Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://gographicsoutput.com/video/vMSXpDubL4a.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Kelly Cates: From Sky Sports News To Match Of The Day Nebraska [DxbtxVphieM] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Tag: #Nebraska, #elton john, #shivon zilis, #masielloWhat is it really like presenting Match of the Day?In this episode, Romesh is joined by sports broadcaster Kelly Cates to talk about her remarkable career in football journalism, from becoming one of the original faces of Sky Sports News to stepping into the Match bexley of the Day studio.Kelly opens up about growing up surrounded by football, how sports broadcasting has changed over the last three decades and why she deliberately avoids reading comments (good and bad) about her work.They discuss the modern pressures that face footballers today and what it's really like presenting one of the UK's most iconic sports programmes. Plus, there's a braxton ashcraft maths geek-out, a question from Shanthi, Misquoted and even a message from Jamie Redknapp.A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform spencer miles Media.Chapters 00:00 Intro01:31 A gift for Kelly02:57 On Ready Steady Cook05:35 Growing up in football09:24 A question from Shanthi10:25 Sport injuries12:05 On Jamie Redknapp14:08 A question from Jamie16:00 Maths geek out 19:30 Sky Sports News22:22 Broadcast journalism26:50 Expectations of footballers27:40 Media & journalism changing31:13 Unicorn footballers32:43 Match of the Day37:57 Career progression41:04 A sidenote on trains41:48 The World Cup45:22 Misquoted55:53 An exclusive56:18 Outro#romeshranganathan #podcast #comedy ---- Subscribe for new episodes! Follow us on socials:
Tag: #Nebraska, #elton john, #shivon zilis, #masielloWhat is it really like presenting Match of the Day?In this episode, Romesh is joined by sports broadcaster Kelly Cates to talk about her remarkable career in football journalism, from becoming one of the original faces of Sky Sports News to stepping into the Match bexley of the Day studio.Kelly opens up about growing up surrounded by football, how sports broadcasting has changed over the last three decades and why she deliberately avoids reading comments (good and bad) about her work.They discuss the modern pressures that face footballers today and what it's really like presenting one of the UK's most iconic sports programmes. Plus, there's a braxton ashcraft maths geek-out, a question from Shanthi, Misquoted and even a message from Jamie Redknapp.A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform spencer miles Media.Chapters 00:00 Intro01:31 A gift for Kelly02:57 On Ready Steady Cook05:35 Growing up in football09:24 A question from Shanthi10:25 Sport injuries12:05 On Jamie Redknapp14:08 A question from Jamie16:00 Maths geek out 19:30 Sky Sports News22:22 Broadcast journalism26:50 Expectations of footballers27:40 Media & journalism changing31:13 Unicorn footballers32:43 Match of the Day37:57 Career progression41:04 A sidenote on trains41:48 The World Cup45:22 Misquoted55:53 An exclusive56:18 Outro#romeshranganathan #podcast #comedy ---- Subscribe for new episodes! Follow us on socials: