Best of USA Soccer in 2025, World Cup Predictions, Pulisic dominating Serie A & More

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are here with a new episode of State of the Union! Alexi hands out his 2025 USA soccer awards, including best player, best goal, and biggest surprise. He also hands out Mauricio Pochettino a grade for the year and dives into the 5 players who most improved their stock in 2025 and the players whose stock fell the most this year. In USA abroad, Alexi and Mosse discuss Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie’s strong form in Serie A, Jedi Robinson continuing a string of solid starts for Fulham and Brenden Aaronson’s Man of the Match performance. In #AskAlexi, we discuss what would constitute a disappointment for the USA in next Summer’s World Cup and debate who the best defenders in our pool are. In One for the Road, Alexi and Mosse share their thanks and a New Year’s message.

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Intro (0:00)
Alexi's U.S. Stock Up (6:20)
Alexi's U.S. Stock Down (11:53)
U.S. POY & Pochettino Grade (22:07)
2026 FIFA Word Cup Predictions (28:21)
U.S. Abroad (39:33)
#AskAlexi: Best Defenders in World? (51:35)
One For The Road: Happy New Year! (60:31)

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