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Alyson Kay Wagner (born August 10, 1980) is an American sports broadcaster and retired soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States women's national soccer team. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup bronze medalist. She has worked for Fox Sports, CBS Sports, and ESPN as a soccer analyst. She is the first woman to call a FIFA Men's World Cup game on English-language U.S. television, serving as the analyst alongside Derek Rae for Iran's 1–0 win against Morocco on June 15, 2018. She was also an owner of the USL Championship club Queensboro FC that never got off the ground and a founding owner and co-chair of the National Women's Soccer League expansion club awarded to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023.
In 2001, she led Santa Clara to the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship, scoring the only goal in Santa Clara's 1–0 victory over perennial powerhouse North Carolina.
Wagner was awarded the 2002 Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate soccer player in the country and the Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2002. She also won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.
At the conclusion of the 2003 season, Wagner was traded to the Boston Breakers, shortly before the WUSA suspended operations. She made her debut for the Breakers in a June 19, 2004 exhibition match against the Washington Freedom in Blaine, Minnesota.
In 2005, Wagner scored twice in three games for Olympique Lyonnais in the French First Division.
In 2009, Wagner began playing midfielder for the Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).
On January 14, 2010, Wagner announced her retirement from professional soccer due to injuries.
At the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, Wagner made four appearances including three group-stage matches and the semi-final match. In 2004, she was selected for the Athens Olympics. She played in four matches including three group-stage matches and the semi-final match, helping the U.S. win gold. On July 30, 2006, she became the 18th U.S. women's national team player to reach 100 caps during a friendly match against Canada.
In 2007, Wagner was selected by head coach Greg Ryan for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China and competed in the third-place play-off match against Norway.
Despite undergoing a double hernia operation in early 2008, Wagner was selected to play at the 2008 Summer Olympics and made one appearance as a substitute in a group-stage match against New Zealand.
International goals
goal 1 1999-04-29 home Charlotte 1 of 1 51 Sara Whalen Exhibition game goal 2 2000-01-13 away Adelaide unknown 1 of 1 unknown Heather Aldama Australia Cup goal 3 2000-04-05 home Davidson Start 1 of 1 53 Danielle Slaton Exhibition game goal 4 2000-06-08 neutral Newcastle 1 of 1 88 Christie Welsh Pacific Cup goal 5 2000-07-07 home Central Islip Start 1 of 1 24 Mary-Frances Monroe Exhibition game goal 6 2002-01-12 home Charleston 1 of 1 75 unassisted Exhibition game goal 7 2002-09-29 home Uniondale 1 of 1 64 Kate Markgraf U.S. Cup goal 8 2002-10-27 home Pasadena Start 1 of 1 5 Kristine Lilly goal 9 2003-03-14 neutral Olhão 1 of 1 85 unassisted goal 10 2003-03-18 neutral Santo Antonio 1 of 1 18 unassisted goal 11 2003-09-01 home Carson 1 of 1 17 Cindy Parlow Exhibition game goal 12 2003-09-07 home San Jose 1 of 1 85 penalty Exhibition game goal 13 2004-02-27 neutral Heredia Start 1 of 1 12 Cindy Parlow Olympic qualifier goal 14 2004-03-03 away San Jose Start 1 of 1 5 Kristine Lilly Olympic qualifier goal 15 2004-08-01 home East Hartford 1 of 1 14 Mia Hamm Exhibition game goal 16 2004-10-10 home Cincinnati Start 1 of 1 51 unassisted Exhibition game goal 17 2004-12-08 home Carson 1 of 2 8 Mia Hamm Exhibition game goal 18 2 of 2 66 Kristine Lilly goal 19 2005-07-10 home Portland 1 of 1 48 Kristine Lilly Exhibition game goal 20 2006-03-13 neutral Faro 1 of 1 49 Heather O'Reilly goal 21 2006-08-27 home Chicago 1 of 1 59 penalty Exhibition game
Assists made in international matches
Wagner is among the top ten players of the United States women's national soccer team in providing assists. Wagner provided more assists than goals which is not unusual for a midfielder; however, a ratio of 42 assists to 21 goals is unmatched by any other player in the top ten assist providers of the United States women's national soccer team.
