Summer of Stars Preview: Copa & Euro favorites | SOTU

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse give you a quick primer on all things Summer of Stars! First, the guys dive into Copa. Who are the favorites, which is the toughest group, and what stars are they pumped to watch... can Messi and company pull off three straight major tournament titles?
Up Next, the guys break down the favorites at the Euros including Jude Bellingham and England, Mbappe and France, and much more. Can Germany take home the hardware on home soil? (16:35)
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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.
Summer of Stars Preview: Copa & Euro favorites | SOTU
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[@StateOfTheUnion]

Can Messi and company pull off three straight major tournament titles?

[@nickbuis3307]

Argentina to the final, but I would love to see the US reach at the very least a Semifinals. Argentina vs. USA would be a dream come true.

[@user-rf7ow8tm8z]

@@nickbuis3307 Lionel Messi and Argentina will win Copa America 2024. I agree i will also love to se Lionel Messis Argentina VS USA in the Copa America finale :)

[@zeo4481]

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[@MsPatval]

Copa America, Finalissima, World Cup

[@hawt_dawg_man]

@@MsPatval Finalissima was only brought back since the Confederations Cup wasn't going to be a thing anymore, but it's not a major int'l title

[@abhishekjose2329]

People are underestimating Uruguay, they beat both Brazil and Argentina recently

[@shantel9392]

true! I put them as serious competition!

[@hawt_dawg_man]

Bielsa has made a good team actually fearsome.

[@juanpapi1015]

Nobody is underestimating them, these people just don’t follow football the way some of us do

[@Liquidcadmus]

with the arrival of Messi, the Copa America, and the World cup all happening all in a row in the USA, it's the perfect storm for US soccer to have a gigantic leap forward. the MLS must take this opportunity and make the best of it, now is the time to make some changes and get as many international players as possible. it could make the MLS one of the most popular leagues in the world.

[@Jeffisboredd]

Lmao it's not, how many times does mls have to dissapoint with not making significant changes for mls fans to realize that mls is what they want it to be.

[@Number1Camper]

What does this have to do with MLS

[@ofenomeno1381]

Mls is a joke of a league... no promotion or relegation.. clown league 🤣

[@accesscrimea]

​@@ofenomeno1381actually it's a great league. Really unpredictable unlike many of the European leagues. Relegation unfeasible for teams trying to get established.

[@Delboy0]

@@accesscrimeabut hiding them behind a big paywall is a good thing for league still trying to establish itself?

[@cjhan9816]

2024 Copa America Semi-Finals: 🇦🇷 vs 🇨🇦 & 🇧🇷 vs 🇺🇸.

[@ElDragow]

pessi having a complete free run to the final is so pathetic

[@cjhan9816]

@@ElDragow: We shall see. 🤔

[@Duke8627]

Winners will be Portugal and Uruguay

[@ortforshort7652]

If not getting out of the group stage means Berhalter losing his job, then I am rooting against the US in the group stage of Copa America. Small price to pay to, hopefully, have shot at getting a qualified coach for the next World Cup. I hear Jurgen Klopp is available.

[@wgjung1]

Klopp retired for ever.

[@brando7266]

I agree, pay to bring in an experienced top level coach,

[@hawt_dawg_man]

Klopp would never agree to coaching in such a limited way. He's too much of a control freak, like Guardiola, to not be around his team 24/7

[@brando7266]

@@hawt_dawg_man who wouldn't want to coach a host country at the wc?

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

So who’s announcing each tournament?

[@pacmanmcquack8981]

Summer of Soccer ✌️😎🍻

[@grinchoi1]

Alexi if you watched the WCQ Uruguay are looking really really strong.. They beat Argentina IN Argentina 2-0

[@PabloRodriguez-xj1yk]

Fluke game

[@To27416]

@@PabloRodriguez-xj1yk so I guess when they also beat Brazil it was also fluke

[@casualreader259]

Alexi, what stadium do you like? New Jersey.

[@TagusMan]

Portugal 🇵🇹 and Brasil 🇧🇷 to dominate the summer. The Lusitanians will rise again.

[@AriaTheGoat]

Messi will win the Copa America once again🐐

[@ElDragow]

pessi getting carried to another copa by getting the easiest draw ever, pathetic

[@jacoblind5390]

Remember that any gaps in football watching can be filled in with the Oceania cup.

[@AndresON777]

[@daconnoisseurrex1752]

😮😅

[@AndresON777]

Actually I will take a link now lol

[@daconnoisseurrex1752]

@@AndresON777 💦 🏝️ 🏆 🥴

[@AndresON777]

@@daconnoisseurrex1752 hey the game was good at least. i was ready to leave my house but i enjoyed it. Dortmund had great heart. Adeyemi is what we call pecho frio! shoulda but reus earlier

[@Ahiru77]

Messi deserves the easier draw. The way he always carried teams on hard mode, he deserves to nuture his team for the future on a more reasonable pace.

[@ElDragow]

absolute garbagen pessi got carried to 2 int trophies, and now yet again they gifted him an easy run. Complete bs. copass americass is a joke tournament.

[@AndresON777]

Vamos Colombia

[@stevetollerud1192]

Everyone is taking it for granted USA will advance out of group. A big let down could be looming, extreme let down as host? Could Klopp replace Burkholder?

