Behind the dynamic football world, soccer presenters and commentators bring the matches live on our screens and from different parts of the world.
Not only do they serve as the voice of the sport, but they also analyze it to the core and interview guest analysts and footballers for further insights.
Soccer presenters and commentators shape the narrative of international matches and share the enthusiasm and passion of their fellow fans.
CBS Sports commentators are known for their quirk analysis and football context.
Here is a list of CBS Sports soccer presenters and commentators at the front of the football field.
1. Kate Abdo
Kate Abdo is an English presenter popular for her international work in the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Spain, and France.
Popularly one of the best female CBS Sports Soccer presenters, she started her broadcasting career in Germany’s news network Deutsche Welle (DW) in 2005.
Her broadcasting career later soared when she moved to CNN, where she was the news anchor and host of World Sports. She moved from CNN to join Sky Sports News HD in Germany as the network’s head anchor and face.
From Germany, Kate relocated to the United Kingdom to join Sky Sports, where she covered and hosted the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup, World Cup, and Bundesliga.
Besides being a presenter and analyst at CBS Sports, Kate has hosted the FIFA Ballon d’Or and Laureus World Sports Awards.
While hosting the 2014 Ballon d’Or, she spoke to the footballers and guests in four fluent languages: Spanish, English, French, and German.
She is a Manchester United fan, as is her father, Tom Giles, whom she interviewed at the Etihad Stadium in 2023.
2. Micah Richards
Micah Richards, a former Manchester City Defender, is an English soccer presenter for Sky Sports and BBC Sports.
He also covers the UEFA Champions League matches in CBS Sports Soccer’s London studio alongside presenters Kate Abdo, Jamie Carragher, and Roberto Martínez.
Born in Birmingham, England, the former English footballer was on the first team of Manchester City and Great Britain’s Olympic football team.
He has also played as the central defender and right back for Aston Villa and Fiorentina.
He debuted in football in the Leeds United youth team as a striker and later progressed and joined the Manchester City youth team when he was 13.
Richards rose to the football ranks and played for the Manchester City team from 2005 to 2015 before moving to Aston Villa, where he played under a four-year contract.
In July 2019, he retired from football at 31 due to his injuries and persistent knee problems. Micah is also an advocate of anti-racism and has appeared in programs about racism on Sky Sports.
3. Peter Schmeichel
Peter Schmeichel is one of the CBS Sports Soccer commentators for Champions League. Before working at CBS Sports, the former Danish goalkeeper played for Manchester United for eight seasons.
He has received much recognition in football and is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of all time.
In 1992 and 1993, Peter was voted the IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper, and the International Federation of Football History & Statistics also ranked him among the top 10 goalkeepers of the 20th century.
Schmeichel was also inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame and named one of the “125 greatest living footballers” at the FIFA 100 celebrations in 2004.
He has also worked as a pundit on BBC after retiring before being an exclusive at CBS Sports and has covered the UEFA Champions League since 2021.
4. Alex Scott
Like most football presenters and commentators, Alex Scott is no exception to the list of CBS Sports Soccer presenters with a football career history.
She is known as a former Arsenal player who played as a defender and for other teams like Birmingham City and Boston Breakers.
The retired English football player has played football since she was eight and ventured into the career 12 years before retirement.
Scott started her broadcasting career while playing soccer and appeared in minor roles on Soccer AM, BBC Sports, and Sky Sports.
She gained popularity when she covered the 2018 FIFA World Cup and became the first female football presenter to cover the World Cup for BBC.
Aside from covering football matches, she has also contested on Strictly Come Dancing and became the first female footballer to participate in a dancing competition.
Alex regularly presented Sky Sports, BBC Sport’s Match of the Day, and joined CBS for the UEFA Champions League coverage.
5. Roberto Martinez
Roberto Martinez is a Spanish football coach for the Portugal national team and a former football player.
Born in Balaguer, Spain, Roberto began his football career when he was nine and joined his hometown’s club CF Balaguer.
As he progressed in his senior career, he played for teams like Wigan Athletic, Motherwell, Walsall, Swansea City, and Chester City.
Despite wanting to play football for as long as possible, Martinez announced his retirement when he was 33 to fully commit to his player-manager career.
As for his managerial career, he has been the head coach and manager of teams such as Swansea City, Wigan Athletic, Everton, and the Belgium national team.
He has also served as a football analyst at ESPN during the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2012 and 2016 UEFA European Championship, and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Additionally, he is one of the presenters at CBS Sports, covering the UEFA Champions League alongside Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards, and Kate Abdo.
6. Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher is another former footballer and English presenter who played for Liverpool in his football career for 17 years.
Carragher was born in Bootle, Merseyside, and began playing football in 1988 by joining Liverpool Academy despite being an Everton supporter.
He continued to play for Liverpool in his senior career and was the club’s vice-captain for ten years.
Upon his retirement from football, he was the second-longest-ever serving player in Liverpool and holds the record for the club’s most appearances in the European leagues.
In 2013, Carragher signed a contract with Sky Sports and was a presenter alongside Graeme Souness, Gary Neville, and Jamie Redknapp.
He is a presenter at Soccer on CBS Sports with Micah Richards, Kate Abdo, and Roberto Martinez.
7. Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit, a former Chelsea player and Dutch presenter, is a retired football manager for European clubs. His football career started when he joined the DWS club and the Dutch youth team at ten.
In his senior career, he has played forward, midfielder, and defender for clubs such as Chelsea, AC Milan, and the Netherlands national team.
Gullit is a versatile and complete player known as one of the greatest footballers ever. As of his managerial career he was a football manager for clubs like Chelsea before retiring from his career.
The former Dutch footballer has spent several years as a commentator and pundit for BBC and is one of the Paramount+ soccer commentators on CBS Sports for the Champions League coverage.
