Robinson named Player of the Year, Pulisic completes the comeback, Messi’s Medal of Freedom

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back in the studio to break down the first weekend of 2025. Antonee Robinson was named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year after his stellar performance for club and country. Mauricio Pochettino released the USMNT January training camp roster with upcoming matches against Venezuela and Costa Rica. Over in Europe, Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah came back to win the Supercoppa Italiana, taking down Juventus in the semifinals and Inter Milan in the finals. Auston Trusty scored his first goal of the season for Celtic and Tyler Adams made his return on Saturday in a home win over Everton. (7:20) In #AskAlexi the guys discuss Mauricio Pochettino’s attitude, aggression, and tactics, and Messi’s Presidential Medal of Freedom. To end the show Alexi reflects on the MAC Hermann ceremony and shares an interview with a special guest. (36:44) 2024 U.S. Soccer Player of the Year (7:20) Pochettino's January Training Camp Roster (11:02) USMNT Abroad (20:56) #AskAlexi (36:44) Anson Dorrance Interview (48:43) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Some might argue that you and I thinking Christian Pulisic as a top 50 player in the world is you and I suffering from folia die.
1:10.5	Yeah. 50 player in the world is you and I suffering from Foli Adieu. Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lalas, and welcome to the State of the Union podcast.
1:13.9	We look at the beautiful game on and off the field with the lens of red, white and blue colored glasses.
1:19.7	This show will be talking Jedi, the player of the year, messy medal of freedom, squid games,
1:25.5	Polistic Trophy Lift, Potch's January reality, fan comfort, the Joker's joke,
1:28.2	Mossie's Night Out, the legend of Anson Dorrance,
1:29.2	and so much more.
1:30.3	But first joining me as always my friend,
1:30.6	my colleague,
1:31.4	my guiding lights,
1:32.6	David Mossie,
1:34.3	a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.
1:36.5	Monsie,
1:36.9	how are you doing on this Monday,
1:38.5	January 6th in the year 2025?
1:42.5	I'm doing well.
1:43.5	Good to be in the studio with you for the first time in the new year.
1:46.8	We are back at it. Like I said, in the year 2025. You know, my mom, well, I was talking to her the
1:52.1	other day and she's, you know, an avid listener, mostly because of you. But she was commenting
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