Alexi Lalas is a retired American soccer player who played mostly as a defender for the United States national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
In 1995, Alexi was named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. He left Italy for MLS, where he played for New England Revolution (1996-97), MetroStars (1998), Kansas City Wizards (1999), and Los Angeles Galaxy (2001-03).
Following his playing career, Lalas served as President and General Manager of the San Jose Earthquakes, New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
He has announced Olympic soccer matches for NBC and also worked as a soccer analyst with ESPN and ABC Sports.
