Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Apple TV analyst Taylor Twellman joins the State of the Union for a special episode as Alexi Lalas and David Mosse have you covered with all the soccer content that you need! With Twellman on the show, Lalas and Mosse preview the MLS season, USMNT's managerial coaching search ft. José Mourinho, Zinedine Zidane, and Gregg Berhalter. Among those topics, Twellman breaks down Christian Pulisic's future with Chelsea and gives the United States' soccer team a grade for their performance in the World Cup. Moving over to Europe, Lalas and Mosse break down the action from the Champions League ft. Inter Milan vs. FC Porto, RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Napoli, and Liverpool vs. Real Madrid. Lalas and Mosse also preview the action this upcoming weekend ft. Arsenal vs. Leicester City, Marseille vs. PSG, and Bayern Munich vs. Union Berlin. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse talk MLS parity and Crystal Dunn's comments toward her position on USWNT in the upcoming Women's World Cup.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another weekend meant another action packed slate of games as Alexi Lalas and David Mosse have you covered with all the soccer content that you need! Lalas and Mosse start the show by giving their MLS preseason tiers. Starting with "In The Title Hunt" tier going all the down to "Better Luck Next Year," Lalas and Mosse break down teams such as the L.A. Galaxy, LAFC, NYCFC, Austin FC, and the Philadelphia Union. Moving over to Europe, Lalas and Mosse analyze the top games from the weekend, featuring Arsenal's victory over Aston Villa, Nottingham's forest's draw against Manchester City, PSG's victory over Lille, Dortmund's victory over Hertha Berlin, and Manchester United's victory over Leicester City. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse debate whether the United States' soccer team should spend EVERYTHING to go after Roma manager José Mourinho and Lalas reveals his top five all-time MLS kits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Premier League title race is HEATING up as Alexi Lalas and David Mosse have covered with all the content that you need! Lalas and Mosse dive into Champions League coverage first as they discuss Chelsea vs. Dortmund, PSG vs. Bayern, Milan vs. Spurs, and Club Brugge vs. Benfica. Lalas and Mosse then debate whether Pulisic would be a good fit with Atlético Madrid in LaLiga and also debate whether Jesse Marsch made the right decision in turning down Premier League club Southampton. Lalas and Mosse then touch on soccer games this upcoming weekend including the likes of FC Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea, and PSG. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse break down whether Jill Ellis could manage USMNT and Lalas talks about his upcoming knee surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The weekend brought plenty of drama, as Alexi Lalas and David Mosse have you covered with all the soccer content that you need! Lalas and Mosse jump into today's show by discussing Mexico hiring Diego Cocca for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Lalas and Mosse analyze whether Cocca is a good fit for the Mexican national team. Lalas and Mosse sure to highlight USWNT's matches in the upcoming SheBelieves Cup and discuss whether the competition in the Cup is a good test for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup. Afterwards, Lalas and Mosse react to Southampton having an interest in bringing Jesse Marsch as their manager and they debate whether Marsch would able to get Southampton out of relegation. Moving to the European matches from the weekend, Lalas and Mosse break down Napoli's impressive victory over Cremonese, Arsenal's sluggish draw against Brentford, and the rising Manchester City. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse pick their five-a-side USWNT team and Lalas talks about his upcoming knee surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are gearing UP for all the action this weekend, as Alexi Lalas and David Mosse have you covered with all the content that you need! To start off the show, Lalas and Mosse react to Leeds United's 2-2 draw against Manchester United. During the discussion, Lalas and Mosse touch on Weston McKennie, Brenden Aaronson's fit with Leeds United. Afterwards, Lalas and Mosse react to Pellegrino Matarazzo becoming the manager of Hoffenheim and what it could mean for the future of USMNT. Lalas and Mosse then look abroad as they discuss the upcoming matches in Europe, featuring Barcelona's matchup against Villarreal, Arsenal's matchup against Brentford, and Napoli's matchup vs. Cremonese. To wrap up the show, Lalas reveals which league he would play in if he was 20 years old again and also react to the news of Saudi Arabia amping up their attempts in hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The weekend brought a lot of noise to the soccer world as Alexi Lalas, and David Mosse have you covered with everything that went down! Lalas and Mosse react to the news of Leeds United deciding to sack Jesse Marsch. Lalas and Mosse analyze what went wrong for Marsch at Leeds United and debate whether USMNT should pursue him as their manager for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Continuing with the Leeds United theme, Lalas and Mosse ponder the future for USMNT Internationals Brenden Aaronson and Weston McKennie. Lalas and Mosse move to Germany afterward as they react to Jordan Pefok and Gio Reyna bagging goals for Dortmund and Union Berlin. Lalas and Mosse then react to the news of Manchester City allegedly breaking FFP violations and question what the Premier League should do with Pep Guardiola and the PL Title contenders. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse talk about the future for USMNT goalkeepers, and Lalas recaps what happened at the wedding he attended! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The transfer widow has officially closed as Alexi Lalas and David Mosse have you covered with all the transfer deadline moves! Lalas and Move break down Jorginho's move to Arsenal and Enzo Fernández's move to Chelsea as Lalas and Mosse debate whether Chelsea's transfer business is harmful for soccer. Lalas and Mosse then react to the U.S. Soccer's plan in relation toward the Yates report. Afterwards, Lalas and Mook look ahead to the action in Europe, as they discuss Folarin Balogun's impressive play in Ligue 1 & whether he'd represent USMNT over England, Weston McKennie's potential debut for Leeds United, and Barcelona's key victory over Real Betis. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse debate who the best coach for Brazil's World Cup hopes which featured the likes of Carlo Ancelotti, Zinedine Zidane, & Luis Enrique and also touch on Lalas attending a wedding this weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Transfer deadline has brought a flurry of moves as Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are ready to talk about it! Lalas and Mosse first dive into USMNT's 0-0 draw against Colombia and then react to Weston McKennie's transfer to Premier League side Leeds United. Lalas and Mosse debate whether it was right move for McKennie to play for Jesse Marsch and alongside United States teammates Tyler Adams, Brenden Aaronson. Lalas and Mosse then react to the weekend games that occurred, featuring Manchester City's victory over Arsenal, Wrexham grabbing a 3-3 draw against Sheffield United, Folarin Balogun helping Reims to a 1-1 draw against PSG, and Gio Reyna apparently not being 100% healthy yet for Dortmund. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse debate whether USMNT should be patient in potentially replacing Gregg Berhalter and touch on the MLS' progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse welcome you back as they dive into the latest breaking USMNT news of Ernie Stewart leaving the program. Lalas and Mosse debate the implications that this has for the future of United States Soccer and for Gregg Berhalter's USMNT career as well. Lalas and Mosse continue the USMNT theme as they discuss the reported rumors of USMNT international Weston McKennie potentially joining Leeds United to play alongside Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams while also talking about the impressive play from Gio Reyna for Dortmund. From the international angle, Lalas and Mosse talk about the FA Cup between Manchester City and Arsenal while also taking a glance at other leagues such as Ligue 1's matchup featuring PSG and Reims. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse continue to talk about Gregg Berhalter's future and Lalas talks about the criticism that he receives from fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back after a weekend FULL of soccer action as they have covered with all the soccer content that you need! Lalas and Mosse dive into everything USMNT related first, as they cover on the latest toward Gio Reyna's wonder goal and his celebration to follow, Weston McKennie transfer rumors to Arsenal, and Timothy Weah transfer rumors to Sevilla/Borussia Mönchengladbach. Lalas and Mosse made sure to dive into USWNT's dominating 5-0 victory against New Zealand this past Friday. Afterwards, Lalas and Mosse react to Arsenal's victory over Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool's boring draw, and Read Madrid picking up a much-needed victory against Athletic Club. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse debate whether Gio Reyna just proved if Gregg Berhalter mismanaged him in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and what is Alexi's best burger option. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices