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 week we'll be talking, D. D. D. D. D.ukkakak Champions League final coming to you from Orlando, Florida.

Oh my goodness, on the verge of potentially some American soccer history

so we're talking all about that we'll be talking about

spurs and up and down of spurs the up and down speaking of up and down up and down

up and down in Manchester United

the ripper Christmas cookies and so much more.

But first joining me as always, my friend, my colleague, my guiding light, David Mossy, a soccer

savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.

Mossy, how are you on this Monday, December 21st in the year 2020?

I am doing well. I'm excited to be doing a podcast with you today. It was touch and go there for a minute.

It was. I am on the road and actually I will be live at the main event that I mentioned

Kocq Champions League final in Orlando, Florida.

But it has thrown a little, you know, a problem

into our actual recording.

We almost didn't go, but I said, no no the people have to have our state of the

Union and so I'm going to find a way so we are we are duct taping this one

together so please apologies if there are any audio or video technical problems.

We are just trying to make the best of the situation here. But hopefully you can hear us and

all of our glory is at least being heard, maybe even seen.

But thank you guys for putting up with the technical difficulties out there.

Mossy, how was your week, my friend?

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