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Julie Foudy Out at ESPN After Two Decades

Foudy and ESPN failed to reach an agreement on a contract renewal, sources told Front Office Sports.

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Julie Foudy is out at ESPN after 20 years.

Foudy and ESPN failed to reach an agreement on a contract renewal, sources told Front Office Sports.

The former captain of the U.S. women’s national team joined ESPN in 2005. Over the last two decades, she’s been a mainstay of ESPN’s soccer coverage, serving as the network’s lead women’s soccer analyst. She was one of the first women to work men’s soccer broadcasts, including the men’s World Cup.

Over the years, the 54-year-old Foudy also contributed to E:60, including a recent segment about the late Stanford goalie Katie Meyer. She hosted the Laughter Permitted podcast and contributed to ESPN’s Special Olympics and Little League World Series coverage as well as SportsCenter and Outside the Lines

Foudy is one of the most accomplished women’s soccer players of all time. Over her 17-year stint, the U.S. women captured two World Cup titles in 1991 and 1999, two Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2004, and a silver medal in 2000.  

Foudy was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in August 2007.

She could be a natural fit for Netflix’s coverage of the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups. The streamer has exclusive U.S. rights in those years. Foudy has also called games and done studio analysis for TNT Sports since 2023.

ESPN declined to comment Friday night.

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