: Berhalter or Pochettino? (:)One For The Road: Mamdani the soccer player (:) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

If in this moment right now, you could swap out Maricio Pozzatino for Greg Burrhalter, would you do it?

0:06.0

I thought the booing of Trent Alexander Arnold, I thought it just absolutely screamed insecurity from this once great club.

0:16.0

If Christian Polisic is not going to be here, we can scream and yell about it all we want,

0:20.0

but then the whistle is going to blow in this window

0:22.6

for Perisa Pochititino to treat it as if Christian Polisic was hurt

0:27.6

or got a red card or something like that,

0:30.6

what am I going to do in that situation?

0:32.6

If you got baggage, that baggage is going to play into how people react to you.

0:38.9

And nobody has more baggage in terms of bad behavior than Luis Suarez. Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexei Lollos, and welcome.

1:02.1

The State of the Union podcast.

1:03.4

We look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue-colored glasses.

1:07.8

This show will be talking, Opeppy, boom,

1:14.4

Bellow, boom, Liverpool, boom, baby gnats,

1:16.6

Putch versus Greg,

1:20.0

Suarez rinse and repeat, E.T,

1:23.4

balls, mandami's World Cup,

1:26.8

Mossie's Desert, and so much more. But first joining me as always my friend,

1:27.9

my colleague, my guiding lights,

1:32.7

David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.

1:37.2

Mossie, how are you doing on this? What are we looking at here? Wednesday, November 5th, in the year 2025.

1:42.7

I'm doing well. E.T. That got my attention. Yes. Well, I'll get to, I'll get that.

1:48.0

You see your read or, you know, write or want to let the folks know about anything that you're consuming? As we've talked about, I'm in a little bit of

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