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| known_for = First female football commentator on ''[[Match of the Day]]''
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| education = St Dominic's, [[Brewood]]<br />[[Wolverhampton Grammar School]]
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| alma_mater = [[University of Leeds]]<br />[[Sheffield Hallam University]]
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'''Jacqui Oatley''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}<ref name="The Yorkshire Post">{{cite news |date= 17 July 2016 |title= Jacqui Oatley on her passion for football, getting an MBE and her first Match of the Day commentary |url= https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/jacqui-oatley-on-her-passion-for-football-getting-an-mbe-and-her-first-match-of-the-day-commentary-1-8018357 |work= The Yorkshire Post |access-date= 10 July 2019}}</ref> is a leading English broadcaster.
'''Jacqueline Anne Oatley''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}<ref name="The Yorkshire Post">{{cite news |date=17 July 2016 |title= Jacqui Oatley on her passion for football, getting an MBE and her first Match of the Day commentary |url= https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/analysis/jacqui-oatley-on-her-passion-for-football-getting-an-mbe-and-her-first-match-of-the-day-commentary-1-8018357 |work= The Yorkshire Post |access-date= 10 July 2019}}</ref> (born 28 December 1974) is an English broadcaster who works as a [[association football|football]] commentator for [[Sky Sports]] and other broadcasters, calling games at the [[FIFA World Cup]], [[Premier League]], [[FA Women's Super League]], [[UEFA Champions League]], NWSL and UEFA international matches. She was also a sports presenter on [[Quest (British TV channel)|Quest TV]] covering the [[English Football League]], a podcast host for [[The Athletic]], and is current anchor for [[ITV Sport]]'s live darts coverage. In 2007, she became the first female commentator on the flagship [[BBC One]] football highlights programme ''[[Match of the Day]]'',<ref name="TIL1"/> which she also presented once in March 2015.


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In August 2015, Oatley was named the eighth most influential woman in sport by ''[[The Independent]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mott|first1=Sue|title=The 50 most influential women in sport: The full list|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-50-most-influential-women-in-sport-the-full-list-10446935.html|date=8 August 2015|accessdate=2 March 2018|issue=The Independent}}</ref>
She is a football commentator for [[Sky Sports]], calling [[Premier League]] and [[FA Women's Super League]] matches. She is a sports presenter on Quest TV channel, covering the [[English Football League]] and podcast host for [[The Athletic]]. Oatley also provides live match commentary on the [[UEFA Champions League]] and UEFA internationals, she is also anchor of the [[ITV Sport]] live darts coverage. In 2007, she became the first female commentator on the flagship [[BBC One]] football highlights programme ''[[Match of the Day]]'' which she presented once in March 2015. She has anchored and commentated on several major football tournaments and Olympic Games, starting with UEFA Women's Euro 2005, latterly fronting [[Euro 2016]] and the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] for [[ITV Sport]]. She was a live match commentator for the host broadcaster's world TV feed on-site at the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in France.


