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 week, we'll be talking US men's national team reaction with a special guest. Oh yes, oh yes, wait for it.

MLS CBA, the saga continues. Messy's messy contract, Mo, bail, Tuckul, Copal,

Cope Lib, International Roster Restrictions,

White Tiger, Sans Pasins of the Savior,

Neymar versus Rinaldo, and so much more,

but first joining me as always.

Oh yeah my friend my colleague my guiding light David Mossy a soccer

savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary

Mossy how are you on this Monday, February 1st in the year 2021?

Trebien, Trebien.

And I am answering in French because all I've been watching on television for the last couple

weeks is French television shows, so I'm really on a Franco file tip right now.

I have come to the conclusion, Mossy, that you may be more suited to be married to my wife than I am.

She is just finished and was overflowing with praise for

le pau, lupin, whatever we're calling it, okay?

Although she was a little irritated

that it was only six episodes and then stops,

she didn't realize that it's a continuation. So once again, she's

beholden to the man and that was her only gripe about it. She also, she was

with you and actually ahead of you when it came to what was it called my brilliant friend yes yes

she watched it and found it a little was wonderful but also a little jarring a little melancholy a little

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