Alex Scott is one of the stars tipped to take Gary Lineker‘s place as the host of BBC’s popular football show Match of the Day. But fans have a lot to say about it.
Reports confirmed that Gary will be exiting the flagship football programme after 25 years. While his replacement is yet to be made official, Alex has become the centre of social media discussion for all the wrong reasons.
While very few strongly opinionated fans argue that Alex “isn’t a great presenter,” others seem to find issues with her being a woman. Sadly, they believe a female host can’t do justice to the show.
Trolls targeted Alex Scott as she’s tipped for Gary Lineker’s job (Credit: The Diary Of A CEO/YouTube)
Alex Scott tipped for Match of the Day
For the unversed, Alex is a former professional football player-turned-broadcaster. She started to appear before the camera following her retirement from international football in 2017.
Born in London, the 40-year-old mostly played for Arsenal in the FA WSL. She represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Alex is a much sought-after TV presenter who started her career with BBC. She became the Football Focus presenter in 2021. The pundit had regular appearances on Match of the Day, and The One Show while serving as presenting team member on The Women’s Football Show.
The sports presenter also contested in Strictly Come Dancing in 2019. She partnered with Neil Jones.
She is no stranger to football highlight programme. But the fact that Alex is in the running for Gary’s replacement has turned quite a few heads.
20K likes for people to say they don’t want Alex Scott as Gary Lineker’s replacement on Match of the Day pic.twitter.com/wPRnWHMjFq
— Lee Hood (@Mofoman360) November 14, 2024
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