==Early life==
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An FA qualified football coach, an ambassador for Women in Football and a national committee member of the Football Writers' Association, Oatley was the UK's first female [[darts]] presenter, covering [[Professional Darts Corporation]] tournaments on [[ITV4]] and the BBC's flagship sports news radio show, [[Sportsweek]] on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]. In August 2015, Oatley was named the eighth most influential woman in sport by ''[[The Independent]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mott|first1=Sue|title=The 50 most influential women in sport: The full list|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-50-most-influential-women-in-sport-the-full-list-10446935.html|date=8 August 2015|accessdate=2 March 2018|issue=The Independent}}</ref>
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Oatley was born in [[Wolverhampton]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/results?firstname=jacqueline&firstname_variants=true&lastname=oatley&sourcecategory=life%20events%20(bmds)&sourcecountry=great%20britain&collection=civil%20births|title=Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records |work=[[Findmypast]]|language=en|access-date=31 October 2018}}</ref> on 28 December 1974.<ref name="The Yorkshire Post" /> She was brought up in [[Codsall]], [[South Staffordshire]]. Her late father Gerald was the managing director of a large gas appliance company, and her mother Sonja is a retired nurse who was born and brought up in South Africa, where her parents were Norwegian [[missionaries]].<ref name="TIL1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393422-details/Match+of+the+Day+gets+first+female+presenter/article.do|title=Match of the Day gets first female presenter|work=This is London|date=21 April 2007|accessdate=8 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010035700/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393422-details/Match+of+the+Day+gets+first+female+presenter/article.do|archive-date=10 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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She has also fronted ''[[Final Score]]'' for the BBC and ''[[The Football League Show]]'', completing the set of five broadcast roles on the show, and World [[Football Focus]]. She has been the darts anchor for [[ITV Sport]] since 2015, hosting their live international PDC events. She had previously presented ITV's 2015 [[Africa Cup of Nations]] coverage and in 2014 anchored their [[FA Cup]] highlights programmes.
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In her childhood, Oatley developed a love of watching and playing football.<ref name="TIL1"/> She attended the all-girls junior school, [[St Dominic's Grammar School|St Dominic's]] in [[Brewood]], Staffordshire. Oatley passed her [[A-Levels]] at [[Wolverhampton Grammar School]],<ref name="TIL1"/> and studied at [[University of Leeds]], graduating with a degree in German in 1996.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://forstaff.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/5018/new_years_honours_announced |title=New Year's Honours announced |date=8 January 2016 |access-date=13 June 2023 |publisher=[[University of Leeds]]}}</ref>


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Oatley spent a year travelling the world,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://journalismhallam.com/2021/11/18/sports-commentator-jacqui-oatley-celebrates-honorary-doctorate-from-sheffield-hallam-university-with-inspiring-talk-to-students/ |title=Sports commentator Jacqui Oatley celebrates honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University with inspiring talk to students |date=18 November 2021 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=The Loop}}</ref> and then moved to London to work in intellectual property<ref name="surrey-2014"/> as a sales and marketing manager, then key account manager. While playing amateur football for Chiswick Ladies Football Club, Oatley sustained a dislocated [[knee cap]] and ruptured [[ligaments]], which resulted in a reconstruction operation and ten months recovering on crutches.<ref name="for-2022-wc"/> With further operations to follow, she was told she would no longer be able to play sport. That news prompted her decision to change career and train to become a journalist, with the aim of working in sport, particularly football.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/match-of-the-day-gets-first-female-presenter-7207557.html |title=Match of the Day gets first female presenter |date=21 April 2007 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=[[Evening Standard]]}}</ref>
Oatley fronted the BBC's live women's football coverage including the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]], the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]] and the BBC Women's Football Show. She has been a studio guest pundit on TV2 in Norway and the Guardian [[Football Weekly]] podcast.


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==Journalism career==
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In the summer of 2021, she co-hosted the [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] 'Drive' news show with [[Tony Livesey]].
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Oatley initially studied print journalism and radio production at evening classes while broadcasting on [[hospital radio]]. She then gave up her intellectual property management job as well as her flat, spent a summer sleeping on friends' floors whilst doing journalism work experience full-time. She undertook a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Broadcast Journalism at [[Sheffield Hallam University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arum.lits.shu.ac.uk/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=309&srcid=202|title=Notable alumni|publisher=Sheffield Hallam University|accessdate=8 June 2008}}</ref> While studying she joined [[BBC Radio Leeds]] as a sports reporter, continuing to work there after graduation. Her first commentary was on a match between [[Wakefield F.C.|Wakefield & Emley]] and [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] in the [[Unibond League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-face-dxxwzw7hk7d |title=The face |date=20 April 2007 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=[[The Times]] |first=Carol |last=Midgely}}</ref>


Oatley also worked as a news reporter in her native [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] with [[BBC WM]], before moving back to London to work as a sports reporter for [[BBC London 94.9]].<ref name="es-2023"/>
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Oatley was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2016 New Year Honours]] for services to broadcasting and diversity in sport.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61450|supp=y|page=N22|date=30 December 2015}}</ref> The award was recognition of her work behind the scenes championing the role of women working in football as well as women's football.


