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. This show will be talking an American soccer Christmas Party,

Polisic, billion dollar goal, my Christmas wish list, the UCL Sweet 16,

the return of Messy versus Rinaldo, Dean Smith versus Dean Smith, a 94 education and so much more.

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

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Masi how you doing on this Thursday December 14th in the year

2023.

I'm doing well if I seem a little tired today

it's because last night was the Fox holiday party here at the lot.

I showed up at 630 planning to have one drink, but I glommed on to the digital crew yada yada yada yada

I stumbled home at midnight you stumbled home at midnight that's a good party then yeah

you know the digital crew they can party there are people like

John Marcus who I don't know how they even made it in here today but because they're

professionals my friend they're professionals I do want to say Sean Sullivan

not there which would have been unheard of prior to him getting married but he's now

More mature not quite the same party animal I also didn't see cat

But evidently she was there she has the pictures to prove it

we somehow missed each other it was almost like she avoided me all night almost as

if somebody was at a party having a good time and as part of their planning and along the way of having a good time

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