Alex Scott Biography
Alex Scott is a well-known English sports presenter, football pundit, and a former professional footballer who mainly played as a right-back. Since 2021, she has been the main presenter of Football Focus.
At the club level, Scott had a remarkable career, featuring in three different spells at Arsenal, along with a season at Birmingham City during the 2004–05 season, and three years in the American Women’s Professional Soccer league with the Boston Breakers. One of her standout moments came in 2007 when she scored the decisive goal in the UEFA Women’s Cup final for Arsenal. On the international stage, Scott earned 140 caps for England and represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Her significant contributions to the sport were recognized when she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2019 and the Women’s Super League Hall of Fame in 2024.
After hanging up her boots, Scott made a smooth transition into broadcasting and punditry, working with both BBC Sport and Sky Sports. She provided insightful analysis during major tournaments like the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Her broadcasting journey also led her to present shows like The One Show and Goals on Sunday, eventually becoming a prominent figure at the BBC. There, she co-hosted the annual Sports Personality of the Year ceremony and led the coverage of the Summer Olympics. In 2021, she took on the role of lead presenter for Football Focus, stepping into the shoes of Dan Walker.
Alex Scott Age
Scott is 41 years old as of 2026. She was born on 14 October 1984 in London, United Kingdom.
Alex Scott Height
Scott stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63m).
Alex Scott Family
Scott was born to a Jamaican father and a British mother with Northern Irish, English, and Lithuanian-Jewish ancestry. She learned that her maternal great-grandfather was a Jew who battled fascism in East London during the filming of the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? in 2021 and that her 4x great-grandpa, a black man, held 26 slaves.
Alex Scott Partner
Scott has been dating singer Jess Glynne since the summer of 2023. Before that, she was in a long-term relationship with former England footballer Kelly Smith. The two first crossed paths while playing for the Boston Breakers in the U.S. and later made their way back to England in 2012 to rejoin Arsenal after the American league fell apart. In her memoir, Scott shared that she and Smith were a couple from 2005 to 2013.
Alex Scott Education
Scott went to Langdon Park School, which has been designated as a Sports College. Scott and rapper Dizzee Rascal, who was also a former student, both competed for Great Britain in their respective sports in the 2012 London Olympics.
Alex Scott Salary
Scott earnsan annual salary of £600k.
Alex Scott Net Worth
Scott’s net worth has been estimated to be between £100,000 ($127,000) and $2 million ($2.5 million) according to sources.
Alex Scott Journalism Career
Scott got her start in the media while still playing football, appearing on shows like Soccer AM, and having minor positions at BBC Sport, BT Sport, and Sky Sports. She won the ITV show Mission Survive, hosted by Bear Grylls, in 2016. Scott returned to television broadcasting full-time after retiring in 2017, co-presenting on Match of the Day Kickabout. She gained a broader audience as she covered the 2018 FIFA World Cup for the BBC, making her the first female football commentator at a World Cup. She continued to contribute commentary on the Premier League after the tournament, and in August 2018, she became the first female analyst on Sky Sports, joining the Super Sunday team.
For the BBC, she covered the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Scott and Chris Kamara were confirmed as the new co-hosts of Sky Sports’ Goals on Sunday in August 2019. Scott has been a frequent host of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards since 2020. Scott also appears on The One Show as a guest presenter on a regular basis. She was a participant in the 17th series of Strictly Come Dancing from September 2019 to September 2020, partnering with professional dancer Neil Jones. In week 11, the pair was eliminated after finishing fifth.
Alex Scott England
She played a vital role in Arsenal’s historic “Quadruple” season, in which they won all of their trophy competitions, including the UEFA Women’s Cup in 2006–07. During her Arsenal career, she made 40 appearances and scored four goals in all competitions. Her playing rights were assigned to the Chicago Red Stars in 2008, then in 2009, they were traded to the Boston Breakers. She appeared in 21 games for the Breakers in 2010 and had two assists. She was loaned back to Arsenal in 2011 for the duration of a pre-season tour of Japan.
Scott returned to Arsenal for the third time when the WPS collapsed ahead of the 2012 season. Kelly Smith, a Boston teammate, joined her. For the 2014–15 season, Scott was chosen, as captain. She was absent from the 2015 Continental Cup final, in which Arsenal Ladies defeated Notts County to win the trophy. The next season, Scott assisted Arsenal in reaching the 2016 FA Cup final, in which they won 1–0 against Chelsea. Scott’s last game was against Manchester City Women on May 12, 2018, in which Arsenal won 2–1.
Scott represented England at the U19 and U21 levels, notably at the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship in Canada in 2002. On September 18, 2004, Scott made her complete debut against the Netherlands. She competed in the UEFA Women’s Championship in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017, as well as the FIFA Women’s World Cups in 2007, 2011, and 2015. She won bronze at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and silver in the 2009 UEFA Women’s Euros.
Scott scored a stunning goal past her own goalie to give Germany the lead in England’s humiliating 3–0 defeat at Wembley Stadium in November 2014. Scott announced his retirement from international football on September 2, 2017. With 140 caps, she was the second most capped England player at the time of her retirement.
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