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In September 2016, Oatley was made an Honorary [[Doctor of Letters]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/education/2016/09/24/sports-presenter-jacqui-oatley-nets-an-honorary-degree-from-the-university-of-wolverhampton/|title=WATCH: Sports presenter Jacqui Oatley nets an honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton|website=www.expressandstar.com}}</ref> at the [[University of Wolverhampton]] for her contribution to sports broadcasting.
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She joined [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] in 2003 and became the first woman to commentate on a football match on British network radio in 2005, covering the England women's internationals at the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005 UEFA Women's Championship]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/how-to-get-a-job-in-sports |title=How I got my job... as a sports journalist ⚽️🏅 |date=15 May 2017 |access-date=13 June 2023 |magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour UK]] |first=Lisa |last=Harvey}}</ref> Her subsequent interview with [[UEFA]] President [[Lennart Johansson]] became an international news story due to his controversial comments on women's football.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/4102440.stm |work=BBC News |title=Backlash over Johansson's remarks |date=17 June 2005 |access-date=5 May 2010}}</ref>


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Oatley became the first female football commentator in the history of [[BBC]] football programme ''[[Match of the Day]]'', with her debut broadcast on 21 April 2007 for the [[Premier League]] match between [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/apr/19/football.media |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Paula |last=Cocozza |date=19 April 2007 |accessdate=13 June 2023 |title=Move over Motty!}}</ref> She has since commentated on several further games for ''Match of the Day''.
==Biography==
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Oatley was born in [[Wolverhampton]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/results?firstname=jacqueline&firstname_variants=true&lastname=oatley&sourcecategory=life%20events%20(bmds)&sourcecountry=great%20britain&collection=civil%20births|title=Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records {{!}} findmypast.co.uk|website=www.findmypast.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref> in 1975.<ref name="The Yorkshire Post" /> She was brought up in [[Codsall]], [[South Staffordshire]]. Her late father Gerald was the managing director of a large gas appliance company; her mother Sonja is a retired nurse who was born and brought up in South Africa, where her parents were Norwegian [[missionaries]].<ref name="TIL1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393422-details/Match+of+the+Day+gets+first+female+presenter/article.do|title=Match of the Day gets first female presenter|work=This is London|date=21 April 2007|accessdate=8 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010035700/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393422-details/Match+of+the+Day+gets+first+female+presenter/article.do|archive-date=10 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her cousin in South Africa was a [[South Africa national cricket team|Springboks]] [[cricket]] selector, while his brother was a [[rally driver]] who twice won the Roof of Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/03/about_jacqui_oatley|title=Euro 2008 – About Jacqui Oatley|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=8 June 2008}}</ref>


In September 2009, she commentated on the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]] final between Germany and England.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} She provided live commentary on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] for matches of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/jacqui-oatley-joins-the-fox-sports-play-by-play-roster-for-the-2022-world-cup.html |title=Jacqui Oatley joins the Fox Sports play-by-play roster for the 2022 World Cup |date=29 June 2022 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=Awful Announcing |first=Jay |last=Rigdon |publisher=[[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]}}</ref> She was one of BBC Television's reporters with the [[Great Britain women's Olympic football team]] for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/bbc2012/gamestime/team_GB_football_warm_up/ |title=Team GB London 2012 football warm-up matches live on BBC One |date=20 July 2012 |access-date=13 June 2023 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
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In her childhood, Oatley developed a love of watching and playing football. She is a fan of [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref name="TIL1"/> She attended the all-girls junior school, St Dominic's in [[Brewood]], Staffordshire. Oatley passed her [[A-Levels]] at [[Wolverhampton Grammar School]],<ref name="TIL1"/> and studied at [[University of Leeds]], graduating with a degree in German in 1996.


