Bio

World renowned as a standout defender on the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) during the 1994 FIFA World Cup™ and heralded as one the sport’s most recognizable and celebrated personalities, Alexi Lalas joined FOX Sports in January 2015 to serve its family of networks as lead studio analyst across all soccer properties, including the FIFA World Cup™, Major League Soccer (MLS), Concacaf, CONMEBOL, UEFA and more.

Lalas worked his eighth straight FIFA World Cup™ as a broadcaster in 2023 during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand™ and serves as lead analyst for FOX Sports’ anticipated presentation of FIFA World Cup 2026™.

In addition to starring for the U.S. in the 1994 FIFA World Cup™, Lalas was a key member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team and the 1998 U.S. FIFA World Cup™ squad.

He was the first American to play in Italy’s top division, Serie A, with club Padova, before moving to MLS in 1996, the league’s inaugural season. Lalas began his MLS career with the New England Revolution as one of the league’s first signings. He went on to play for the MetroStars, Kansas City Wizards and the Los Angeles Galaxy.

He enjoyed much of his on-field success with the LA Galaxy, winning the Concacaf Champions Cup, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup in 2002. Following his retirement in 2002, Lalas was appointed President and General Manager of the San Jose Earthquakes. He served the same role with the New York MetroStars in 2005 and LA Galaxy in 2008 before joining ESPN.

Lalas came to FOX Sports from ESPN, where he was the lead studio analyst for the network’s coverage of the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup™.

Lalas was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006 and is also a member of the Rutgers Sports Hall of Fame (1998) and Rutgers Soccer’s 75th All-Anniversary Team. As a broadcaster, Lalas made history in 2018 as the first-ever soccer analyst to be nominated for a Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Sports Personality category. A June 2023 inductee into the California Sports Hall of Fame, he also hosts a weekly podcast ALEXI LALAS’ STATE OF THE UNION.

On the collegiate level, Lalas was a three-time captain at Rutgers and the only soccer player to receive three All-America honors. He helped Rutgers to its first No. 1 ranking in the history of the program during his senior year. He was also named to a trio of Atlantic 10 All-Conference teams and was a four-time Mid-Atlantic Region choice. During his time “On The Banks,” the Scarlet Knights went a combined 71-15-8 with Atlantic 10 Championships in 1990 and 1991.