Alice Scarff

| 0
(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

 

Alice Scarff is a prominent British freelance sports broadcaster, journalist and presenter who has built a diverse career across football and boxing. Armed with a BA in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University, she initially developed her skills behind the scenes. Her early career involved working in local television production in Nottinghamshire, where she served as a television producer and crew member for regional programs like Ey Up Notts, setting a strong technical foundation for her transition to on-camera roles.

In football broadcasting, Alice Scarff has established herself as a trusted matchday reporter and presenter for multiple top-tier organizations. She is a familiar face to fans of the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL), where she frequently handles touchline reporting and player interviews. Additionally, she delivers stadium updates and match analysis for ITV Sport’s EFL Highlights Programme and serves as an official matchday presenter for SUTV at Sheffield United F.C., covering the action directly from Bramall Lane.

Her expertise extends significantly into combat sports, where she serves as a core broadcast figure for BBC Sport and BBC Radio 5 Live. As a ringside reporter, Alice Scarff covers high-profile boxing events at major UK venues like the O2 Arena and Manchester’s Co-op Live. Her boxing portfolio includes providing live commentary and post-fight interviews for international events, including the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool.

Beyond domestic leagues and domestic fight nights, Alice Scarff has expanded her reach to major international sports tournaments. Notably, she has worked as a reporter for Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), contributing to the global coverage of the Olympic Games. Through her multi-sport versatility and bilingual capabilities—being fluent in Spanish—she continues to expand her footprint across major UK and international sports networks.

Olivia Buzaglo

| 1
(18 votes, average: 4.89 out of 5)

 

Olivia Buzaglo is a prominent British sports television presenter, radio host, and football journalist known for her extensive coverage of the Premier League and European football. She is a passionate, lifelong Chelsea FC supporter and frequently features as a leading analyst and commentator on Chelsea-related news and fan debates.

She works regularly as a presenter and pitch-side reporter for major European and domestic fixtures for TNT Sports.

She hosts the Early Sports Breakfast show on Mondays and Tuesdays, delivering the latest sports headlines, fan interactions, and weekend match reactions on talkSPORT.

In June 2026, Olivia Buzaglo was officially signed as a Football Ambassador, serving as the brand’s primary face of football for major events, including content surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2026/27 domestic season

Beyond traditional television and radio broadcasting, Olivia Buzaglo maintains an active online presence with over 150,000 followers on her X account. She is highly engaged in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) community, regularly sharing her game-week strategies and hosting her own popular mini-league (“Liv’s League”). During international tournaments, she expands her hosting portfolio, including fronting official football content series like The FIFA Podcast.

Katie Shanahan

| 1
(88 votes, average: 4.99 out of 5)

 

Katie Shanahan is an English television and radio sports presenter and former field hockey player. She has worked with major UK broadcasters including Sky Sports, BBC Sport, ITV Sport, Channel 5, talkSPORT and Fox Sports

Katie Shanahan began her media career working in production roles before moving into on-air work with two of the biggest UK channels, BBC Sport and Sky Sports.

She is now a regular reporter for ITV Sport, and has served on major football tournaments, including the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.

Katie Shanahan is a regular host of the weekly EFL Highlights Show on ITV.

She is also the host of professional snooker on ITV and Channel 5.

Katie Shanahan is a presenter for talkSPORT and currently hosts Early Sports Breakfast [13] and the Breakfast Show.

As part of FOX Sports’ FIFA World Cup 2026™ production, Katie Shanahan brought her international reporting experience to U.S. audiences for the first time. FOX Sports travelled across North America calling all 104 matches on-location from every one of the tournament’s 16 host cities, with Katie reporting through to the Final and interviewing some of the world’s best players such as Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Katie Shanahan has also presented for Stan in Australia since 2021 including the 2026 Champions League Final in Budapest and Optus Sports Australia, covering the 2023 Women’s World Cup and Men’s UEFA Euro 2024.

Shebahn Aherne

| 1
(9 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)

 

Shebahn Aherne is a prominent Scottish sports broadcaster, journalist, and radio presenter best known for her extensive work with talkSPORT. She has built a dynamic career covering high-profile football events with a strong focus on women’s football, representation, and equality in sports.

Shebahn Aherne serves as a primary host for the Weekend Sports Breakfast and frequently anchors the weekday Early Sports Breakfast. She also regularly features alongside Tony Cascarino to break down Premier League fixtures.

Beyond the studio desk, Shebahn Aherne uses her platform to aggressively hold prominent football figures accountable. Following international breaks and major tournaments, her post-match rants often trend across talkSPORT’s media channels. Notably, she heavily criticized manager Steve Clarke during his Scotland national team tenure for walking away from reporters, passionately defending the media’s duty to demand answers for traveling fans.

Ellie Collins

| 1
(8 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5)

 

Ellie Collins is a rising British television presenter and content creator who specializes in sports and entertainment broadcasting. She has quickly built an impressive portfolio, best known for her work with major global sports brands like Premier League Productions, NFL UK, and Channel 4 Sport.

