500 Days to 2026 FIFA World Cup, Direction of USMNT under Pochettino, Pulisic, Pepi & Sargent goals

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse share final thoughts on the January window for the USMNT. With a MLS-heavy squad, the guys discussed players that stood out and thoughts on the direction of USMNT under Maurico Pochettino. Over in Europe, Tyler Adams bagged two assists in a big win over Nottingham Forest, Christian Pulisic remained perfect on penalties with a goal for AC Milan, and Josh Sargent made his return to the starting lineup with a brace. A couple big matches are on deck this week in the Champions League, PSV vs Liverpool and Manchester City's do-or-die vs Club Brugge. (6:37) To wrap the show Alexi broke down his Serie A goals from 1994/95, and looked ahead to the 2026 FIFA World Cup which will kick off in just 500 days. (41:13) Camp Cupcake Recap(6:37) USMNT Abroad (18:51) #AskAlexi (41:13) One for the Road: 500 Days to 2026 FIFA World Cup (49:02) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Back in 1994, if you had painted a picture of where this U.S. team would be going into a home World Cup in 2026, I would have said to you,
0:44.2	oh, we should be challenging for a World Cup. The 1st2nda! The Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lollison. Welcome to the State of the Union podcast. We look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses. This show will be talking Adams onward, sergeant's return, politics perfectic's perfect, 10, 11, 12, we'll figure it out.
1:30.4	Bad Rashford, Mbapetre, Houston, 500 days out from the 2026 World Cup,
1:36.3	Stu Holden's Hot Takes, and so much more.
1:39.4	But first joining me as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding lights,
1:42.8	David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.
1:47.2	Mossie, how you doing on this Monday, January 27th in the year 2025?
1:52.5	I'm doing well. Welcome back.
1:54.6	Thank you. And you can hear where my voice is not quite back,
1:59.2	but it's getting back. But yeah, I was,
2:02.2	I was a mess during my travels. I just, I lost my voice and, you know, I didn't want to do that
2:08.0	to you or any to our listeners or viewers out there. But I want to thank you and Doug McIntyre
2:14.7	and obviously for holding down the fort in and entertaining me.
2:18.4	I listened to all the shows and you guys did a wonderful, wonderful job.
2:21.8	So thank you.
2:22.4	But I'm back.
2:23.7	Now, I know for a lot of people, me losing my voice is a gift from the gods, the soccer gods, if you will.
2:29.5	But it's coming back, baby.
2:31.1	And when it does, look out.
2:33.0	You're like John Bon Jovi dealing with vocal issues.
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