Kate Scott (, formerly Abdo; born 8 September 1981) is a British

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who works primarily for

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. She is noted for her coverage of

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, and has anchored CBS's coverage of the

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since August 2020. Throughout her career, she has worked internationally in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, and the United States.

Early life

Born in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, Scott studied at Christ the King School, Manchester, and

Withington Girls' School Withington Girls' School is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Fallowfield, Manchester, United Kingdom, providing education for girls between the ages of seven and eighteen. Withington is a member of the Girls' School ...

. She moved to Spain at the age of 17, learned Spanish, and took her high school diploma. She earned a degree in European languages from the

University of Salford The University of Salford is a Public university, public research university in Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, west of Manchester city centre. The Royal Technical Institute, Salford, which opened in 1896, be ...

, in addition to studying translation and interpreting at the

University of Málaga The University of Málaga (UMA, ''Universidad de Málaga'') is a public university ranked 23 among all Spanish universities and 683 in the world. It was established in 1972 and has, as of 2016, 30,203 Bachelor students and 2576 on a Master's pr ...

. Scott also took time out of her studies to live in France and Germany. She is of Guyanese descent through her maternal grandmother.

Career

Scott’s broadcasting career started at the German international news network

Deutsche Welle (; "German Wave"), commonly shortened to DW (), is a German state-funded television network, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the Federal Government of Germany. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite tele ...

in 2005, in which she completed an internship in the foreign language department. In 2006–07, she worked as a production assistant for ''Goal! The Bundesliga Magazine'', and at the same time was sports news presenter at Deutsche Welle until 2009, where she hosted sports coverage for their English- and German-language services. From there, she moved to

CNN Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable ne ...

, where she anchored the ''World Sports'' programme daily. She also hosted a feature show at CNN. Scott left CNN to join Sky Sport News HD in Germany where she was head anchor and the face of the network. Scott joined to be a public face for the launch of the network and was also heavily involved in the development of the network's coverage, formats and programming. From Germany, Scott moved to the UK to join

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, where she hosted the Pay Per View Boxing events, European Football, Transfer Deadline day and Sky Sports News. Sky Sports loaned Scott to

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to host their coverage of the Women's World Cup in 2015, and Scott later took up a permanent offer from the network to relocate to the US and host their Champions League, Europa League, World Cup, FA Cup, and Bundesliga coverage. On three occasions (2010, 2011 and 2013), she acted as presenter for the

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group stage draw in

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. At Fox, Scott took on the role of hosting Fox's

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, including a regular studio show "Inside PBC Boxing" and fight night coverage. After Fox lost the rights to Champions League to

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, Scott also signed a deal to host Champions League coverage on

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from Turner's Atlanta studios. Scott is also well known for her role hosting the

FIFA Ballon d'Or The FIFA Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball") was an annual association football award presented to the world's best men's player from 2010 to 2015. Awarded jointly by FIFA and ''France Football'', the prize was a merger of the FIFA World Player of the Y ...

and

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, both of which she hosted on numerous occasions. At the

2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or The 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fifth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 12 January 2015. Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ba ...

ceremony she spoke with contestants and guests in four languages. She was also a host for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or. After losing major football rights and the cancellation of ‘’Inside PBC’’, Scott left Fox Sports. In 2022, she briefly returned to Fox to host their nightly

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show in Qatar. In August 2020, after

took over

broadcasting rights in the United States, Scott became the broadcaster's first hire to present ''UEFA Champions League Today''. The show, anchored by Scott and featuring

Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry (; born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach, pundit, sports broadcaster and former player. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time and widely regarded as the greatest player in Premi ...

Jamie Carragher James Lee Duncan Carragher ( ; born 28 January 1978) is an English football analyst and former player who played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's vice ...

, and

Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English Association football, football pundit and former professional player who played as a right-back. Richards began his senior career with Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and made 245 a ...

, achieved widespread critical acclaim. In June 2023, it was announced that she had signed a new, four-year exclusive contract with CBS Sports.

Personal life

Scott’s father, Tom Giles, is a

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fan, and was a special guest when he was interviewed by

Peter Schmeichel Peter Bolesław Schmeichel (born 18 November 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During eight seasons at English club Manchester United, he won 15 trophies including five Premier League titles, three FA C ...

live at

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in 2023. Scott herself is a Manchester United fan. Scott was married to German-Iranian businessman Ramtin Abdo, full name Ramtin Abdolmajid, from 2010 to 2016. In December 2023, it was revealed that she was in a relationship with American former boxer

Malik Scott Dohonna Malik Scott (born October 16, 1980) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2016. Amateur career Scott started boxing at the age of 11 and had a stellar amateur career. In 1997, he won the J ...

, whom she had previously been pictured training with in September 2023. In March 2024, the pair went public with their relationship on

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. They married in September 2024.

References

External links

CNN profileFox Sports profile
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