We are a soccer nation.

I'm offended when somebody says we're not.

I can still see Wayne Woonie's eyes right now coming towards you and me, right?

And there's no doubt in my mind he's winning that ball.

First time in my life, by the way, I saw an Uzi in person.

I had people tell me later, you have to listen to it back.

I don't listen back to games anymore.

Like probably I did years and years ago, right?

But I, that's one that I've gone back and listened to.

You know, Hello, Sunshine, I'm Alexi Lalas, and welcome to the State of the Union podcast.

We looked at a beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses.

This show will be talking, oh, yeah, to the godfather of soccer broadcasting.

JP Delacamara, we'll be talking Euro semis, which just completed.

McKenney and Turner and Raina and Sargent and others when it comes to transfer news.

World Cup teams only from domestic leagues.

What would that look like?

Messy, all-star drama, MLS changing season, more cruise ship talk, and so much more. But first, join me as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding light, David Mossy, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and rhetoric, extraordinary! Mossie, how are you doing? But wait a second. Here he is. As I mentioned, oh my goodness, the godfather of soccer

broadcasting. John Paul Delicamara, otherwise known as JP, welcome to the show for the first time,

my friend. How are you? I'm great. I missed the memo about the hats. Was I supposed to wear a hat?

No, you look fine with what you're wearing. Eat that mic, my friend, so we can hear

everything that you say. You are here. We are coming to you from the Fox Studios. You have been

working here when it comes to the Copa America and everything that we are doing there. But you are

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