Simon Evans

Browse all journalists | Articles RSS | Blog Posts RSS

Position: Sports Correspondent

Simon is Reuters Sports Correspondent based out of Miami and he covers a range of sports including NFL, soccer, tennis, cricket, golf and winter sports. He is also responsible for Reuters sport coverage in the Caribbean. He was the co-author of the best-selling soccer book The Rough Guide to European Football and previously worked in Milan, Italy and Eastern Europe. He was born in Lancashire, England.

Articles

Beckham's L.A. title dream dashed by Salt Lake November 23, 06:23am EST

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Real Salt Lake won their first Major League Soccer championship on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over David Beckham's L.A Galaxy after the title game had ended in a 1-1 draw following extra time. Full Article

Beckham faces challenge to start at Milan

Final defeat fails to take shine off Beckham's season

Beckham has option to own MLS team: official

Former critic Donovan credits Beckham for L.A. turnaround

Beckham hobbles off after training for final

Blog Posts

Big decisions loom for growing MLS

Major League Soccer shows plenty of signs of good health and progress but beneath the surface the North American league has some critical decisions to make over its future direction. Full Article | Comments [10]

Are you ready for MLS Cup?

Major League Soccer’s finale, MLS Cup, takes place on Sunday in Seattle between L.A. Galaxy and Real Salt Lake. For the benefit of those fans outside of the United States, here are some answers to the kind of questions you might be asking yourself as you sit down on the sofa Full Article | Comments [6]

Usain Bolt: ultimate pace bowler

Usain Bolt demonstrates what might have been if he'd taken up cricket instead of sprinting. Full Article | Comments [1]