At long last, Women’s Euro 2022 is upon us, with England and Northern Ireland both taking part in this year’s highly anticipated tournament.
Sarina Wiegman’s squad are ranked as one of the favourites to win the trophy, particularly with the competition being played on home soil, while Kenny Shiels and Northern Ireland will be looking to cause an upset given they are the lowest-ranked team to have qualified.
BBC will be providing comprehensive coverage of Euro 2022 with all 31 matches being shown on their platforms. Most games will be broadcast live on TV on either BBC One or BBC Two and every match will be available to stream online on BBC iPlayer or on the BBC Sport website.
They have assembled a strong broadcasting line-up featuring some of the most recognisable faces and voices in English football. Gabby Logan will lead the presenting team, England’s most-capped female player of all-time Fara Williams will be on punditry duty alongside Ian Wright and Arsenal Women’s manager Jonas Eidevall amongst others. Match of the Day regular Robyn Cowen is one of the commentators.
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Despite criticism over Uefa’s choice of stadia, Euro 2022 is shaping up to be the biggest and most-watched women’s tournament ever with a record-breaking 500,000 tickets already sold.
Uefa are also confident that soaring interest in the women’s game will be reflected by the TV audience, with more than 250 million people expected to tune in worldwide.
Here is the full line-up of presenters, pundits and commentators on the BBC throughout the tournament:
Presenters
- Gabby Logan
- Alex Scott
- Reshmin Chowdhury
- Eilidh Barbour
- Kelly Somers
Pundits
- Anita Asante
- Scott Booth
- Rachel Brown-Finnis
- Izzy Christiansen
- Jonas Eidevall
- Laura Georges
- Caragh Hamilton
- Anouk Hoogendijk
- Vicky Losada
- Gail Redmond
- Alex Scott
- Kelly Smith
- Sue Smith
- Fara Williams
- Ian Wright
Commentators
- Robyn Cowen
- Vicki Sparks
- Jonathan Pearce
- Alistair Bruce-Ball
- Steve Crossman
- Juliette Ferrington
- Ben Haines
- Emma Saunders
- Pien Meulensteen
- Seb Hutchinson
- Christiansen, Asante,
- Natasha Dowie
- Stephen Craigan
- Pat Nevin
- Julien Laurens
The pundits – who’s who
- Anita Asante: A veteran of 71 international caps for England plus a further dozen for Team GB, Asante has recently retired following a spell with Aston Villa. As well as spells with Arsenal and Chelsea, Asante took in stints in the USA and Sweden during her playing days.
- Scott Booth: A former Aberdeen, Borussia Dortmund and FC Twente player. Booth won five Scottish Women’s Premier League titles as manager of Glasgow City and was most recently in charge of Birmingham in the WSL.
- Rachel Brown-Finnis: A former England international goalkeeper, Brown-Finnis represented both Liverpool and Everton during her career. She also spent five years playing in the states while studying at the University of Alabama.
- Izzy Christiansen: A current England international with 30 caps for her country. Christiansen rejoined her first club Everton following spells with Birmingham City, Manchester City and Lyon.
- Jonas Eidevall: Swedish manager who has been in charge of Arsenal Women’s team since replacing Joe Montemurro last summer. Enjoyed a promising debut campaign, steering the Gunners to a second-place finish in the WSL, just a point behind champions Chelsea.
- Laura Georges: A legend for France, whom she represented 188 times between 2001-18. Georges won six league titles and two Champions Leagues during her time with Lyon and also played for PSG prior to retiring in 2018. She is now the general secretary for the French Football Association.
- Caragh Hamilton: A Northern Ireland international who will miss out on the tournament due to a thigh injury. Hamilton, 25, has been capped 27 by her country and plays her club football with Glentoran.
- Anouk Hoogendijk: A former Dutch international with over 100 caps. Hoogendijk spent most of her career playing in her homeland with FC Utrecht and Ajax but also had spells in England with Bristol Academy and Arsenal, with whom she won the 2014 FA Cup.
- Vicky Losada: Manchester City midfielder and one-time member of Barcelona’s all-conquering team; Losada won an array of trophies across two spells with Barca, including the Champions League in 2021. The 31-year-old missed out on a place in Jorge Vilda’s squad.
- Gail Redmond: A former Northern Ireland captain who now works as women’s development manager at the Irish Football Association.
- Alex Scott: England’s fourth-most capped player of all-time with 140 caps, Scott was also part of the last Euros squad in 2017. The 37-year-old won numerous trophies with Arsenal during her playing career and has since become a familiar face on TV through her punditry work with BBC and Sky Sports.
- Kelly Smith: A legend of the English game and until being surpassed by Ellen White, the Lionesses’ all-time leading goalscorer with 46 goals in 117 internationals. Smith enjoyed three separate spells with Arsenal and spent a number of years playing in the US.
- Sue Smith: A winger who played 93 times for her country between 1997-2012, Smith played for Tranmere, Leeds, Lincoln and Doncaster Belles. Since retiring she has turned to media work, featuring regularly on Sky Sports News and Soccer Saturday, as well as on the EFL Show on Quest.
- Fara Williams: England’s all-time most-capped player with 172 caps and a member of the 2019 World Cup squad. Williams played for Charlton, Everton, Liverpool, Arsenal and Reading during her career and was awarded an MBE in 2016 for services to women’s football and charity.
- Ian Wright: Arsenal legend Wright won 33 caps for England and has become a staple of BBC’s football coverage on Match of the Day.
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