Champions League recap, USMNT vs The best clubs, Flo Balogun is back in action

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse dove into the Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1. On Tuesday, Real Madrid and Atletico faced off in a close battle and Arsenal pummeled PSV 7-1. To follow that up, Harry Kane led the way for Bayern with a brace and Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott was the hero in their win at the death. The Big news for our Americans in Europe, Flo Balogun returned to training camp this week after recovering from shoulder surgery. The CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 also continued this week. Inter Miami will wrap up leg 1 tonight against Cavalier. When will we see Messi? (7:50) The guys answer questions in #AskAlexi about the best club teams the USMNT could top and Oscar reactions. To wrap, Alexi and Mosse discuss FIFA World Cup news including, 2026 World Cup halftime show and 2031 Women’s World Cup bid. (49:38) Champions League Recap (7:50) USMNT Abroad (25:48) CONCACAF Champions Cup Recap (35:20) MLS Preview (43:23) #AskAlexi (49:38) One for the Road: FIFA World Cup News (57:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's gold on them, they're American Hills, and it's one thing to play summer friendlies and to do all that kind of stuff.
0:04.7	It's another thing to actually put on a competitive game that matters in the standings in the United States on U.S. soil with all the different connections that they have.
0:14.9	That is the Holy Grail, if you will. 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.
0:55.2	This show will be talking Alisson's aim is true.
0:59.0	Concaf Champions Cup action, the full arsenal.
1:02.5	Am I an Oscar snob, question mark?
1:04.8	Seria A viewership, the 2031 World Cup, San Diego Chance, FIFA World Cup final halftime show, and so much more.
1:12.7	But first joining me, as always my friend, my colleague, my guiding light, David Mossie,
1:16.4	a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.
1:20.8	Mossie, how you doing on this Thursday, March 6th in the year 2025?
1:26.1	I'm doing well adjusting to an early morning taping.
1:28.3	If I sound groggy at all, it's because the ZZE Quill hasn't worn off yet.
1:32.3	Yes, we adjusted as we do here on the State of the Union.
1:36.3	We adjusted for some things behind the scenes.
1:38.3	We are recording this on Thursday morning.
1:41.3	Usually we do it on Wednesday.
1:42.3	We're doing it on Thursday.
1:43.3	I'll still be up here in
1:44.4	your feed and, you know, I don't think people will see too much of a change. Have you watched anything or
1:49.6	seen anything or read anything or written anything? All I have today is I finish the Michael Richards
1:55.0	biography. I usually don't read celebrity biographies. As you know, I'm more into history books,
1:59.6	but this was lent to me by a friend. And you're a huge. Just a fan. Big Seinfeld fan. Yeah, very interesting. He talks
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