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Alexi Lalas
Panayotis Alexander "Alexi" Lalas (born June 1, 1970) is an American retired association football player who played mostly as a defender. Lalas is best known for his participation with the United States national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, being considered the standout player of the team through his distinctive appearance, bearing long beard and hair. After the World Cup, Lalas went on to become the first American in Italy's Serie A as a member of Calcio Padova,〔(Lalas, a rock n' roll star )〕〔This (essay on U.S. soccer history ), however, indicates that other two American-born players, Alfonso Negro and Armando Frigo, appeared for Serie A teams in the late 1930s, making Lalas the third American-born player in the Italian top league.〕 Lalas would later
return to the United States in 1996 to take part in the newly formed Major League Soccer, being a member of New England Revolution. While also joining Club Sport Emelec of Ecuador, and the MLS squads MetroStars and Kansas City Wizards, Lalas' most successful club stretch was with Los Angeles Galaxy, with whom he won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup before retiring in 2002.〔(Alexi Lalas – USMNT )〕 Lalas' playing style was noted for physical ability and endurance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=soccerusa&id=2526&wjb= )〕
Following his playing career, Lalas served as general manager of the San Jose Earthquakes, New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006. He currently works as an analyst for Fox Sports.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2014/12/16/alexi-lalas-fox-espn-tv-soccer-analyst-mls-world-cup )〕
==Personal life==
Lalas was born in Birmingham, Michigan, United States, to a Greek father and American mother. His father was a professor who later became the director of Greece's national observatory, while his mother is a writer and poet. Lalas speaks Spanish and Italian, in addition to his native English and Greek.〔http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/25023〕
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