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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

World Cup Draw: Is England Underestimating the USMNT?

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Sports, News, Sports News, Soccer

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse kick off the podcast with a breakdown of the 2022 World Cup Draw, look at the USMNT’s big game vs. England, and analyze the United States’ chances at getting out of the group stage (9:30). Then the guys whip around the rest of the World Cup group stage matches and make their way too early picks for who makes it out of the group stage (23:00). Later, the guys look at Chicharito’s great form at the LA Galaxy, look ahead to El Tráfico, and try to explain Miami’s abysmal performance in MLS this season (52:24). Then, the guys cover everything around Europe including Man City’s upcoming game vs. Liverpool, give and update on Weston McKennie’s injury status, and look at PSG’s great game in Ligue 1 (1:07:29). We answered your questions about CONCACAF Champions League, UEFA Champions League, Copa Libertadores, and NCAA Soccer in #AskAlexi (1:16:25). Finally, Alexi and Mosse end the show with a look why some USMNT fans who are Gregg Berhalter haters may secretly root against the national team to get Berhalter out of the head coaching position (1:32:25). Call the #AskAlexi hotline with your questions for Alexi and Mosse: (657) 549-2297 What We've Been Watching: Atlanta The Great Robbery of Brazil's Central Bank Ben-Hur Logan’s Run Moscow on the Hudson’ Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello Sunshine I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union

0:03.7

podcast where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of

0:06.6

red white and blue color glasses. This week we'll be talking well

0:09.5

obviously the FIFA World Cup draw and all that entails there.

0:14.0

Let's see what else.

0:14.7

Krypto King, Chicharito, referees,

0:17.0

barsa, college soccer, Weston, mossy's brand, Logan's run and so much more.

0:22.0

But first joining me, as my friend my colleague my guiding light

0:25.8

David Massey a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinary

0:30.1

Massey how are you on this Monday, April 4th in the year 2022?

0:36.0

I'm doing well, although based on your tweets last night, it sounds like we reversed roles this week

0:41.0

because I am not a big Grammys guy I did not watch

0:44.2

one second of the ceremony and it seemed like you were all over it so I'm sure you

0:47.7

have plenty of thoughts. I purposely tuned into the the Grammys

0:52.0

last night because I wanted to at least try to educate myself.

0:57.8

I fully admit that first off it's not an award show that it is in any way catered towards my musical

1:04.0

tastes and I'm not just talking about you know my antiquated 80s focus I'm talking much

1:10.9

more about even even just rock in general which does not often have a place other than

1:16.9

the Foo Fighters rest and peace Taylor Hawkins but I wanted to try to see what was going on

1:22.2

and what the what the latest stuff is what the

1:24.4

what the kids are singing or are listening to nowadays and it was you know it was

1:28.7

interesting there were some good performances and there were some me

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