USMNT talk with Stu Holden, Zlatan back with Sweden, Mosse likes Portugal at the World Cup, UCL quarterfinal picks & Alexi’s amazing food experience in Italy

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Alexi and Mosse open the show with guest Stu Holden to discuss U-23 USMNT’s performance in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifiers (09: 05). The guys then talk about the upcoming friendlies for the senior squad against Jamaica and N. Ireland. Stu gives an insight into his experience being a dual-national, then the guys move to discuss Inter Miami CF’s attempt for success, and David Beckham claims the team can attract the most prominent stars. They look at the rest of the world (42:44) and break down the Champions League draw, UEFA World Cup qualifiers, CONCACAF qualifiers, Top 10 FIFA Men’s World Rankings, and Xabi Alonso coaching at Borussia Monchengladbach. In #AskAlexi (1:09:20), fans ask about Alexi’s trash talk on the field, Men’s and Women’s U-23 rules, and the most “Italian thing” he did while living there. Finally, Alexi caps the show with his “One for the Road” (1:19:50) on the rising opportunities for soccer media professionals and gives a special shout and best wishes to Ives Galarcep, who is battling COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union Podcast, where we look at the beautiful
0:05.0	game on and off the field through the lens of red white and blue colored glasses.
0:09.0	This week we'll be talking Olympics and USA versus Mexico and Italian food and varsity blues and the NCAA
0:16.1	tournament in Beckham and Destin Pulisic and the Champions League in American
0:21.5	Soccer Media and World Cup qualifying and speed and so much more
0:26.0	but first joining me as always my friend my colleague my guiding light David Mossy a soccer
0:31.2	savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary.
0:35.5	Mossy, how- Hold on a second. Hold on a second. We have a guest right from the top of the show,
0:42.2	the great Stuart Holden, you know him, you love him,
0:45.4	well at least you know him.
0:47.2	He is joining us yet again on the State of the Union.
0:49.4	Stu, my friend, how are you?
0:51.3	Thank you for joining us.
0:52.4	I, uh, I snuck in for the a block you know I heard in
0:56.1	television that the a block is like the big one that you got to capture the audience's
1:01.1	attention last time you guys didn't let me in for a little while,
1:03.7	so I'm happy to be here from the first minute.
1:05.5	I'm getting the start tonight.
1:07.2	You know, you're gonna have to up your game here.
1:08.9	We're gonna have to up our game here, Mossy
1:10.9	with Stuart Holden on the show here.
1:12.8	Massey, how you doing my friend?
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