I get it's Latin you're doing us all a favor by gracing us with your presence

but if Major League soccer is so messed up why are you still here taking shots at

Major League soccer is nothing new and often the league deserves criticism.

MLS isn't perfect. Far from it. But you's Latan, you can help make it better by offering real solutions.

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.

As you heard, we'll be talking

Zlatan's complaining.

Our Mossy makes the case segment.

Mossy is going to talk about Christian Polisic

and his EPL, well his start to his EPL adventure.

On our Ask Alexi segment we'll talk about

what draws somebody to the game of soccer?

In our back three, we're going to talk about some

in-stadium, MLS signage,

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 extraordinary.

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