Ricardo Pepi leads Golden Boot race, Man City mayhem, Marta & Banda lift first NWSL trophy

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse recap the United States Men’s National Team weekend abroad. Ricardo Pepi recorded his fourth start of the season and now leads the way in the Eredivisie golden boot race. Gio Reyna is back on the field for Dortmund and Tyler Adams got the start for Bournemouth in their 2-1 loss to Brighton. Also in the Premier League, Manchester City’s win drought continues, losing their fifth match in a row to Spurs. Back stateside, MLS Cup Conference Finals are set with New York Red Bulls, Seattle Sounders, Orlando City, and LA Galaxy all advancing. Can Orlando City follow in the Orlando Pride’s footsteps to win their first MLS Cup in club history? (6:01) To wrap the show, the guys answer a few questions on MLS Cup games not being on national television, Mauricio Pochettino’s impact, and which coaches have the most influence on their teams across sports. (40:32) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.6	Maybe I'm underestimating how high his stock is, but I've heard Liverpool, Bayern, Munich, Athletico, Madrid, Borussia Dorman.
0:35.1	Could you see a club like that, Ricardo Pepe, going there and being the
0:37.8	week-in,
0:38.2	week-out starter at Center Forward?
1:30.8	Yeah. Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lallison. 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, that peppy bullet train barreling down the tracks, Polistic resting his load, Saudi League, coaches impact on major pro sports, MLS playoff cup sets, they continue on,
1:37.4	NWSL final, USL championship final, MLS on national TV, say nothing. Is MLS actually good for the American player, question mark, and so much more. But first joining me, as always my friend,
1:41.0	my colleague, my guiding light, David Mossie, a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.
1:47.0	Mossie, how you doing on this Monday, November 25th in the year 2024?
1:50.9	I'm doing well. We have a blockbuster show on this Thanksgiving week.
1:55.1	Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I know a lot of people are traveling this week. Be safe. I'll help you get to your destination with the least amount of travel problems that you have. In the pantheon and the power rankings, if you will, of holidays. Where does Thanksgiving rate for you? At the top for me. Really? A holiday that's just about eating and watching sports?
2:19.2	Wow.
2:19.8	Okay.
2:20.2	We've already started off the show with a hot take.
2:22.9	Interesting.
2:23.4	Interesting.
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