Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Julie Foudy signs multiyear extension with ESPN

CP428992115
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2007, file photo, soccer star Julie Foudy arrives at the Women\'s Sports Foundation\'s 28th Annual Salute to Women in Sports at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Foudy has signed a multiyear extension with ESPN and will focus on soccer, the Olympics and the NCAA championships. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

BRISTOL, Conn. – Julie Foudy has signed a multiyear extension with ESPN and will focus on soccer, the Olympics and the NCAA championships.

Foudy joined ESPN full time in 2005, less than a year after retiring from her 17-year soccer career with the U.S. women’s national team. She’s a two-time Olympic gold medallist and two-time FIFA World Cup winner.

Foudy was ESPN’s lead studio analyst for the 2006 World Cup and the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, becoming the first woman to serve in that role for top-tier international soccer events on U.S. television.

Her “E:60” story on the dangers of artificial turf fields last year earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting.

Foudy wrote a book, “Choose to Matter,” which was published this week by Disney Publishing Worldwide under the new espnW imprint.

News from © iNFOnews.ca, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

Abbey Westbury

Related Articles