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Oatley resumed her association football play-by-play commentary career in 2019 when she worked on seven [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] matches for the Host Broadcast Services (HBS) "world feed" on-site from [[Roazhon Park]] in [[Rennes, France]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/france2019/news/commentator-oatley-comes-full-circle-in-france | title=Commentator Oatley comes full circle in France }}</ref>
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Oatley spent a year travelling the world, and then moved to London to work in intellectual property as a Sales and Marketing Manager, then Key Account Manager. While playing amateur football for Chiswick Ladies Football Club, Oatley sustained a dislocated [[knee cap]] and ruptured [[ligaments]], which resulted in a reconstruction operation and ten months recovering on crutches. With further operations to follow, she was told she would no longer be able to play sport. That news prompted her decision to change career and train to become a journalist, with the aim of working in sport – particularly her beloved football.


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Oatley became the lead play-by-play commentator for [[FA Women's Super League]] (WSL) matches on [[Sky Sports]] in the UK in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/jacqui-oatley-announced-as-commentator-for-sky-sports-barclays-fa-wsl-coverage | title=Jacqui Oatley announced as commentator for Sky Sports' Barclays FA WSL coverage }}</ref> She stepped down from that role at the end of the 2022-2023 WSL season in May 2023 after she was hired by [[CBS Sports]] (USA) as the lead television main commentator (play-by-play) for the [[National Women's Soccer League on television|NWSL]] in March 2023.
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===Journalism career===
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Oatley initially studied print journalism and radio production at evening classes while broadcasting on [[hospital radio]]. She then gave up her intellectual property management job as well as her flat, spent a summer sleeping on friends' floors whilst doing journalism work experience full-time. She undertook a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Broadcast Journalism at [[Sheffield Hallam University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arum.lits.shu.ac.uk/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=309&srcid=202|title=Notable alumni|publisher=Sheffield Hallam University|accessdate=8 June 2008}}</ref> While studying she joined [[BBC Radio Leeds]] as a sports reporter, continuing to work there after graduation. Her first commentary was on a match between [[Wakefield F.C.|Wakefield & Emley]] and [[Worksop Town F.C.|Worksop Town]] in the [[Unibond League]].


In 2022, [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] hired Oatley as a main play-by-play commentator for United States broadcasts of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], becoming the first woman to serve in that role for the tournament's U.S. broadcast.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2022/06/29/fox-sports-welcomes-jacqui-oatley-as-new-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022-play-by-play-announcer/ | title=FOX Sports Welcomes Jacqui Oatley as New FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Play-By-Play Announcer | date=29 June 2022 }}</ref><ref name="for-2022-wc">{{cite news |url=https://fortune.com/2022/11/18/world-cup-2022-jacqui-oatley-pien-meulensteen-lead-new-wave-of-women-play-by-play-commentary/ |title=The World Cup will sound different this year as a wave of women lead play-by-play commentary at Qatar's controversial soccer showpiece |date=18 November 2022 |access-date=13 June 2023 |first=Ronald |last=Blum |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
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Oatley also worked as a news reporter in her native [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] with [[BBC WM]], before moving back to London to work as a sports reporter for [[BBC London 94.9]]. She joined [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] in 2003 and became the first woman to commentate on a football match on British network radio in 2005, covering the England women's internationals at the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005 UEFA Women's Championship]]. Her subsequent interview with [[UEFA|UEFA President]] [[Lennart Johansson]] became an international news story due to his controversial comments on women's football.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/4102440.stm | work=BBC News | title=Backlash over Johansson's remarks | date=17 June 2005 | accessdate=5 May 2010}}</ref>


In March 2023, Oatley joined the play-by-play commentary team for the [[National Women's Soccer League on television]] in the United States,<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-announces-on-air-talent-lineup-for-2023-season |title=NWSL Announces On-Air Talent Lineup For 2023 Season |date=17 March 2023 |access-date=13 June 2023 |publisher=[[National Women's Soccer League]]}}</ref> commuting for the role from Surrey.<ref name="es-2023">{{cite news |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2023/03/29/hard-work-pays-off-for-jacqui-as-new-adventure-begins/ |title=Hard work pays off for Jacqui Oatley as new adventure begins |date=31 March 2023 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=[[Express & Star]] |first=James |last=Vukmirovic}}</ref>
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Oatley became the first female football commentator in the history of [[BBC]] football programme ''[[Match of the Day]]'',<ref name=guardian>{{cite news| url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6570563,00.html | work=The Guardian | location=London | date=10 February 2008 | accessdate=5 May 2010 | title=Football}}</ref> with her debut broadcast on 21 April 2007 for the [[Premier League]] match between [[Fulham F.C.]] and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.]] She has since commentated on several further games for ''Match of the Day''.


