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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

All Americans advance in Champions League, Saudi Club swings for Vini Jr, USMNT Starting XI for 2026?

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse broke down an exciting final match day in the Champions League. Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, and Gio Reyna all recorded goal contributions in their respective matches. Weston McKennie captained Juventus as they advanced to the UCL Round of 32. Manchester City avoided an elimination scare with a comeback in the second half. Neymar, Vini Jr, and Jhon Duran headline some of the final transfers as the January window comes to an end. To wrap the show the guys discuss Alexi’s missed block in the 1994 World Cup against Brazil, Front Office Sports featuring Alexi’s comments from the podcast, and USMNT Starting XI if the World Cup started today. UEFA Champions League Recap (6:28) January Transfer Window Round-up (22:44) #AskAlexi (33:20) USMNT 2026 World Cup Starting XI (43:18) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:29.7

How dare you? How dare you? Do you not understand what the state of the union pod has been,

0:36.4

is and will continue to be even a whiff

0:38.8

of red, white, and blue around a soccer player on the field is going to give he or she credit,

0:45.2

in this case for a goal.

1:20.3

Yeah. I'm Alexie Lawless and Woffer to the State of the Union podcast.

1:23.6

We look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue colored glasses.

1:27.5

This show will be talking UCL Decision Day, Americans everywhere, the U.S. men's national

1:29.4

team starting 11 less than 500

1:31.3

days out. Vinnie and Saudi,

1:33.5

Namar's ridiculous contract,

1:35.4

Diddy, the power of the state

1:37.2

of the union, and so much more. But first joining me

1:39.3

as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding light,

1:41.2

David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox

1:43.1

soccer research and rhetoric, extraordinary. calling my guiding light, David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer Research and Rhetor Extraordinaire.

1:45.5

Mossie, how you doing on this Wednesday, January 29th in the year 2025?

1:49.8

I'm doing well. Your voice sounds much better today.

1:52.1

It's getting there. It's getting there. Just a little bit better each and every day.

1:54.8

It's like training, you know, you just keep putting in the work and you receive on the other end. But it takes a little bit of time. So thank you, my friend. I'm feeling much more like myself. How are you doing? I'm doing you okay. This is the rare

2:06.9

occasion in which you and I have the same, what are we watching submission because you and I both

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