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While the rivalries on the pitch have been compelling so far in the 2026 World Cup, there's another one at the Fox Sports TV desk that's also drawing considerable attention.
Expert analysts Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have seemed to take pleasure in throwing thinly veiled barbs at fellow analyst Alexi Lalas, whose hot takes have occasionally rubbed others the wrong way.
The two former world class strikers even made fun of the ex-USMNT defender's absence from the main set during the runup to the USA's match against Australia on Friday.
Former USMNT member Jermaine Jones is among those who are enjoying seeing Lalas on the receiving end.
"I almost feel bad for him," Jones wrote on social media. "Almost."
Earlier on Friday, Ibrahimovic posted on X a video of Henry and himself dribbling in the studio and the two keeping the ball away from Lalas: "The studio will never forget."
Lalas rose to national prominence during the 1994 World Cup as the most recognizable face on the USMNT. A rangy defender with long red hair and a flowing goatee, he was one of the leaders of the team that surprisingly reached the knockout stage on home soil.
Lalas went on to spend most of his club career in MLS and was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
He has served as the lead studio analyst for Fox's soccer broadcasts since joining the network in 2015.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ex-USMNT player blasts Alexi Lalas: 'I almost feel sorry for him'
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Expert analysts Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have seemed to take pleasure in throwing thinly veiled barbs at fellow analyst Alexi Lalas, whose hot takes have occasionally rubbed others the wrong way.
The two former world class strikers even made fun of the ex-USMNT defender's absence from the main set during the runup to the USA's match against Australia on Friday.
Former USMNT member Jermaine Jones is among those who are enjoying seeing Lalas on the receiving end.
"I almost feel bad for him," Jones wrote on social media. "Almost."
Earlier on Friday, Ibrahimovic posted on X a video of Henry and himself dribbling in the studio and the two keeping the ball away from Lalas: "The studio will never forget."
Lalas rose to national prominence during the 1994 World Cup as the most recognizable face on the USMNT. A rangy defender with long red hair and a flowing goatee, he was one of the leaders of the team that surprisingly reached the knockout stage on home soil.
Lalas went on to spend most of his club career in MLS and was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006.
He has served as the lead studio analyst for Fox's soccer broadcasts since joining the network in 2015.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ex-USMNT player blasts Alexi Lalas: 'I almost feel sorry for him'
Continue reading...
