Who is Kate Scott? Versatile CBS presenter to host 2026 Ballon d'Or alongside Champions League duties
Kate Scott has blossomed into one of television's most beloved sports presenters. The 45-year-old English-born talent has amassed a glittering resume of TV shows, award ceremonies, live event coverage, star interviews, and much more as she brings football to fans around the world.
While she is currently plays a starring role on Champions League coverage in the United States, Scott has been all over the world presenting and covering football, boxing, and more. The Sporting News details Scott's award-winning career as she prepares to host the 2026 Ballon d'Or gala, one of the most visible award ceremonies in football.
It will be her third Ballon d'Or ceremony as host. LIVE: Ballon d'Or 2026 updates as winners and final awards results are announced Where is Kate Scott from?
Hailing from Manchester, England, Kate Scott (formerly Kate Abdo) is a sports presenter who currently covers European soccer for CBS Sports in the United States. As a student, Scott moved to Spain and earned a degree from the University of Malaga in 2003, also earning a degree from the University of Salford in the UK.
She began her broadcasting career in Germany covering the Bundesliga as a production assistant for Goal! The Bundesliga Magazine and has since worked in the UK, Spain, France, and now the United States.
Abdo revealed in a 2023 interview with Peter Schmeichel that her father, Tom Giles, is a Manchester United fan, and Tom appeared as a special guest during the interview. Abdo said she grew up attending games at Old Trafford with her father, but her mother is a Liverpool supporter.
She is of Guyanese decent on her mother's side, through her grandmother. Kate Scott, soccer host: TV career Kate Scott is currently the host of CBS Sports coverage of the UEFA Champions League in the United States, a position she has held since first signing on in 2020.
She is joined most frequently on the show by Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards, and Thierry Henry, where the four have developed an award-winning rapport. In June 2023, the network announced that Scott had signed a new four-year contract to continue her Champions League hosting duties.
Prior to that, Scott started covering football hostingBundesliga coverage in Germany before bouncing around between multiple countries. While covering soccer across the globe, her career has been highlighted by various roles in major events, such as her invitation to present the Europa League group stage draw on three different occasions, and hosting back-to-back Ballon d'Or award ceremonies in 2014 and 2015.