U.S. Abroad Season Preview: Pulisic Problems, Pepi vs Balogun, The CB & Goalkeeper Crisis!

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a new episode of State of the Union! Today, we start the show with some burning questions about USMNT players in Europe: Will Pulisic regain his form at Milan, when we will next see a GK starting in the top 5 leagues, what CB can make a name for himself and more. After, we get into Arsenal dominating Manchester City in the Community Shield and what that means, if anything, for both teams going forward. We then get into the Leagues Cup quarterfinals bracket before touching on some MLS action that saw USA youngsters Adri Mehmeti and Cavan Sullivan keep making noise. In #AskAlexi, Mosse and Alexi answer questions about when Pochettino should be calling up our youth talent to the senior squad and what the 2028 Olympics roster could look like. In One for the Road, Alexi discusses his on-air persona vs his real life persona and we end the show with Alexi giving Mosse a big surprise.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:56 - Burning U.S. Soccer Questions heading into the European Season
7:57 - Christian Pulisic bounce-back at AC Milan?
11:15 - CB depth an issue?
13:33 - Where are the goalkeepers in Europe?
15:56 - Middlesborough USMNT trio to EPL?
19:15 - Arsenal trounce Manchester City in Community Shield
27:39 - MLS Recap: Messi and Miami routed & more
39:20 - #AskAlexi: USA Youth Movement problem for Pochettino, Olympics vs Copa America
49:52 - One For The Road: Does Alexi believe everything he says?

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U.S. Soccer legend Alexi Lalas discusses the biggest stories in the world of soccer from an American perspective. Join Alexi and soccer guru David Mosse, as they break down the USMNT, USWNT, MLS, Bundesliga, Premier League, World Cup & everything in between.

U.S. Abroad Season Preview: Pulisic Problems, Pepi vs Balogun, The CB & Goalkeeper Crisis!
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