S E33: USMNT and MLS, Christian Pulisic, Ronaldo's red card, MLS playoffs

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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🗓️ 25 September 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Alexi and Mosse discuss the USMNT and domestic player opportunities across MLS in the State of the Union (2:44). Also, Mosse Makes the Case (16:52) that the Champions League shines a bright light on the shortcomings of top-level competitions in South America. Then, Americans deciding to play abroad and Jose Mourinho's potential future in the States are explored in Ask Alexi (28:27). Finally, Ronaldo's red card and Christian Pulisic's emergence as a leader headline The Back Three (40:34). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	MLS's job isn't to do what's good for the American player.
0:05.6	MLS's job isn't to do what's good for the US men's national team.
0:09.4	MLS's job is to do what's good for MLS.
0:12.4	That American players look abroad is to do what's good for MSS.
0:12.5	That American players look abroad is to be expected,
0:15.6	but that more and more American players are being
0:17.4	forced to look abroad is what's puzzling.
0:21.6	Hello, Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union
0:25.0	podcast where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the
0:27.8	lens of red white and blue colored glasses. As you heard we'll be talking
0:31.4	about the responsibility that MLS has or doesn't have when it comes to domestic talent.
0:37.0	We'll have our Mossy Makes the Case segment.
0:39.0	We'll be answering your questions in our hashtag Ask Alexi segment and so much more but first as always
0:44.8	joining me my friend my colleague my guiding light David Mossy he is a soccer
0:49.6	savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary.
0:53.0	How are you, Massey?
0:54.0	How's things?
0:55.0	How was your weekend? It was great.
0:56.0	I went to the Galaxy game yesterday.
0:59.0	Good times.
1:00.0	Yvonne Kirovsky coming through with the tickets, good seats.
1:03.0	An emphatic win.
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