Soccer on Fox Sports

On October 22, 2011, FIFA awarded English-language rights to its tournaments to Fox from 2015 through 2022, including the including the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the 2015 (which would mark Fox's first professional FIFA tournament broadcast) and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, replacing ESPN. In February 2015, the contract was extended to 2026, in what was reported to be compensation for the re-scheduling of the 2022 World Cup to late-November/mid-December (which conflicts with the regular seasons of most major U.S. leagues, including the NFL) due to the climate of the host country.[1][2]

Fox has aired the Bundesliga since 2015 and airs all 306 league games and relegation playoffs via FS1, FS2, and Fox Soccer Plus. The pre-game and halftime show is hosted by Ian Joy or Kate Abdo, and two pundits (rotation).[3] The lead commentator is Keith Costigan. The 2019-20 season will be the networks' last broadcasting the Bundesliga as ESPN picked up the rights.

Fox has aired the German DFL-Supercup since 2015 and only airs select tournament matches.[4]

Fox airs weekly Major League Soccer (MLS) matches on Sunday afternoons and evenings, hosted by Rob Stone hosts the studio alongside studio analysts Alexi Lalas and Maurice Edu. John Strong and Stuart Holden call the weekly game from site. (See Major League Soccer on television)

Multiple Fox Sports Networks also hold rights to local MLS clubs.

Through their MLS deal, Fox shares the right to USMNT and USWNT matches with ESPN. John Strong and Stuart Holden are the main USMNT commentators with studio coverage hosted by Ian Joy or Rob Stone alongside analysts Alexi Lalas and Maurice Edu. USWNT commentators are JP Dellacamera with analyst Aly Wagner and studio coverage hosted by Rob Stone, Sara Walsh or Jenny Taft with analysts Heather O'Reilly and Alexi Lalas.

In May 2018, Fox Sports acquired the rights to Tijuana, Monterrey, and Santos home matches. These matches started airing across Fox Sports in late July 2018, with the exception of Santos matches which will begin in 2019. Matches are broadcast on FS1, FS2, and the Fox Sports regional networks in the Western U.S.

Fox previously aired the English FA Cup since 2014, until their rights expired in 2018. ESPN has since acquired these rights. FA Cup coverage was hosted by Rob Stone or Kate Abdo alongside a rotation of analysts including Warren Barton, Alexi Lalas, and Mario Melchiot. Lead broadcast team for FA Cup was Martin Tyler and Stewart Robson.

Fox formerly aired the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League from 2011–2018.[5] Rob Stone hosted UEFA Champions League coverage alongside a rotation of analysts including Warren Barton, Brad Friedel, Eric Wynalda, Stuart Holden, and Alexi Lalas. Lead broadcast team for non World-Feed broadcasts of UEFA Champions League from 2013–2014 was Gus Johnson and Eric Wynalda, until John Strong and Stuart Holden or Brad Friedel replaced them as lead commentator for the rest of the contract. Ian Joy or Kate Abdo hosted UEFA Europa League coverage alongside analysts Stuart Holden, Warren Barton, and Mario Melchiot. Lead broadcast team for Europa League coverage was Keith Costigan and Alexi Lalas. For World-Feed broadcasts, Tony Jones (football reporter) and David Pleat call both UEFA Champions League Final and UEFA Europa League Final.

Presenters

Name	Nationality	Coverage
Rob Stone		Lead MLS, United States men's national soccer team Games, and International matches studio host
Kate Abdo		International matches studio host
Sara Walsh		International matches and MLS studio host

Studio analysts

Name	Nationality	Coverage
Alexi Lalas		Lead MLS and International matches studio analyst
Warren Barton		International matches color commentator/studio analyst
Maurice Edu		MLS
Heather O'Reilly		Women's International Matches studio analyst
Leslie Osborne		Women's International Matches studio analyst

Play-by-play announcers:

Name	Nationality	Coverage
John Strong		Lead MLS, United States men's national soccer team, and International play-by-play announcer
JP Dellacamera		MLS #2, Lead United States women's national soccer team play-by-play announcer, and International matches
Derek Rae		MLS Fill-in play-by-play announcer and International matches
Glenn Davis		International matches
Mark Followill		MLS #3 and International Matches
Keith Costigan		MLS #4 play-by-play announcer
Mark Rogondino		MLS Fill-in play-by-play announcer
Jake Zivin		MLS Fill-in play-by-play announcer
Adrian Garcia-Marquez		Liga MX play-by-play announcer
Jenn Hildreth		Women's International Matches
Lisa Byington		Women's International Matches

Color commentators

Name	Nationality	Coverage
Stuart Holden		Lead MLS, United States men's national soccer team, and International color commentator
Tony Meola		MLS and International color commentator
Warren Barton		International matches color commentator/studio analyst
Brad Evans		MLS match analyst
Brian Dunseth		MLS color commentator
Dan Kennedy		MLS color commentator
Cobi Jones		Liga MX color commentator
Aly Wagner		Lead USWNT color commentator
Kyndra de St. Aubin		Women's International Matches
Danielle Slaton		Women's International Matches
Angela Hucles		Women's International Matches
Cat Whitehill		Women's International Matches

Reporters:

• Katie Witham, Danielle Slaton, Marisa Pilla, Jackie Montgomery, Alex Curry