Ricardo Pepi’s record breaking transfer changes everything

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports News, Sports

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2022

⏱️ 111 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Alexi and Mosse kick off the New Year with a look at Ricardo Pepi’s record breaking transfer to FC Augsburg and Daryl Dike’s move to West Brom (10:00). We then move onto MLS to address the rumors surrounding Insigne’s move to Toronto FC, talk LAFC’s new head coach Steve Cherundolo, and look at Haaland/Mbappe transfer rumors. Later the guys covered everything that happened in the Premier League over the break including, Lukaku’s beef with Tuchel, Christian Pulisic’s big moment for Chelsea and how AFCON is effecting the schedule (54:43). We answered your questions about parity in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues, and why Bruce Arena/coaches outside of the top leagues are often overlooked on best coaches lists in #AskAlexi (1:28:45). Finally, Alexi ends the show with a One for the Road about his favorite soccer moment of 2021 (1:42:32). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union Podcast, where we look at the beautiful
0:05.0	game on and off the field through the lens of red, white and blue colored glasses.
0:08.8	This week we'll be talking, well, 2022, it is upon us.
0:12.9	It is our first official podcast of 2022
0:16.8	and what a year it is going to be.
0:18.7	We're talking transfer news,
0:19.9	because there's all sorts of transfer news,
0:21.7	whether it's overseas or here, incoming outgoing, all sorts of transfer news, whether it's overseas or here, incoming,
0:24.0	outgoing, all sorts of stuff like that.
0:25.8	MLS moves that are happening on the field, off the field,
0:28.4	Polisic, Manchester United, don't look up.
0:31.5	Afton, predictability, Wolverines, best manager in the world,
0:35.0	solo cups, and so much more.
0:37.0	But first joining me as always,
0:39.0	my friend, my colleague, my guiding light, David Mossy, a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and
0:45.8	writer extraordinary. Mossy how are you on this Monday January 3rd in the
0:51.8	year 2022. I can't believe my eyes. We are in this year. You look
0:58.3	rested, you look healthy, you look tanned and ready to go for this new year.
1:03.3	We have both returned successfully from the great state of Florida.
1:07.8	I had a wonderful vacation.
1:09.5	I'm assuming you did too.
1:12.1	It was excellent. Now listen, I'm here today, but because you did I saw you you you got caught up in that debate on tour even though you're not a
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from FOX Sports, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of FOX Sports and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.