US Soccer claps back at MLS, Pro/Rel in America, Best of Awards for 2023

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse react to the statement released by US Soccer denying MLS's decision to sit their first team squads for the US Open Cup. The guys also preview a stacked weekend ahead featuring a top-of-the-table clash in the EPL between Liverpool and Arsenal. (4:55) The guys also recap the year that was and hand out awards to the best player and game of the year and which dream matchup they want to see in the loaded Summer of Soccer as well. (31:57) In #AskAlexi, the duo dives into the evergreen Pro/Rel debate. Alexi caps the podcast by sending out his US Soccer Holiday Dinner Party invites. (51:57) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, Stunshunshan I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union
0:17.6	podcast where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the
0:20.2	lens of red white and blue- colored glasses. This show will be talking
0:23.6	holiday movies, more open cup drama, the best of 2023, a US soccer Christmas
0:30.0	dinner, soccer czar, soccer passion, purity test, and so much more.
0:34.8	But first joining me as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding lights, David Mossy,
0:38.6	a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer, Extraordinary!
0:43.0	Massey, how you doing on this Wednesday, December 20th in the year 20th,
0:47.0	Ho! Ho! my friend!
0:50.0	I'm doing well.
0:52.0	I come to you again from Fort Lauderdale. I will warn you today was a step
0:57.0	back weather wise. I know you're headed my way tomorrow very windy today, too windy to go to the beach or the pool.
1:04.6	So we went to the NSU Art Museum here in Fort Lauderdale,
1:08.3	which was terrific.
1:10.1	Oh my goodness, yeah, I will be heading out to Florida tomorrow and for the holidays.
1:15.5	Can't wait to be there.
1:16.4	I look at wind I'll deal with some wind.
1:18.4	It's the rain and the cold, which we don't have any of that.
1:22.0	As you can see, well, for those of you that do watch the show and we do hope that you watch it,
1:25.7	whether it's on YouTube or Spotify or any other video ways that you get to the show,
1:30.8	you will see that I am head to toe now. I've slowly crept up adding more and more to my
1:36.8	costume here. I am now in full Santa Regalia. I love this time of year. It is the most wonderful time of the year.
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