Is Lionel Messi the biggest star in USA Sports? & Chucky Lozano in talks with San Diego FC | SOTU

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse went off on fans complaining Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are receiving too much coverage. Additionally, they discussed the MLS expansion team San Diego FC potentially signing El Tri star Chucky Lozano.
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[@StateOfTheUnion]

Do you think Messi is getting too much coverage?

[@Stanley97]

Need more coverage

[@seanthepharmacist]

The more Messi, the better. He’s a chance for the US to grow its soccer culture exponentially

[@alejandroincali]

No

[@bk1109]

I can’t get enough Messi… 🐐. I stopped watching this clip when you moved on from Messi… 😅

[@Cantbelieveyou-zz8gz]

We need all your coverage to be about messi😢

[@vtgheart]

I see Messi, I click 🫡

[@awajammeh-lt9uc]

Same here😂

[@vtgheart]

@@awajammeh-lt9uc gotta love how the United States is finally recognizing and covering him!

[@CDmusic10]

Welcome to the club lol.

[@barcaforever997]

😂😂😂me too

[@oliverwonder4736]

I'm from Angola, Africa. Due to the time difference, MLS games here in Africa are at 00:00, 01:00 or 02:00 in the morning. Do you know what we do? We stop sleeping to watch the Inter Miami game, even though we know that at 5am or 6am we have to get up to go to work, university, etc.

[@user-jt6sc3km5i]

We did the same in Ghana for Mike Tyson or Azumah Nelson boxing fights 😂😂

[@brokebillionaire9409]

❤

[@agsgshs-nk8ig]

Lol messi literally made MLS relevant. MFs be crying are gonna go back to irrelevancy when he leaves

[@mnb9162]

They need to improve the teams over the next 3 years.... To keep fans after messi leaves

[@AlinFlair]

Maybe not..

[@tonytravert9944]

I don't recall in any sports that fans go and see one sportsman try and score against their team for the honour of having witnessed that moment and going home to tell everyone about it. Even when Argentina went to Peru to play the qualification games for the next world cup, Peruvian fans had their national team shirt on but it had Messi's name on the back. Opposition fans feel happy when Messi scores against them. It's like going to a concert and waiting for the main act to sing their hits.

[@edwinbueso]

People talk about Messi for a multitude of reasons, but one thing is for certain: his incredible talent on the football field is undeniable. Messi has consistently proved himself as one of the greatest players of all time, breaking records and mesmerizing fans with his exceptional skills, agility, and goal-scoring abilities. Beyond his natural talent, Messi's humility, dedication, and love for the game have endeared him to millions of people around the world. Whether you are a football enthusiast or not, it is hard not to appreciate and talk about Messi's impact on the sport. His ability to take control of a game, his remarkable vision, and his ability to effortlessly dribble past defenders are just a few of the reasons why people can't stop talking about him. Messi's influence reaches far beyond the football pitch, as he has become an inspiration for aspiring athletes and a symbol of determination and perseverance. His success story, coming from a humble background in Argentina, resonates with many people and serves as a reminder that hard work and passion can lead to greatness. Messi's talent, combined with his humility and authenticity, have made him a true icon of the sport, and it's no wonder why people can't help but discuss his remarkable achievements.

[@TrustMeMore]

He is the best player ever

[@skylerrr3702]

You’re wrong. He IS the greatest player of all time

[@kamarudindin4303]

Second best player after messi is mile away by standard..

[@siza7324]

Messi is football who doesn't love Messi?

[@o.vincent1]

Ai

[@basedboys17]

Messi is the best

[@salacious_motek]

To say that, I think that you are too young and never watched Diego Maradona

[@manchongavichial949]

We are looking your video just because of Messi name is in the caption😅

[@danielwalter2640]

Same here, never heard of this podcast but cause I saw Messi mentioned I gave it a click

[@FranklinbelluchiEneh-br8xw]

Honestly

[@samnoge4030]

😂 True

[@darrylwallace2428]

Messi is so box office that people like myself who never followed soccer/futbol are subscribed to Apple to watch MLS games. The guy is an icon.

[@daniolitheone]

Not only is Messi the biggest sporting star but also THE biggest and MOST influential individual on the planet. I assume his relevancy will continue the same until he retires. So, it is never enough Messi, we want MORE Messi, until the end of time 🐐

[@sadman225]

its just dumb to say that an athlete is the most influential individual in the planet. The most influential individuals in the planet are country leaders of usa or russia. Messi is the most influential athlete in the planet no question but its dumb to say that he is the most influential individual.

[@lazyaphik9788]

​@@sadman225 believe me Messi can stop wars if he wants to. 😂

[@sadman225]

@@lazyaphik9788ya sure buddy.

[@renatolombardi3105]

⁠@@sadman225who’s dumb? Sad comment man….