[@grinchoi1]

USA has the quality to get out of the group. Their biggest let down is their belief and mentality that they do

[@luisa.barrueta1822]

@@grinchoi1they will beat both Bolivia and Panama. But Uruguay will be their biggest challenge and likely lose

[@brando7266]

If that is what it takes to get klopp, then it'll be worth it ,not getting out of the group

[@cirodemendoza4830]

Uruguay and Venezuela.are looking really strong. Argentina and Brazil will be at the final

[@mrfacts6860]

🐐 argentina winning

[@user-rf7ow8tm8z]

I agree, Lionel Messi and Argentina will win Copa America 2024 !

[@ElDragow]

not diffifcult when you have a free run to the final jajajajjaaaj, pessi gettinng carried to another trophy

[@grez367]

@@ElDragowtears?

[@Jm-ze2ks]

greg can do nothing to lose his job. His family is entrenched in the highest levels of US Soccer

[@israelarteaga4385]

Let's not forget how horrible usmnt looked vs Netherlands in the last world cup. I wouldn't put usmnt in the same group as Argentina and Brazil, smh. No way pulisic is in the same group/level as messi or vini. The only thing that will make Lalas realistic is more usmnt losses like they lost to Netherlands in the last world cup. Wish the south American teams could hear lalas speak (translated to Spanish and Portuguese, of course).

[@brando7266]

No one cares what lalas says,

[@antman8887]

It's Tur-KEY-uh.

[@MdIbrahim-um8js]

👍👍👍

[@mrmr5580]

With England we've got the players but I don't trust Southgate, I'm predicting France will win the tournament, but I hope I'm wrong....as for the Copa America I wish you guys luck this summer

[@Liquidcadmus]

England has a great generation of players now. One thing we can all agree on is, let anyone win the Euros, except France. nobody likes France

[@mrmr5580]

@@Liquidcadmus yeah we (im English) have, it's the best I've seen us have in my lifetime (im now 40) we have a squad that's good enough to be in contention but a below average manager, I just expect he'll do something that costs us at some point, its why I think France will end up winning it

[@Liquidcadmus]

@@mrmr5580 I'm Argentine, I remember the English team in the 1998 wc also being really strong, incredibly Gascoine was left out that time. That English squad was one of the contenders to win that tournament. I would be happy to see England or Croatia win this Eurocup. We'll see what happens.

[@mrmr5580]

@Liquidcadmus the 1998 squad wasn't bad but lacked a bit of personality, the game vs Romania comes to mind, the problem with Gascoigne was he kept getting in his own way (he couldn't stop drinking or doing something stupid) Owen was good in that tournament, it was before his hamstring basically tore itself apart, I didn't think we were a contender for the trophy, I actually thought the Brazilians would do it in 98 (R9 Ronaldo was amazing at that time) there were a few teams that I thought were better than us, I did like that Argentina team, I was a teenager at the time, I played for the local youth team, I was a CDM/CB, I know he wasn't in the 1998 squad but I based my game on Fernando Redondo, in the 98 Argentina World cup squad, I loved watching Batistuta

[@To27416]

Lalas is clueless how is Uruguay tier 2 level with USA and Mexico, anyone who sees the players they have and how they played in conmebol qualifiers knows they are tier 1 and no way he grouped messi & Vini with pulisic as the stars of the copa America lmao

[@stevetollerud1192]

Colombia and Germany winners

[@user-rf7ow8tm8z]

Lionel Messi and Argentina will win Copa AMerica 2024. I think the euroes winner will be Belgium, Germany, Netherlands or Spain.

[@CarlosLara-xu1mj]

where is the logic of Colombia being better then Uruguay.... Uruguay is miles better....

[@Leandro.Patagonia]

He's just clueless.

[@Turtlefast235]

"miles better"?? you must think Uruguay is Argentina and Colombia is Mexico!

[@CarlosLara-xu1mj]

@@Turtlefast235 nah Colombia isnt that great. they Mid.

[@tomasmaniago5832]

​@@CarlosLara-xu1mjdude Colombia are coming off of a 21-game unbeaten streak, which includes beating teams like Germany and Spain btw, and they finished 3rd in the last Copa. On paper they might not be better than Uruguay, but I don't think there's much difference when it comes to performance.

[@ofenomeno1381]

Lol these guys don't know much about the world game... lalas thinks usa can win the euros lol, beyond delusional

[@g_eazyu9990]

Fútbol fútbol ⚽️ not soccer, the word says it is something you play with your feet. not like your fake 🏈 that you play with your hands

[@RIO-..]

Asi Es...!

[@ElDragow]

it's just football in english, not futball

[@Slafgoalskiy]

Greg needs to go

[@stevenalmeida5716]

Portugal will win the euros

[@avijitsud]

😂😂😂

[@pessipenaldo69420]

You wish, not even pendu or Pepsi can win any cup

[@ElDragow]

@@avijitsud pessi getting carried to another copa by getting the easiest draw ever, pathetic

[@ElDragow]

pessi getting carried to another copa by getting the easiest draw ever, pathetic

[@avijitsud]

@@ElDragow keep crying.

[@ElDragow]

Ofcourse pessi and his bumboys have a completely free run to the final. What kinda bs is this man.

[@ofenomeno1381]

Lol pulisic??? A star.. only for Americans

[@nickinacionalista86]

ARGENTINA 🇦🇷❤

[@ElDragow]

pessi getting carried to another copa by getting the easiest draw ever, pathetic