Former Tottenham captain Michael Dawson has appeared as both a pundit on live Premier League coverage and a pundit football saturday at Sky Sports since retiring in 2021. other experts The following ex-footballers have all appeared as Sky Sports pundits in recent years: Craig Bellamy David Prutton Dion Dublin Jack Wilshere Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink With the help of Jamie Carragher Neville has helped make Sky Sports' Monday Night Football programme unmissable for its pre-game analysis rather than the match itself. "Women pundits on football is a headache." "Some squawking old hag doing the commentary for a World Cup match is a bridge too far." I'm sorry lads, but football is our national sport and as a result, women are entitled to enjoy it too. Contents [ hide] 1 The Current Presenters List 2 Former Sky Sports News Presenters List 3 Hayley McQueen 4 Vicky Gomersall 5 Alex Hammond 5.1 Rachel Wyse 5.2 Orla Chennaoui 5.3 5.4 Jo Wilson 6 Former Sky Sports News Presenters 6.1 Natalie Sawyer 7 Kate Abdo 8 Kirsty Gallagher 9 Millie Clode 10 Charlotte Jackson Coleman Karen Carney is a legend at both Arsenal women and Chelsea women, having won the Champions League with the former and played 144 times for England making her Sky's most-capped pundit. Dermot to give verdict on Klopp and Jota incidents, Transfer Centre LIVE! Alex Scott rambling on, trying to be like a man. Smith is often used across various points of a weekend's coverage and doesn't have specific timeslots that he sticks to. BBC will be providing comprehensive coverage of Euro 2022 with all 31 matches being shown on their platforms. Carney is now a regular pundit on Sky Sports. Jones started presenting live Premier League matches in 2010 and replaced former host Ed Chamberlain, who moved to ITV to present horse racing. Steven Thompson. The coverage of the league this season is being shared by Sky and the BBC. Jurgen Klopp: FA launches probe into Liverpool managers altercation with referee Paul Tierney, What time is the snooker today? He most notably was the voice of the 2005 Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan. Keane won seven Premier League titles . Ally McCoist. Sky Sports have continue to rejig their personnel with Michelle Owen announcing that she will be part of Sky Football's coverage having previously worked on Soccer Saturday. Airing weekly from Thursday 9 September on Sky Sports Premier League, the half an hour show will review and preview matches, include short form storytelling and exclusive player interviews. All my promises that I would not get carried away this time have gone out of the window. Geoff Shreeves has been at Sky Sports since 1992 the Premier League's inaugural season as a pitchside reporter and interviewer. Rachel Brown-Finnis, Sue Smith and Laura Bassett will also be involved, as well as Stephen Warnock. Random Posts. In the 2006/07 season, Scott won the Premier League, the Premier League Cup, the FA Cup, and the Uefa Womens Champions League with Arsenal. She reconsidered her career choices after being asked back to the studio days after being hounded online for forgetting to mention Sheffield Uniteds Billy Sharp during analysis. I don't mind if there's a discussion around football, but when you start getting comments based on how you look, your gender, the whole, 'get back to the kitchen' it sounds like that can't actually still happen - it does. Rob Hawthorne has worked on Sky Sports since 1995 as a commentator. Sky Views: Stop moaning about female football pundits On joining Sky Sports' WSL team, Oatley said: "I'm absolutely delighted to have been asked to commentate on Sky Sports' coverage of the Barclays FA WSL. He joined Sky Sports after retiring from football in 2013 Monday night soccer alongside Gary Neville. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. Eidevall lauds Emirates sell-out as Arsenal prepare for 'historic' CL night, Slick Man City sweep past Reading to keep WSL title dreams alive, Leicester hammer Liverpool to boost WSL survival hopes. We need to keep talking about it and hopefully, in the future, it will stop. Laura Woods is a presenter on TalkSport radio and a reporter on Sky Sports, providing pre- and post-game interviews. Millie Turner's stoppage-time header secured a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at Aston Villa to move Manchester United six points clear at the top of the Women's Super League. Heres everything you need to know about the coverage of the upcoming WSL campaign. He is now mainly used as a co-commentator for Sky Sports in Premier League games but rarely in big games. I just want to go and do my job, Smith tells i. World Cup expectation management is not going well after England's stunning 6-1 victory over Panama and penalty shoot-out win over Colombia. The 10 best football pundits on TV right now By Mark White published 9 November 2021 Ranking the Rios, Wrightys and Roys as we compile the gold standard of British football pundits (Image. . As Sky began their own drive to diversify, Scott was one of several women pundits that Natalie Sawyer would see milling about the studios. I want people boys and girls to be sat at home watching me alongside the likes of Rio Ferdinand or Frank Lampard, thinking that its normal, that we all know what were talking about, and that theyre not judging me at home just because Im a female. Discussing the idea, BBC broadcasters at the 2014 World Cup noted that they wanted pundits who had experience in the mens sport. Sue Smith was the first woman pundit to speak about the men's game on the BBC's Final Score and Sky's Soccer Saturday and she has seen dramatic changes since she began her media career over a. It will be the 88th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players and will be held in the plaza outside of Union Station All Images and videos are the property of their respective owners. One of the UK's leading female sports presenters and the joint-lead presenter of Sky Sports' EFL coverage, Michelle Owen is on the ITV team heading to Qatar. Sky Sports announce new Soccer Saturday line-ups with surprise Sue Smith on online abuse: Women in football 'shouldn't have to have a As well as punditry work, he has appeared on Sky1 sports game show A League of Their Own as a team captain. Karen Carney. Karen Carney, Jacqui Oatley and Michelle Owen join Sky Sports and BBC News Presentation 1999-2004. You might get 10 really nice messages and one horrible one, and that's the one that you remember. Has Jurgen Klopp shelved Liverpool's Darwin Nunez experiment? "I'm lucky that I've got a support group. ITV Football Pundits . Its not just a tick box.. With four leading domestic football leagues (Premier League, Barclays FA WSL, EFL and SPFL) Sky Sports has strengthened its talent line-up with former England and Chelsea captain Karen Carney MBE and ex-Tottenham and England defender, Michael Dawson, among the new names customers will be able to see on Sky Sports' football coverage this season. ", "Women pundits on football is a headache. When I was younger I didnt see a Karen Carney on the TV or a Sue Smith. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Euros 2021: All the football pundits appearing on ITV - Entertainment Daily It just isn't acceptable - women commentating on men's football Former Leicester City and Arsenal striker Alan Smith is one of Skys best-known co-commentators and a regular at games with either of his former sides. Karen Carney to be lead Women's Super League pundit as Michael Dawson joins Soccer Saturday; Both also part of Premier League and EFL coverage; Michelle Owen to present EFL on Sky Sports;. The Blues kick off their campaign against the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, in one of an increased number of fixtures set to be staged at a clubs main stadium this campaign. Jeff who is 68-year-old revealed the news to step down live on air during this weekends Soccer Saturday. Pundits On Sky Scores The best WSL title race ever: Man Utd in driving seat, City can close gap Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City are competing in a tight Women's Super. Carney has been a regular on Sky Sports and Amazon Prime including Women's Super League and men's Premier League matches since 2019. Although Shreeves is often used for the weekends headline game, Davison is also relied on for big games. Now, he's used primarily as a co-commentator on Sky Sports in Premier League fixtures but rarely in big games. It's worse on social media.