I said that the possibility of a Wayne Rooney signing in

MLS just didn't move the needle for me. It still doesn't. But you know what? He has

made DC a better team. He's provided iconic moments, and most importantly, he has brought relevancy

to a former MLS super club that for many years has been wandering in the wilderness of irrelevancy.

Can you put a price on that?

Hello, Sunshine.

I'm Alexi Lollis, and welcome

to the State of the Union Podcast,

where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field

through the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses.

As you heard, we'll be talking about the Rooney Effect.

We will have our Mossy Makes the Case segment.

We'll be answering all your questions in our hashtag Ask Alexi segment and so much more.

But first, as always, joining me, my friend, my colleague, my guiding light, David

Mossy, a soccer savant and a Fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire. Mr.

Mossy, how are you on this Monday morning? I am wearing an inter-malon jersey.

You are, yep.

I very nearly wore a Michigan football jersey,

but I felt like that would antagonize you

because you were not happy with what you saw this weekend.

Well, let's get to it then.

Because as people that do listen to this pod know,

...