# List of MLS on ESPN personalities

This is a list of the primary assignments that was used for MLS matches, U.S national team matches, and select international club friendly broadcasts.

## Former
### Play-by-play announcers

* Jon Champion (2019–2022)
* Adrian Healey (2011–2022)
* Steve Cangialosi (2016–2022)
* Glenn Davis (2002–2022)
* Andres Cordero (2021–2022)
* Jonathan Yardley (2021–2022)
* Kevin Egan (2021–2022)
* Tyler Terens (2022)
* Jake Zivin (2022)
* Bob Ley (1996–1997)
* Phil Schoen (1996–1999)
* Jack Edwards (2000–2002)
* Rob Stone (2002–2011)
* Dave O'Brien (2006–2007)
* JP Dellacamera (1996–2010)
* Ian Darke(2010–2011)
* ↑ Champion has been commentating on MLS games since 2014 occasionally, but he has been the lead play-by-play announcer since 2019.
* ↑ From 2011–2018, Healey was the lead MLS play-by-play announcer. Since then, he has called occasional MLS games after he was replaced by Jon Champion and in 2021, due to his commitments with Austin FC.

### Color commentators

* Ty Keough (1996–2003)
* Eric Wynalda (2004–2007)
* Bruce Arena (2006)
* Tommy Smyth (2007)
* Kyle Martino (2009–2010)
* John Harkes (2008–2011)
* Julie Foudy (2007–2009)
* Alexi Lalas (1996–2014)
* Taylor Twellman (2010–2022)
* Alejandro Moreno (2014–2022)
* Brian Dunseth (2014–2022)
* Kasey Keller (2014–2022)
* Herculez Gomez (2017-2022)
* Shep Messing (2020–2022)
* Danny Higginbotham (2021–2022)
* Lori Lindsey (2021–2022)
* Kyndra de St. Aubin (2021–2022)
* Ben Olsen (2022)

### Sideline reporters

* Roger Twibell (1996)
* Bill McDermott (1996–1997)
* Veronica Paysse (2002–2003)
* Lorrie Fair (2004)
* Brandi Chastain (2005–2006)
* Heather Mitts (2005–2006)
* Allen Hopkins (2007–2009)
* Rob Stone (1997–2011)
* Mónica González (2012–2016)
* Katie Witham (2016)
* Julie Stewart-Binks (2017)
* Sebastian Salazar (2018–2022)
* Jillian Sakovits (2022)
* Cristina Alexander (2022)

### Studio team

* Sebastian Salazar – substitute studio host (2017–2020); lead studio host (2021–2022)
* Alejandro Moreno – lead studio analyst (2014–2022)
* Herculez Gomez – studio analyst (2017–2022)
* Kasey Keller – lead studio analyst (2012–2022)
* Brian Dunseth – studio analyst (2014–2022)
* Max Bretos – lead studio host (2010–2018)
* Adrian Healey – occasional studio host (2019–2020)
* Rob Stone – lead studio host (1997–2011)
* Roger Twibell (1996)
* Ben Olsen – studio analyst (2022)
* ↑ Hofheimer, Bill (2018-12-10). "Renowned British Broadcaster Jon Champion Will Move to the United States as ESPN's New Play-by-Play Voice for Major League Soccer". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
* ↑ Nwulu, Mac (2011-03-09). "Adrian Healey Named Lead Voice for ESPN's Major League Soccer Telecasts". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
* ↑ "Taylor Twellman Replacing John Harkes In ESPN's Soccer Booth Next Year". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
* ↑ "Ian Darke". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
* ↑ "Ian Darke To Leave Sky Sports For ESPN". VitalFootball.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
* ↑ Nwulu, Mac (2010-09-24). "Top UK Commentator Ian Darke Joins ESPN as Lead Soccer Voice in the U.S." ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
* ↑ "John Harkes Out as Lead ESPN US Soccer Analyst: Replaced by Taylor Twellman". Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011.
* ↑ Deitsch, Richard (December 16, 2014). "Soccer analyst Alexi Lalas opens up about decision to leave ESPN for FOX". Sports Illustrated.
* 1 2 Koons, Zach (January 6, 2023). "Taylor Twellman Announces Departure From ESPN". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
* ↑ Wahl, Grant (November 21, 2011). "Grant Wahl: Harkes out as ESPN's lead analyst". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
* ↑ "Taylor Twellman Replacing John Harkes In ESPN's Soccer Booth Next Year". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. November 22, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
* ↑ Hofheimer, Bill (December 10, 2018). "Renowned British Broadcaster Jon Champion Will Move to the United States as ESPN's New Play-by-Play Voice for Major League Soccer". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
* ↑ "Former Mexican star Gonzalez on career fortunes, covering MLS, more" ESPN Front Row. https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2012/07/former-mexico-star-gonzalez-on-career-fortunes-covering-mls-more/, accessed 14 December 2013
* ↑ Nwulu, Mac (12 December 2016). "ESPN Adds Julie Stewart-Binks as Soccer Sideline Reporter". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
* ↑ "Alejandro Moreno". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
* ↑ "Herculez Gomez Joins ESPN as Soccer Studio Analyst". January 17, 2017.
* ↑ "Kasey Keller, former Pilots and Sounders goalkeeper, joins ESPN as analyst". The Oregonian. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2023.