USA Abroad Preview: Tyler Adams injury scare, FIFA Best XI revealed

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, Sports, Sports News, News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week on USA Abroad, we break down Tyler Adams’ tough MCL news ahead of Bournemouth’s clash with Burnley. We also dive into Aaronson vs. Richards in Leeds, and Jedi Robinson’s strong Carabao Cup showing ahead of Fulham vs Forest. In Italy, Pulisic and Milan aim to defend their Supercoppa crown in Saudi Arabia, while McKennie’s Juventus host Roma in a key top-five battle. Gio Reyna faces his former club as Dortmund meet Gladbach, and Leipzig vs Leverkusen delivers a massive Bundesliga six-pointer. We wrap with full reaction to the 2025 FIFA Awards: Dembele crowned Best Men’s Player (Yamal snub?), Luis Enrique and Sarina Wiegman take coaching honors, and we break down the Best XI. Use my code for $30 off your next order of World Cup Tickets on SeatGeek*:https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/SOTU Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $30discount, Min. $200 Purchase Intro (0:00)USA Abroad: Adams injury, Jedi Assist, Gio's return (5:51)FIFA Awards: Dembele wins again, Best XI's of the Past (18:26)#AskAlexi: FIFA Fan Purity Test & More (29:21)One For The Road: Alexi's Christmas with Arsenal (42:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head home for the holidays with Abercrombie and Fitch. Between family dinners and making time to catch up with friends, my calendar gets booked up.
0:08.0	When I need to look put together, Abercrombie makes it easy to find outfits for all of my fans.
0:13.0	With their classic jumpers, essential hoodies and Abercrombie denim, I've got my holiday fits covered for the whole season.
0:20.0	Shop Abercrombie in the app, online and in stores.
0:29.7	Hey Sainsbury's. I'm having a big party.
0:32.1	Got any finger food that won't cost an arm and a leg?
0:34.5	We do.
0:35.3	All our Sainsbury's party food is three for two with nectar. Like our taste the difference, crispy mushroom tartlets, mini-wagyu beef cheeseburgers or crispy chicken bowel buns. That will get them coming back for seconds. And thirds. Want to save big on party pleasers? Ask Sainsbury's. Sainsbury's good food for all of us. 18 plus, Nects required, cheapest product free, available in store and online, excluding
0:58.0	locals, subject to availability, T's and C's Apply.
1:00.0	I guess I haven't been surprised, but the reaction for a lot of people given, unfortunately,
1:06.0	the fact that this is nothing new when it comes to Tyler Adams in terms of injuries was here we go again.
1:12.6	In this moment, in real time, it's hard not to think that we are at a moment where the talent in this best 11
1:22.6	hails in comparison when we look at 11s of the past. Is Laminemal being snubbed because of his age?
1:30.3	Hello, Sunshine.
1:46.7	Welcome to the State of the Union podcast.
1:49.6	If we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses.
1:53.8	This show, oh my goodness, we'll be talking Adams out, FIFA best, World Cup ticket purity tests. College soccer titles. The McMillans.
2:05.6	The Rutgers Tales. A soccer Christmas. Mossie's travels and so much more.
2:11.1	But first, joining as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding light.
2:14.5	The aforementioned David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer
2:18.0	extraordinary. Mossie, how you doing on this Wednesday, December 17th in the year 2025?
2:24.1	I am doing well. Still coming to you from New York, where I'm visiting my parents. My outfit is not
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