Pulisic breaks Guardian’s 100 Best Footballers, McKennie & Tillman shine, Netflix wins Women’s World Cup rights

Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse unpack The Guardian’s Best 100 Male and Female Footballers. Christian Pulisic is the only American male to make the list, but is ranked at a lowly number. While on the women’s side, five of the USWNT players are ranked in the top ten, Sophia Smith coming in at number three. Kicking it to the USMNT abroad, Weston McKennie and Malik Tillman star on the weekend with a goal apiece. Brenden Aaronson and Johnny Cardoso also get on the scoresheet in their teams respective wins.

The guys answer a pair of questions in #AskAlexi on the weight of USWNT players competing in Europe in comparison to the men, and Netflix’s FIFA Women’s World Cup broadcast coming in 2027 and 2031. To wrap the show Alexi shares his thoughts on elevating young players to the next level.

​​100 Best Male Footballers (5:25)

100 Best Female Footballers (13:21)

USMNT Abroad (15:33)

Mosse's Match of the Week (33:34)

#AskAlexi (35:15)

One For the Road (43:37)

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