Captain Jedi stuns Chelsea, Ronaldo talks trash, Dempsey and Altidore vs. Pulisic and Reyna

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Alexi Lalas and David Mosse dive into Antonee Robinson’s stellar performance in the Premier League. He helped earn Fulham’s first win at Stamford Bridge since 1979, and recorded his seventh assist of the season in their draw against Tyler Adams and Bournemouth. Tim Weah, Christian Pulisic, and Yunus Musah all continue to be sidelined with ongoing injuries. Also the award season continues with the Globe Soccer Awards naming Cristiano Ronaldo the Best Middle East Player and Top Goal Scorer of All-Time. (6:38) To wrap the show the guys discuss the demise of Serie A and its competition level, Dempsey and Altidore vs. Pulisic and Reyna, and the USMNT’s golden generation. (25:32) What are we watching (3:00) USMNT Abroad (6:38) Globe Soccer Awards (17:19) #AskAlexi (25:32) One For the Road (36:20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And then Rinaldo also said that the Saudi Pro League is better than Liga.
0:05.2	Liga only has PSG and the rest of the teams are finished.
0:48.7	Thank you. Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lalas 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 show will be talking Jedi rolling. Erringson on top, Globe Soccer Awards,
0:54.7	Rinaldo spouting off,
0:56.4	beer runs, Syria collapse,
0:58.6	Dempsey and Altador versus Polisic and Raina,
1:01.1	just how good is this U.S. men's national team,
1:05.2	Bob Dylan, and so much more.
1:08.0	But first, joining me, as always my friend,
1:09.2	my colleague, my guiding lights,
1:10.8	David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.
1:16.1	Mossie, how are you doing on this Monday, December 30th in the year 2024?
1:21.4	I'm doing well. Happy to be back in Los Angeles after a fun 10 days in Florida.
1:26.5	Yes, I have remained here to make sure everything is okay and to kind of close up shop
1:31.2	before heading back to California.
1:33.4	But you have returned.
1:35.3	Now, Mosse, I got a question for you.
1:37.7	A couple weeks ago, we mentioned the fact that we would be out here in Florida and then
1:42.5	that you were returning for New Year's Eve.
1:45.5	You also, and I think we made an appeal to the public out there in that your New Year's Eve plans
1:53.3	had not been finalized, not saying that you don't have anything to do, but, you know, it was open
1:58.2	right now. Did anybody come to your rescue? Is it much, is it much,
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