Alex Scott
About
Alex Scott is an English sports presenter, pundit, and former professional footballer.
Scott signed on with Arsenal in 1992, at the age of eight. After breaking into the first team as a striker or right winger, she was later converted to full-back. Scott remained with Arsenal until the 2004–05 season, after which she moved to Birmingham City. With the addition of Scott, the club finished fourth in the FA Women’s Premier League National Division
Quadruple
Upon rejoining Arsenal, Alex Scott helped the club to a domestic double of the FA Women’s Premier League and FA Women’s Cup. She was also a key figure in Arsenal’s historic “Quadruple” season in which they won all of their trophy competitions, including the 2006–07 UEFA Women’s Cup.
Arsenal were the first ever British side to win the competition, with Scott scoring the only goal in the two-legged tie with Umeå IK. She appeared in 22 Premier League games, scoring two goals. In all competitions, she made 40 appearances and scored four goals.
England Career
Alex Scott made her full debut against the Netherlands on 18 September 2004. She played in the 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 editions of the UEFA Women’s Championship, as well as the 2007, 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cups. She won silver at the 2009 UEFA Women’s Euros and bronze at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Punditry
Following her retirement in 2017, Scott turned her focus full-time to television broadcasting, co-presenting on Match of the Day Kickabout. She became well known to a wider audience when she covered the 2018 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first female football pundit at a World Cup for the BBC.
After the tournament, she continued to provide insight on the Premier League, and in August 2018 became the first female pundit on Sky Sports, joining the Super Sunday team. She covered the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup for the BBC. In August 2019, Scott was announced as the new co-host of Sky Sports’ Goals on Sunday alongside Chris Kamara. Since 2020, Scott has been a regular presenter on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Scott is also a frequent guest presenter on The One Show.