Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Mar 06 2025 577 ep. 61 mins 2.5k

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U.S. Soccer legend Alexi Lalas discusses the biggest stories in soccer through the lens of red, white and blue glasses! Join Alexi Lalas and soccer guru David Mosse, as they break down the USMNT, USWNT, MLS, Bundesliga, Premier League, World Cup & everything in between.

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

Mar 06 2025 70 mins

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 traini

Johnny Cardoso’s big day, Americans fight on in FA Cup, No Messi equals free tickets

Mar 03 2025 67 mins

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse recap a busy weekend abroad for the Americans. Johnny Cardoso and Real Betis went head-to-head with one of La Liga’s best, and outmatched them. The header against Real Madrid marked his first league goal of the season. Over in Serie A, the struggles have not let up. AC Milan dropped important matches on the weekend and moved down to 9th in standings, w

Messi strikes again, Barcelona & Atletico thriller, Mexican/American dual national panic

Feb 26 2025 66 mins

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse broke down Messi’s electric goal in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Inter Miami and LAFC both advanced to the Round of 16. MLS league play also continues this weekend with the new San Diego squad set to host their first home match at Snapdragon Stadium. Over in Europe, Barcelona and Atletico played to a 8-goal thriller in Copa Del Rey. Johnny and Real Beti

MLS Opening week recap, Sargent remains unstoppable, USWNT tops Colombia & Australia

Feb 24 2025 56 mins

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse dive into Major League Soccer’s opening week. It was an electric start for San Diego FC as they took down the reigning MLS Cup Champions. Bruce Arena’s debut with San Jose was also unforgettable, topping Salt Lake 4-0. Additionally, Alexi breaks down the infamous playing out of the back and giveaway goals we continued to see this weekend. Over in Eur

MLS preview with Taylor Twellman, Americans crash out of UCL, USWNT take on SheBelieves Cup

Feb 18 2025 77 mins

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are joined by Apple TV’s Taylor Twellman for a look into the 2025 Major League Soccer season. They discuss the biggest transfers of the offseason, Bruce Arena and Gregg Berhalter’s first year in the league, USL expansion league, and more. In the CONCACAF Champions Cup’s, Djordje Mihailovic and the Colorado Rapids topped LAFC in leg-1 of the first r

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

Feb 17 2025 67 mins

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

McKennie’s Champions League screamer, Emma Hayes drops USWNT Roster, Future of USMNT striker pool

Feb 12 2025 64 mins

David Mosse and special guest Stu Holden broke down the U.S. Women’s National Team SheBelieves roster for the February window. Emma Hayes called up her 23-player squad without Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, and Mallory Swanson. The guys were also fired up after an exciting day of Champions League action. Manchester City and Real Madrid went back and forth in a 5-goal thriller. Jud

Josh Sargent’s streak continues, Super-sub Pulisic, Mbappe's Madrid derby debut

Feb 10 2025 51 mins

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse react to last week’s USMNT club action. Christian Pulisic delivered a man of the match performance and recorded both assists in AC Milan's win. Josh Sargent remained hot, earning his fourth goal in three consecutive matches for Norwich City. Sargent will be crucial up top for the USMNT with Ricardo Pepi recovering from knee surgery. PSV ruled Pepi out

Tom Bogert joins the Pod to talk January transfer window, USMNT players that need a move, U.S. Open Cup & more

Feb 04 2025 40 mins

Alexi Lalas, David Mosse, and MLS Insider Tom Bogert discuss MLS transfers during this January window including Cucho Hernandez, Dejan Joveljic, Emmanuel Latte Lath, and Miguel Almiron. They talk Neymar's transfer to Santos, and how close the Chicago Fire actually was to signing the soccer legend. They also unpack thoughts on the U.S. Open Cup and the 16 MLS squads competing. Last

Jedi Robinson goes for an EPL record, UCL knockout phase set, Cucho nears Real Betis transfer

Feb 03 2025 55 mins

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse recap the USMNT weekend abroad. Jedi Robinson stays hot and is on track to take down the EPL defenders assist record. Brenden Aaronson and Josh Sargent both scored big goals in the Championship. Mark McKenzie got the start and scored his first Ligue 1 goal for Toulouse. Tim Weah also recorded an assist off a long shot in Juventus’ home win against Empo