assist 1 2000-01-07 0 neutral Melbourne 83 Veronica Zepeda Australia Cup assist 2 2000-07-07 1 home Central Islip Start 91+ Caroline Putz Exhibition game assist 3 2002-01-12 1 home Charleston 65 Danielle Fotopoulos Exhibition game assist 4 2002-03-03 0 neutral Ferreiras Start 59 Shannon MacMillan assist 5 75 Kelly Schmedes assist 6 2002-07-21 0 home Blaine Start 70 Tiffeny Milbrett Exhibition game assist 7 2002-09-29 1 home Uniondale 59 Mia Hamm Nike U.S. Cup assist 8 62 Mia Hamm assist 9 2002-11-02 0 home Seattle 3 Tiffeny Milbrett assist 10 6 Tiffeny Milbrett assist 11 22 Tiffeny Milbrett assist 12 2002-11-06 0 home Seattle Start 90 Kristine Lilly assist 13 2002-11-09 0 home Pasadena Start 94 Mia Hamm assist 14 2003-01-23 1 neutral Yiwu 24 Thori Bryan Four Nations Tournament assist 15 64 Tiffeny Milbrett assist 16 87 Heather O'Reilly assist 17 2003-02-16 0 home Charleston 3 Mia Hamm Exhibition game assist 18 2003-04-26 0 home Washington Start 55 Shannon MacMillan Exhibition game assist 19 78 Shannon MacMillan assist 20 2003-09-01 1 home Carson 17 Abby Wambach Exhibition game assist 21 2003-11-02 0 home Dallas Start 18 Cindy Parlow Exhibition game assist 22 2004-02-25 0 home San Jose 81 Shannon Boxx Olympic qualifier assist 23 2004-06-06 0 home Louisville 59 Abby Wambach Exhibition game assist 24 2004-09-25 0 home Rochester 42 Abby Wambach Exhibition game assist 25 2004-10-10 0 home Cincinnati Start 66 Cindy Parlow Exhibition game assist 26 2004-10-16 0 home Kansas City Start 36 Angela Hucles Exhibition game assist 27 2004-11-06 0 home Philadelphia 48 Abby Wambach Exhibition game assist 28 2005-03-09 0 neutral Ferreiras 20 Christie Welsh assist 29 2005-03-13 0 neutral Santo Antonio 15 Abby Wambach assist 30 2005-03-15 0 neutral Faro 23 Christie Welsh assist 31 2005-07-10 0 home Portland 57 Tiffeny Milbrett Exhibition game assist 32 2005-10-23 0 home Charleston 40 Abby Wambach Exhibition game assist 33 2006-01-18 0 neutral Guangzhou 85 Abby Wambach Four Nations Tournament assist 34 2006-07-23 0 home San Diego Start 74 Natasha Kai Exhibition game assist 35 2006-09-13 0 home Rochester Start 22 Lindsay Tarpley Exhibition game assist 36 2006-10-01 0 home Carson 27 Lindsay Tarpley Exhibition game assist 37 2006-10-08 0 home Richmond 34 Abby Wambach Exhibition game assist 38 2006-11-04 0 away Seoul 68 Kristine Lilly assist 39 2007-05-12 0 home Frisco 73 Heather O'Reilly Exhibition game assist 40 2007-10-13 0 home St. Louis 57 Abby Wambach Exhibition game assist 41 2008-06-15 0 neutral Suwon 77 Abby Wambach assist 42 2008-11-01 0 home Richmond 48 Lindsay Tarpley Exhibition game NOTE: N = number of goals scored by Aly Wagner in the match
Media career
Wagner has worked for Fox Sports, CBS Sports, and ESPN as a soccer analyst. She worked as a Fox Sports match analyst during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and became the first woman to call a FIFA Men's World Cup game on U.S. television by serving as the analyst alongside Derek Rae for Iran's 1–0 win against Morocco on June 15, 2018. She was also part of the Fox Sports broadcast team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. CBS Sports named Wagner as the host of its 2022 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) coverage series "Groundwork".
Sports businesses
Wagner is an owner of soccer club Queensboro FC, which fields teams in USL Championship and USL W League. She is also a founding owner, co-chair, and alternate league board representative for the NWSL expansion club awarded to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2023. Wagner had helped organize a group of former USWNT players to lobby the NWSL for a team, and was credited with convincing Sixth Street Partners CEO Alan Waxman to have the fund lead investment in the bid.
Personal life
In December 2006, Wagner married Adam Eyre, a former soccer player at Santa Clara University who played briefly for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. Wagner gave birth to triplet boys in August 2013 and a daughter in December 2015.
Match reports
External links
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