[@-_-_-_-See]

​@@lazyaphik9788 no he can't 🤦

[@soinas-ii]

Messi, at his old age, is still better than any other MLS player. I'm sorry if anyone's feelings are hurt

[@seanstevenson9891]

Tru dat. He's still the best player in the 🌎 IMHO.

[@daniolitheone]

Messi is only 36, nearly 37. He's still really young lol. Maybe for football he might be considered an experienced player but anyways, he's far from old.

[@ravkhar927]

@@daniolitheonehe’s old in football years 😂, a granddaddy at that age

[@GhostBoca]

Messi is the reason i still watch soccer

[@salacious_motek]

it's called FOOTBALL, not f___ing soccer. Bostero del orto!

[@tpf4292]

Compare the MLS highlights clips, Mess’s game highlights usually have 100x views. Look at the recent match day, 2M views for Miami game vs ~20k for the others. In a word, Messi lifts MLS to a completely new level

[@hbinitials7]

Ill be honest. The only reason im watching mls is because of messi mostly. Even suarez and busquets too. But mostly messi. The one thing i noticed is because of messi i came to know about robert taylor, campana,d gomez, cremaschi. Messi has that influence to make his teammates shine. But as i watch al nssr matches i still dont know who the other players are. Not hate to ronaldo. He shines. But he overshadows the team. Thats the difference between the two. One is the GOAT.

[@jason_leecolt9270]

Yeah I never watched LALA. I actually don’t like his opinions. I only started watching him when he started talking about Messi

[@terefefeyssa877]

@Jason: we better watch our mouth!😳

[@renatolombardi3105]

Lala is clueless. And Messi is the MLS. Before him on the pitch in the US it was a boring high school game…

[@terefefeyssa877]

@@renatolombardi3105 ^ Watch your mouth 😳

[@ntsikeleloemma5663]

I knew Americans would not want to agree that someone not American is the worlds best

[@twoeyedbob]

Came here for messi Left when chucky appeared

[@enohpius2212]

Messi the greatest footballer ever in history.

[@seanstevenson9891]

Still.

[@salacious_motek]

To say that, I think that you are too young and never watched Diego Maradona

[@mittao86]

Thanks to Messi, i starting to know some of the teams he play against,i know more than i want to know about MLS. when he leaves,i also leaves. I only follow Barcelona and Messi and that's it.

[@Pappa_66]

❤❤❤Messi🎉🎉. Messi has been a blockbuster since he was like 17 years old. You may not yet understand the meaning of Messi for the whole sport world and certainly to the MLS. You are the luckiest people now. So it would be crazy not to talk about Messi a lot more.❤❤❤. Do you think that we would be wake like at 3 am or 5 am in the morning just to watch MLS?!! Never. But we are cause of Messi❤❤❤🎉🎉Best Regards from Finland!

[@mrimam636]

You are absolutely right. I live in USA but the people of USA still don’t realize that they got the most important famous, and the greatest player of all time in their country. Wherever he goes he destroys all records.

[@zangheielung8103]

U said it dude ...same here ....

[@Pappa_66]

@@mrimam636 ⚽🥳🤩😍

[@Pappa_66]

@@mrimam636 ⚽🥳😍

[@celinaborden1609]

Messi is the GOAT and all of us are so lucky to get to see him in the USA. Thank you Lío for choosing the USA over the billions from others!

[@salacious_motek]

To say that, I think that you are too young and never watched Diego Maradona

[@basedboys17]

Messi is the best and he is daddy

[@argumento99]

Messi Goat

[@uknowamsaying]

Too much coverage? Do you honestly think I would be watching MLS highlights if not that Messi was playing there? Do you even think I watch any other MLS club's match's highlights that does not involve Inter Miami's? Don't cover him and see how quickly I put MLS to the doldrums of football leagues at the level of the Protathlima Cyta of Cyprus!

[@accesscrimea]

No one cares what your watch

[@uknowamsaying]

@@accesscrimea You seem to do.

[@davidvu3142]

100% 😅

[@tamilmaran7067]

MLS standards have gone up since messi comes to MLS. people who dont go to stadiums go to watch Messi play

[@wildarrowhunter6941]

I am Argentine and I was able to see Alexi play for his national team, a great player who stood out from the average. I confirm what he explains about the importance of Messi playing in the MLS. To give an example, the number of Argentinians who now do not lose a single Inter game is impressive. We suffer a little to see such an unbalanced team, but in general we can enjoy seeing the best player in history playing his last seasons. Greetings

[@ziadkhalaf198]

the reason millions are turning into MLS is because of the GOAT. It would be nice the MLS would relax the rules and brought in other stars but until then Messi is the gravitation center of the MLS universe.

