Alexi Lalas Talks MLS All-Star Game Vs. Real Madrid, Promotion / Relegation, and Christian Pulisic C

By Ryan Glasspiegel | Aug 1, 2017, 12:30 PM EDT

Alexi Lalas is an analyst on FS1, which will be broadcasting the MLS All Stars vs. Real Madrid on Wednesday. Coverage begins at 8:30 pm ET. We discussed:

• Given what happened in 2014 versus Bayern Munich, how hard is too hard to try in the game?

• Would promotion/relegation be good for the MLS?

• Would Lalas be in favor of keeping it versus an international power club, going back to East vs. West, or something else?

• How does he feel about CONCACAF potentially limiting friendlies?

• Who had a better USMNT career, Landon Donovan or Clint Dempsey? Who would he take for the next five years, Ronaldo or Messi?

• What would be a success and what would be a failure for USMNT in the 2018 World Cup in Russia? What is Christian Pulisic’s ceiling?

Hope you enjoy the conversation!