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Oh, maybe it's because he decided to come play in America again.

And I get it.

There's people out there going, stop being such a whiner.

Stop being such a whiner out there.

Yeah. being such a whiner. Stop being such a whiner out there. 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, ooh, a classic MLS Cup, American soccer inferiority complex,

the evolution of cleats or boots or whatever you want to call them, lazy messy, geo-hypocrisy,

RFK senior, the legend of Raulvargas, American snubs, black doves,

Pulisic on a big screen, and so much more. But first joining me, as always, my friend, my colleague,

my guiding lights, David Mosse, a soccer savant, and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.

Massey, how you doing on this Monday, December 9th in the year 2024. I'm doing well, Alexi, not to criticize your fashion sense, but that is an ugly sweater.

Isn't it supposed to be ugly when it is a Christmas sweater? And so in that sense, I am doing it right.

This is one that I think we got in Qatar, if I'm not mistaken, and I've kept it around.

It not only has the U.S.

soccer crest and obviously the soccer balls, I'll turn around here. So for people that watch and can see, it's also Lawless branded, which is always a nice little touch there.

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