Arsenal vs PSG Final Set, Mexico DRAMA, El Clásico for the title, $50K to watch the World Cup?

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Stu Holden and David Mosse recap the Champions League semis and discuss various soccer topics including the World Cup and El Clásico.

Stu Holden and David Mosse are back with a new episode of State of the Union! In today’s show, Stu and Mosse recap the 2nd leg of the Champions League semis that saw Arsenal and PSG advance to the final at the expense of Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich. Despite falling to Arsenal, Stu says Johnny Cardoso made enough of an impression in the semis to be a LOCK for the USA squad this summer. After, the pair discuss the upcoming Europa League and Conference Leagues semis, La Liga potentially being decided by a Clásico, a plethora of USA players seeking Champions League spots for next season and more. In #AskAlexi, we show off the brand-new FOX Sports World Cup ad that sees the USA topping Brazil in the final, and in One for the Road, Stu shares how you can make $50K just for watching the World Cup this summer. Presented by Zillow #Zillow Arsenal beats Atlético in UCL Semi (2:29)PSG advances to UCL final over Bayern (11:33)Europa and Conference League Semis Preview (15:41)El Clásico for La Liga title (21:47)Americans on the hunt for UCL spots (28:18)Can Messi, Miami get back on track? (35:35)Mexican national team drama (41:29)#AskAlexi: FOX Sports' new FIFA World Cup™ ad…

People in this episode

Hosts: Stu Holden, David Mosse

Topics covered

• Champions League
• Europa League
• El Clásico
• USA soccer
• World Cup
• Mexican national team

Keywords

• Arsenal
• PSG
• Champions League
• World Cup
• El Clásico
• USA players
• soccer drama
• Zillow

Sponsors

Zillow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USA, Brazil

Products: World Cup

Places: Mexico

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