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 episode will be talking or will be

wrapping up the Gold Cup group stage, Polisic, American Gladiators,

2026 qualifying for the US, El Trafico history being made, Weston passing on soccer, 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 writer extraordinary.

Massey how you doing on this Wednesday July 5th in the year

2023.

I'm doing well you know who had a great July 4th?

Who's that?

Sean Sullivan.

Really?

What do you do? As long as we've been doing this podcast, we've always received our

rundowns the day before.

Yesterday, as you and I were working, covering the goal-

Working our ass off, yep. we received an email from Sean saying the run that would not come

until day of which I interpreted as I'm having too good a time right now when you're

drinking your eighth beer and

stuffing chicken wings in your mouth you're building a rundown is a buzzkill.

Knee deep in July 4th celebration was our producer Sean but you know he works hard so let's give him a day and yes as you mentioned we were you

know we were bringing you the content we were giving you the soccer because soccer never sleeps even on a

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