Previewing Sacramento Republic’s US Open Cup semifinal with club president Todd Dunivant

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

What does America love more than apple pie? Underdogs. USL club Sacramento Republic FC has embodied that spirit in a magical run to the semifinals of the US Open Cup, knocking off two MLS teams in the process. Club president and general manager Todd Dunivant joins Alexi Lalas and David Mosse to break down the “cup-sets” before diving into their semifinal matchup with Sporting Kansas City (2:30). We also dive into the pro/rel debate (9:03), players to watch against KC (13:49), what makes Sacramento special (16:45), and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, Suncha, and welcome to another special edition of the State of the Union
0:04.4	podcast. We have a very special guest joining me here and David Mossy here on
0:09.6	the State of the Union. Todd Dunnevin and as far as I'm concerned an
0:13.4	MLS legend a perpetual winner when it comes to
0:19.3	MLS cups, five-time MLS Cup champion winner.
0:22.8	Stanford Grad, one of the great left backs
0:26.6	in Major League soccer history has played
0:29.4	for a number of different teams, including
0:31.7	the earthquakes, the Galaxy, and a couple other teams there.
0:35.3	One an open cup with the Galaxy and he has been a GM since 2018 with the Sacramento Republic. Todd Donovan, welcome to the State of the Union.
0:44.0	Can you hear us?
0:45.0	You look beautiful, my friend.
0:46.0	Yeah, thank you, Alexi David.
0:48.0	Hey, great to be here.
0:49.0	What an intro.
0:50.0	Thank you. There was.
0:51.0	I couldn't have written one better myself.
0:52.0	Well, you wrote it, and I just read it.
0:54.0	So that's what we do.
0:55.0	All right, listen, exciting times for you and for Sacramento.
0:58.0	And the reason why we wanted to bring you on was twofold.
1:00.0	One, the pressing issue with your team getting ready to take on Sporting KC in the
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