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Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

USL takes on MLS, Captain McKennie & Weah shine in derby, Josh Sargent stays hot

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

FOX Sports

Soccer, News, Sports, Sports News

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are fired up about the United Soccer League launching a new Division One League in 2027-28. Details on timeline, competition format, and clubs participating will be announced in coming months. The big question remains, is promotion/relegation in the cards for the new league? Over in Europe, Captain Weston McKennie led Juventus to a Derby D’Italia win, and Tim Weah stepped up big on defense. Josh Sargent continued his scoring streak for Norwich. He currently holds the most goals for a single team in the Championship since his debut in 2022. Daryl Dike was back in action after a long awaited return and Paxton Aaronson headed a goal in for Utrecht. The Americans look to continue their form in the Champions League, alongside Real Madrid and Manchester City vying for a Round of 16 spot. (9:09) The guys answer a few questions on soccer vs hockey rivalries and MLS kits ahead of the 2025 season. To end the show Alexi recaps his trip to Syracuse University for conversations with FOX Sports U. (45:52) USL launches new Division One league (9:09) USMNT Abroad (21:15) Champions League Preview (37:09) CONCACAF Champions Cup (42:36) #AskAlexi (45:52) One for the Road: Conversations with FOX Sports U (54:56) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I love that USL has decided to do this, precisely because it is big and bold and arrogant. Hello, Sunshine. I'm Alexi Lollison and welcome to the State of the Union podcast,

0:58.1

where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field through the lens of red, white, and blue-colored glasses.

1:01.8

This show will be talking, ooh, USL's seismic plans, Captain McKenney, Super Sub-Policic, Wayas Work, More Mutant Gene, Paxton, Geo, Black Hawk Down,

1:14.8

USA versus Mexico Soccer versus USA versus Canada hockey, new MLS jerseys, Professor Lawless, and so much more.

1:22.7

But first joining, as always, my friend, my colleague, my guiding lights, David Mossie,

1:26.5

a soccer savant and a Fox Soccer researcher and writer extraordinaire.

1:30.7

Mossie, how are you doing on this Monday, February 17th in the year 2025?

1:36.7

I'm doing well adapting to this more intimate setting.

1:40.4

Yes. For those that watch the show, you will find that we are in one of the different sets.

1:49.5

We are in a sitting position as opposed to behind our traditional desk.

1:53.5

There is a lot of production that is going on here and will be going on here for the foreseeable future.

1:59.1

And I'm talking about months, which means that we're going to have to move around. We'll still have plenty of weekly content when it comes

2:06.6

to the state of the union. But where we are performing and broadcasting from will change over

2:13.7

the next couple of weeks and then over the next couple of months and then we will return everything

2:17.1

because they are doing some construction down at one of the big studios which means that a

2:21.2

lot of the studio shows that we do on the linear side are having to move and because they've done

2:26.7

such a wonderful job up here in our digital studios they said hey uh that looks good let's take it over

2:33.2

that for a little bit so we we will adjust. We are nothing,

2:35.9

if not, you know, part of a team here, and we will adjust. Mosse, have you watched anything

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