Since July 2010, having joined commentator Ian Darke and former Germany coach Jürgen Klinsmann as well as Dutch International Ruud Gullit on the ESPN coverage team as a commentary analyst for the 2010 World Cup, McManaman then signed on with the network to be an in-game analyst for Major League Soccer and MLS Cup 2010, the Premier League and even the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup, and had become a permanent co-commentator alongside Ian Darke for the tournament.