USMNT vs Panama preview, Messi out of Argentina’s squad

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

An exciting international window is upon us with CONCACAF and UEFA Nations League matches & CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying. Alexi Lalas and David Mosse previewed USMNT’s match against Panama in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal. Alexi unveiled his predictions for the starting lineup. Most of the players called up for Pochettino’s squad were in club action this weekend. Christian Pulisic helped AC Milan to a comeback win with his 15th goal of the season. Jedi Robinson and Fulham edged Tottenham and jumped up to 8th in the Premier League standings. Although Haji Wright will miss USMNT action, he recorded his first English soccer hat-trick with Coventry City. Back stateside, Messi was back on the pitch with Inter Miami scoring in back-to-back matches. However, he will be unavailable for Argentina’s CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying matches. The squad is set to take on Uruguay and Brazil. (5:16) To wrap the show, the guys discuss international kits, play-by-play announcing, and facing Niall Quinn from the Republic of Ireland. (39:53) USMNT vs Panama preview (5:16) USMNT Abroad recap (13:47) Newcastle celebrates in Carabao Cup Final (20:00) CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying: No Messi (30:31) UEFA Nations League (35:28) #AskAlexi (39:53) One for the Road: Facing Niall Quinn (48:41) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	To your point about the messy goal, basically it was a, again, a broken playing out of the back type
0:36.3	of situation. And if you're going to gift a player, a bulk playing out of the back type of situation and if you're going to
0:39.3	gift a player, a balk playing out of the back
0:41.4	don't gift it to messy
0:43.5	but you know
0:45.4	it's messy does what he does
0:47.4	but to your point, yeah, I didn't think
0:49.4	that it was one that is going to go in the time capsule
0:51.6	of all time great goals, especially for
0:53.5	mess.
0:53.7	Music that is going to go in the time capsule of all time great goals, especially for us. Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lalason. Welcome to the State of the Union podcast.
1:27.8	We look at the beautiful game on and off the field with the lens of red, white and blue colored glasses.
1:31.5	This show will be talking, ballistic flying, Jedi rising, Haji back, messy grounded, U.S. men's national team, Nations League roster, Liverpool's failure, Utah Devils, what's a caribou?
1:42.8	What's advantage? U.S. Jersey history,
1:45.4	play-by-play announcing, pitch perfect, Nile Quinn, Mossie's March Madness, and so much more.
1:50.8	But first joining as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding light, David Mossier,
1:54.3	a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.
1:57.9	Mossie, how are you doing on this Monday, March 17th in the year 2025?
2:02.0	I'm doing well. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all our Irish listeners.
2:05.6	To you, well, to everybody that celebrates.
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