About this episode

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse discuss the upcoming FIFA World Cup and power rank the participating teams while also previewing a key match in Serie A.

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a special episode of State of the Union. To celebrate being 50 days out from the 2026 FIFA World Cup™, Alexi power ranked all 48 teams in this summer’s tournament. Additionally, Alexi and Mosse preview the AC Milan – Juventus match this weekend that will see Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie square off. In #AskAlexi, the guys are hit with a shocker: should Pulisic be starting for the USA in the World Cup at all? And in One for the Road, Alexi and Mosse go over the newest valuations of clubs around the world including some BIG numbers attached to numerous MLS clubs. Presented by Zillow #Zillow Power Rankings 48-41: CONCACAF HATE? (3:41)Power Rankings 40-36: AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE (6:21)Power Rankings 35-31: Mo Salah and Co underrated? (7:53)Power Rankings 30-26: Scotland run incoming? (9:58)Power Rankings 25-21: Watch out for Türkiye (11:43)Power Rankings 20-16: Norway darkhorses no more... (13:30)Power Rankings 15-11: Should USA be in top 10? (15:15)Power Rankings 10-6: Estevao OUT (17:57)Power Rankings 5-1: Yamal... also OUT? (21:09)U.S. Abroad: McKennie vs Pulisic (33:35)USA Coaches Roundtable: MLS Quota for a U.S. Roster…

People in this episode

Host: Alexi Lalas

Guest: David Mosse

Topics covered

• FIFA World Cup
• team rankings
• soccer news
• MLS valuations
• Pulisic vs McKennie
• AC Milan vs Juventus
• Ask Alexi

Keywords

• FIFA World Cup
• team rankings
• Pulisic
• McKennie
• MLS
• Zillow
• soccer

Sponsors

Zillow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AC Milan, Juventus, MLS

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