Shaun Bartlett

Studio Analyst, 2010 FIFA World Cup

Shaun Bartlett, the former South African national team star and MLS player, will be a studio analyst for ESPN during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.  Bartlett currently works for SuperSport, the South African sports network, where he provides studio analysis for UEFA Champions League, Barclays Premier League and other international matches.

Shaun Bartlett

Bartlett’s professional soccer career started in 1992 in his hometown of Cape Town, South Africa where he played for the Cape Town Spurs. Bartlett then went on to play for the Colorado Rapids and New York MetroStars (now New York Red Bull) in Major League Soccer.  Other stops in his career include FC Zurich, Charlton Athletic, Kaizer Chiefs, and Bloemfontein Celtic.

He is currently the second all-time leading scorer for the South African national team with 28 goals in 74 appearances. He helped his country to the 1996 African Cup of Nations title, barely five years after the ban on South Africa’s participation in international sports was lifted.  Bartlett played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals.

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