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Sporting KC’s Benny Feilhaber to join FS1 broadcast team as analyst for Eastern Conference Final of Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

Benny Feilhaber clapping - Sporting KC vs. Seattle Sounders FC - May 26, 2019

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber will join the FOX Sports broadcast team on Wednesday as an analyst for the Eastern Conference Final of the Audi 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs between Atlanta United FC and Toronto FC.


Live coverage of the Eastern Conference Final will begin at 6:30 p.m. CT on FS1 as the last two MLS Cup champions square off in front of an electric Mercedes-Benz Stadium crowd in Atlanta. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT on FS1 with the winner advancing to MLS Cup 2019 on Sunday, Nov. 10.


Feilhaber will join studio host Rob Stone for live pregame, halftime and postgame coverage inside the stadium alongside analysts and former MLS players Alexi Lalas and Maurice Edu. FOX Sports lead play-by-play announcer John Strong and lead match analyst Stu Holden will call the action with Katie Witham reporting from the sideline.


In addition to airing on FS1, the match will stream live via FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app on iOS and Android as well as connected devices, including Apple TV, Android TV, FireTV, Roku, Chromecast and Xbox One.


Feilhaber, 34, has won an MLS Cup and two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles across six seasons with Sporting Kansas City. The 15-year professional is also a United States Men’s National Team veteran, lifting the 2007 Concacaf Gold Cup before representing his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. He began his pro career in 2005 with stops in Germany, England and Denmark before joining Major League Soccer in 2011.