Messi Debate

Diego Luna joins Herc on a candid talk after his impressive assist, despite playing with a broken nose, in the USMNT's latest victory. Diego also shared the memorable “BIG BALLS” moment he experienced with Mauricio Pochettino, along with his thoughts on his remarkable final season under Pablo Mastroeni at Real Salt Lake. Plus, Herc gives context to the Messi and Mexico debate on this week’s "Shooting it Straight". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse kick off the show by diving into the Messi debate. Inter Miami was thumped by Atlanta over the weekend while Messi was at home eating (questionable) pizza. Does MLS have an obligation to let people know well ahead of time if Messi is out? The duo then flips it to Europe where AC Milan and Christian Pulisic took a lopsided defeat at the hands of rivals Inter. It wasn't all bad news for Americans abroad, though, as Weston McKinnie & Tim Weah played a role in a big Juventus win. The guys also preview this week's Champions League matchups before answering your questions in #AskAlexi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices