Pulisic impact in Champions League, LA Crown, Columbus rebrand, and making sense of Neymar’s extension with PSG.

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Alexi and Mosse open the show with the top MLS headlines that include the El Trafico recap (6:52), who wears the LA crown, LAFC, or Galaxy? Minnesota Loons’ struggles, Columbus rebrand. The guys then recap CONCACAF Champions League and predict the semifinals (38:45). They also react to UEFA Champions League semifinal results, Christian Pulisic’s impact, Zach Steffen, Manchester City’s dominance, PSG falling apart, and the final predictions (47:05). The guys then look at Neymar’s extension with PSG, the “Bayernliga,” League 1, and La Liga title race, Zidane’s upset with VAR, Jose Mourinho to Roma. They Looked at #AskAlexi, where fans ask about the prevalence of English coaches at the US youth level, if Premier League is the best in the world, and if Alexi ever gets tired of people being jerks to him on social media (1:22:50). Finally, Alexi caps the show with his “One for the Road,” shouts Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin (1:37:19). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union Podcast.
0:04.0	When we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red white and blue colored glasses.
0:08.0	This week we'll be talking, MLS of course as it rolls on, including El Trafico. We'll take a look at the UCL final, the CCL
0:16.2	Semi-final, American scandal podcast, Jim Curtin, The Loons, the crew, rebrand, Twitter, British Ex-P expats sons of Sam and so much more but first
0:26.1	joining me as always my friend my colleague my guiding light David Mossy a soccer
0:30.7	savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary.
0:34.0	Mossy, how are you on this Monday, May 10th of the year 2021?
0:39.0	I am doing well, particularly after finding out this past week that we're going to have an
0:44.0	action-packed summer ahead of international soccer.
0:47.0	Yes, we made a big announcement.
0:50.0	Look, you brought it up, so you talk about it for a second. I'll give you the honors.
0:54.7	Well, we already had the gold cup, we knew that, and then Fox announced that it's acquired the rights
1:00.7	to the Copa America as well. So that tournament comes first.
1:04.2	It begins June 13th, ends July 10th,
1:07.4	which is the same day the Gold Cup begins,
1:09.6	and then the Gold Cup runs from July 10
1:11.8	until August 1st.
1:13.0	So back to back international tournaments
1:15.2	on Fox Sports this summer.
1:17.4	Well, the summer of soccer is on,
1:20.1	and I couldn't be happier.
1:21.5	I'm so excited about it. We've done Copa Americas in the past.
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