Getty ImagesAmid an already busy news week in American Soccer, on Friday Taylor Twellman announced on Twitter he would not be continuing in his longtime role as an ESPN host and analyst. Twellman had been with ESPN for the 13 years, which marks nearly half of the network’s 27-year relationship with Major League Soccer since MLS launched in 1996. When Twellman began at the network, English-speaking American soccer viewers could expect ESPN to serve a majority or at least plurality of their rooting interests. Going forward, ESPN remains involved in soccer in other parts of the world, but its American offerings are pretty sparse. But his departure drives home the reality that American soccer is entering a new era in which it can no longer call ESPN an ally.

Source: Forbes January 07, 2023 19:30 UTC