Ellie Collins serves as a digital presenter and reporter for Premier League Productions, hosting live studio shows and interviewing high-profile players and managers such as Bruno Fernandes, Cody Gakpo, Andy Robertson, and John Terry. She has fronted major international tournament content for Channel 4 Sport, including covering the UEFA Under-21 European Championships on location.

Beyond football, Ellie Collins regularly presents digital content for NFL UK and covers professional golf events for the Challenge Tour, leveraging her strong social media background, she created and launched her own popular personality-led YouTube series, You Free Friday.

Amy Irons

| 1
(7 votes, average: 4.86 out of 5)

 

Amy Irons is a Scottish television and radio presenter. She currently works as a news and sport presenter for BBC Scotland.

In 2019, Amy Irons began working as a sport reporter for BBC Scotland’s The Nine and has co-hosted the football-themed podcast Sacked in the Morning alongside Craig Levein since 2021. She has since hosted numerous other BBC programmes, including Reporting Scotland, Sportscene and BBC Scotland’s Hogmanay.

In April 2023, Amy Irons was announced as the host of the mid-morning show on the relaunched Heart Scotland. She left the station in June 2025 to return to the BBC full time.

In 2025, she became a launch presenter for the new Reporting Scotland programme News at Seven on the BBC Scotland channel.

Later that year, Amy Irons became host of The Saturday Show on BBC Radio Scotland. A new topical entertainment programme featuring weekly news, music and daily sport. Amy Irons presents with her former Capital Breakfast co-host Steven Mill, who also presents on Clyde 1.

Amy Irons hosted BBC Scotland’s Hogmanay show in 2024 and 2025.

Natalie Pike

| 1
(14 votes, average: 4.93 out of 5)

 

Natalie Pike is a British sports broadcaster, currently working as a presenter for Manchester City FC, BBC Radio 5 Live, TalkSport, DAZN and TNT.

Natalie Pike is an avid Manchester City supporter, and modelled the new kit in 2006. Since 2011, she has worked as a presenter for the club’s in-house media team, including City Square Live, the Manchester City match day programme, interviewing players and celebrities, as well as providing analysis on games. She presents Match Day Live at Manchester City with guests including former players, pundits and fans.

Natalie Pike began her radio career at local radio station XS Manchester, presenting a weekly football talk show on Friday nights, and later, providing maternity cover for the station’s breakfast show.

On 29 May 2021, Natalie Pike became the first female winner of the ‘Champion of Champions’ edition of BBC Radio 5 Live’s sports show Fighting Talk.

In August 2021, Natalie Pike became the new co-presenter of Talking Balls, which she presents with Gaz Drinkwater on BBC Radio Manchester three nights a week. She is also a relief presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live’s football phone-in show, 606.

Natalie Pike was a director of the Stockport-based homeless charity, The Wellspring, from 1 March 2018 to 7 February 2019

Melissa Reddy

| 0
(18 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5)

 

Melissa Reddy is a South African football journalist and author. She was a senior reporter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News, specializing in the Premier League, from 2022 to 2025

Whilst studying at university, Melissa Reddy did an internship at Summit TV, a business channel in South Africa. After moving to Cape Town and joining TEAMtalk Media in 2007, and working across many sports, Melissa Reddy was Head of Football by 2011, before becoming Deputy Editor of Kick Off which is Africa’s largest sport publication. On both occasions, she was the first woman to hold such a post, and was also the first to feature as a football analyst on SuperSport’s marquee shows Backpages and Monday Night Football.

Melissa Reddy became the Liverpool correspondent of Goal’s 38 editions worldwide in November 2015. Reddy was then football correspondent at ESPN, wrote for The Athletic, and became the senior football correspondent at Joe, before joining The Independent as senior football correspondent in November 2019.

Melissa Reddy’s television appearances include Sky Sports News’ Tackling Racism, Sunday Supplement, Red Men TV and the BBC’s Premier League Show. Melissa Reddy has also guested on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Melissa Reddy has written for, guested and presented shows on The Anfield Wrap. Melissa Reddy has also presented shows on The Football Ramble, and guested on Second Captains, and BT Sport’s Football Writers Podcast. In 2020, Melissa Reddy started her own podcast interview series entitled Between The Lines with Melissa Reddy. Guests have included Gary Lineker, Mauricio Pochettino and Daniel Sturridge.

Also in 2020, Melissa Reddy released her first book, entitled Believe Us: How Jürgen Klopp Transformed Liverpool Into Title Winners. The book was referenced by England national rugby union team head coach Eddie Jones as an insight into the thinking and practices of the elite team produced by Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool.

Melissa Reddy has spoken prominently about the racism and sexism she has endured in forging her career, and the barriers women face.

Melissa Reddy was shortlisted in the Best Writer category in the 2021 Football Supporters’ Association awards.