[@satrajitsantra3452]

Messi is the greatest player of all time of the greatest game on the planet.

[@KnucklSandwich]

Pele is the GOAT.

[@mrimam636]

80% of MLS viewers didn’t know about it before messy joining. We all watch it because of the greatest player of all time plays here.

[@kamalnagar1604]

we r lucky to see messi...he was biggest star in europe,is biggest star in Argentina..is biggest star in mls....he has to be...quality speaks of itself

[@twilightfilms9436]

The “Messiers “ are bigger than the Swifters…..no artists, band, athletes or anyone has sold out stadiums twice a week for 20 years consecutively and constantly…..nothing and nobody comes closer to what this man can do, not even the Beatles, Elvis or Queen…..or Star Wars, Titanic, Gone with the Wind combined……nothing sold more tickets in history like Lionel Messi, and this is something that media is not talking about……

[@zxtsf]

❤❤❤ I hope you come back here after 66666-------00000000 win to nyrb

[@faviorodriguez4926]

💪💪💪💪♥️♥️♥️♥️🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@mathewjones8886]

Messi hasn't come close to the worldwide cultural impact of the Beatles and it takes a special kind of ignorance to even suggest it.

[@mrimam636]

Not only in the USA, but also all over the world messy is the biggest star of all sports. It’s probably new for you in USA because you guys don’t know that much about his fame but it’s not new for the rest of the world 🌎

[@Aama_ralte]

Never heard of your podcast?! Came here cos i see my GOAT 🐐 Messi .

[@dannydejongh9408]

Miami games are now talked about in European football programs. I watch your show…because off Messi. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@davidlin4000]

I bet 80% of the people who watching the MLS today didn’t even know what MLS is before Messi joined Miami 😂

[@accesscrimea]

Stop projecting

[@kamalnagar1604]

yes...he is not only in usa rather whole world

[@alejandroalfonso4132]

Pueden hablar de Messi todo el día a mi me gusta 👏👏

[@FerdinandCharles-ko7de]

😂😂😂 kweli hata mm napenda

[@loveshdabi6554]

Messi is biggest star in world

[@ElCanalDePablo85]

Miami 6 rdbls 2. Messi is a beast!!

[@eimyounes]

Messi = Attention ❤❤

[@pensivevalues1949]

I came here cuz of messi

[@hasselett]

Messi helps bring attention and relevancy to the MLS. He is by far the biggest footballer that's ever played there, and arguably the biggest foreign athlete that's ever stepped on American soil. Everyone in the US should be grateful that he's there, endorsing their league, endorsing their country. There's only good that can come out of it.

[@basedboys17]

Yess messi is #1

[@sergioimmature7269]

With that defense Miami will suffer but Messi and brings some type of balance

[@ahsanuddin654]

People have to understand people like me like click on this video because I saw the Messi name I’m in

[@Chevemosunapeli]

Liga de fútbol EEUU jajajjajajajajjajajabbajabjabajajabjaba Messi a realizado un milagro que la gente mire esta liga . Este deportista no deja de asombrar a donde quiera que este

[@jal051]

I wouldn't have watched this clip if it didn't say Messi in the tittle.

[@mncfatelchapo8670]

It’s the most American thing to do to complain about someone that’s bringing attention to your league because he’s not American smh

[@user-qw5fh3po2q]

Messi is the best player of the most popular sport in history

[@jopowell6207]

Messi Messi is the 🐐 love you Messi

[@omarsabih]

Messi is bigger than the entire history of MLS. Nothing would happen to the world football if MLS did not exist. If Messi did not exist, world football would be incomplete.

[@samplingmastersxlr8660]

ouch ! MLS has fans though but I'm happy more people are watching it

[@shashanks1915]

Messi is simply the god of football.. His genius is beyond imagination..❤🎉

[@Wazahatkhan1997]

Messi is biggest celebrity in USA

[@josephchalwe8587]

From a country you've probably never heard before, Zambia 🇿🇲 and am watching you because of Messi

[@kabeloselema122]

I wached this Video because of the Name Messi

[@bhaktapurphysiotherapyclin3136]

Messi , ❤❤❤❤

[@user-df1lb1sg7p]

🎉❤🎉🎉🎉🎉yeahhhhoooooo messi

[@Raul-bb3nc]

Esta jugando en la MLS !

[@johnnycharles9906]

Absolutely 💯 right Lalas

[@lulis6462]

Alexi, you are right. Messi is the best. We love you too...USA

[@ricodelavega4511]

I hope San Diego Futbol Club also has a great mexican dog as its mascot, the chihuahua.

[@Skeptosaurusfulbensis]

'oopss. I thought you were talking about "Memo Ochoa".

[@BallackAmadu]

Messi is the greatest football player ever,I have never seen any player better than Messi

[@kolumboklonate6611]

I don’t know about the USA. He did it in Europe for nearly 20 years.

[@user-qg8vd4jj8f]

Amen

[@showstoper9227]

This question osam ofence. Hes the best atlete of the world

[@joelzamora5868]

Not only in the U.S. in the World. No one is greater in rhe qorkd sport Stage

[@proyectox5970]

If Messi is on thumbnail

[@donlaliga4927]

Leo Is the GOAT 🐐 if you don’t agree then you don’t know anything about the game !

[@terefefeyssa877]

@donlaliga49: Hey! Don't insult me. 😳

[@donlaliga4927]

@@terefefeyssa877 if you don’t agree then who is your Goat 🐐 😁 cristiano 🤣

[@terefefeyssa877]

@@donlaliga4927 : My goat is my uncle. He is really good. 🙄

[@user-xx3cq2ft1p]

Just watching this video call I saw Messi name

[@MdIbrahim-um8js]

👍👍👍

[@khusimangurung7476]

Yeeeeeeeeeeessssss😊

[@themadolins3696]

I only watched mls and subscribed to apple tv because of messi. Fact.

[@kudakwashezvaita1017]

Messi is the biggest star in the World, not just in USA.

[@Fenix-lr6ez]

Is this actually a question?

[@AnzolaG1]

PLEASE TELL MLS TO STOP DOING ON SECONDARY ASSIST! A soccer assist is not this!

[@conquistadorx1]

Whos ready for 🥊 night on may4 🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@achbj10]

6-2

[@carnagefxmarketslayers7795]

Miamis defense is atrocious!

[@hugomunoz2520]

They have to do some adjustments in defense and they gonna be a top team like Columbus is now

[@bakithingcamphalala1026]

I clicked because of the name Messi 😂😂😂😂

[@faviorodriguez4926]

💪💪💪💪♥️♥️♥️♥️🙌🙌🙌🙌🌟🌟🌟

[@brando7266]

Sdfc is already the second biggest team in sd, will draw very well,

[@mosshark]

If you need clicks, Alexi.. when messi isn't doing messi things. you gotta bring back the goat-tee.

[@langchukonyak8951]

He is the GOAT, don't compare HIM with NBA player....some countries doesn't even know what NBA is...however MESSI IS WRITTEN IN BOOKS/STAR etc.....He is inevitably

[@geemendez6524]

I never never ever watch any MLS team 2 or 3 times straight yet..never But here Comes MESSI and never miss a match with inter Miami bcuz GOAT CLOSET

[@Nifuruc]

I think the Americans haven't realized yet, that the whole world is watching the Miami matches - not just Americans. They can't fathom that a non-American is more relevant than LeBron James and Tom Brady combined.

[@12chapin]

He wasn’t at all vs Monterrey and got eliminated.

[@alexencaos]

He is the Avengers and the justis league thogeder👊👊👊👊🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@user-nu1yp9fg8n]

𝑀𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖❤❤❤❤❤

[@shekkiemakwakwa8036]

why do you even ask that question..?? Messi is bigger than all MSL teams. Maimi won a trophy for the first time because of messi. Now they're at the top of the table because of messi...

[@InstigatorDJ]

Imagine thinking Messi was doing ANYTHING. He plays in the WEAKEST LEAGUE ON EARTH. Also over the hill.

[@Lee-fc3yf]

ThecMLS is rated in the top 10-15 leagues on earth. You are completely clueless and he is the current Ballon D'or, Fifa Best, World Champion and South American Champion.. leading scorer and assister in the MLS... He is breaking records so WTF are you talking about?

[@Hyp333R]

this is stupid question in the title. Messi is bigger than all american athletes, most of them are known only in the US. Messi and not just Messi, most football players are known in the whole world...

[@imaddz2966]

"I'm sorry that ur fav player is not at the same level as Messi" 😭 basically sorry for everyone who's not a Messi fan

[@farmari87]

If Messi is the biggest sportstar in the whole world it implicates he is also in US. It is a different case do people in US understand it.

[@hugopinto9943]

5/3/24 Another Hat trick for El Comandante Cristiano Ronaldo, El Rey, El Maestro. Cristiano Ronaldo CR7

[@adamcarroll8356]

Messi has a different outlook on fame , unlike American sport stars gloating

[@rodre0250]

Soccer is the biggest and most massive sport in the world, and Messi is their greatest player. The answer is obvious.

[@anasshahid224]

100% Messi is the biggest star in MLS history

[@iorip]

You are making a mistake here, Messi is BIGGER THAT ALL THE SPORTS "STARS" IN THE USA

[@kasrarostamkhany119]

What kind of stupid question is that of course he is the biggest

[@roushan9318]

biggest star in usa sport ? he is biggest star in USA right now