In May 2024, [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] hired Oatley as one of four lead commentators for the [[UEFA Euro 2024]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Callum |title=FOX Sports announces commentary team for Euro 2024, Copa America |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5530251/2024/05/30/fox-sports-euro-2024/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Oatley was the Austria-based reporter for BBC Television at [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], reported and commentated at the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|Women's World Cup]] in China in 2007 and presented and commentated on a television show [[Level Up (UK TV programme)|Level Up]] during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in Germany in 2006. She commentated on live football matches for BBC Television during the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]]. In September 2009, she commentated on the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|Euro 2009]] final between Germany and England and did several live commentaries for [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] in South Africa. She was [[BBC Television]] reporter with the [[Great Britain women's Olympic football team]] for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].


===Presenting and reporting===
In 2013 and 2014 Oatley hosted ''[[Late Kick Off]]'' on [[BBC One]] in London and the South East and anchored [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/euros/|title=Women's Euros 2013|work=BBC Media Centre|date=1 July 2013}}</ref> She was also a reporter on ''[[Football Focus]]'' and ''[[Final Score]]'' on [[BBC One]] and a [[Premier League]] presenter on their worldwide television channel, produced by [[IMG (company)|IMG]].
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Oatley has presented sports news on [[BBC Radio 1]], [[BBC Radio 2]] and [[BBC Radio 4]], as well as more frequently on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]. She has covered the [[World Snooker Championship]], British [[Moto GP]], [[Open Championship]] golf, and various other sports such as tennis and [[rugby league]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}


Oatley presented and commentated for the children's television show [[Level Up (UK TV programme)|Level Up]] during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany<ref>{{cite web |url=http://womenomics.co.uk/pop-up-pages/jacqui-oatley.html |title=Jacqui Oatley |publisher=[[BNY Mellon]] |access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref> and reported for BBC Television at the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in China.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/08_august/22/worldcup.shtml |title=BBC to follow England in Fifa Women's World Cup China 2007 – live coverage on BBC Two |date=22 August 2007 |access-date=13 June 2023 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> She commentated on live football matches for BBC Television during the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/10/olympics.daytwo.minutebyminute |title=The Beijing Olympics - day two as it happened |date=9 August 2008 |access-date=13 June 2023 |first1=Taimour |last1=Lay |first2=Alan |last2=Gardner}}</ref>
She was a regular sports presenter on the [[BBC News (TV Channel)|BBC News Channel]] between 2011 and 2013.


She was a regular sports presenter on the [[BBC News (TV Channel)|BBC News Channel]] between 2011 and 2013,<ref name="tg-bbc-2016">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/oct/09/jacqui-oatley-footbal-presenter-bbc-itv-womens-sports-media-interview |title=Jacqui Oatley: 'We need to give young girls the confidence to do this' |date=9 October 2016 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Jane |last=Martinson}}</ref> fronted ''The [[FA WSL]] Show'' in 2012 for [[ESPN (UK)]],<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32050272 |title=Women's Super League on the BBC |date=25 March 2015 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> and anchored the BBC's live women's football coverage, including the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013]], [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]], and ''Women's Football Show'' on BBC in 2015.<ref name="tg-bbc-2016"/> In 2013 and 2014 Oatley also hosted ''[[Late Kick Off]]'' on [[BBC One]] in London and the South East,<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/euros/ |title=Women's Euros 2013 |work=BBC Media Centre |date=1 July 2013}}</ref> and was a reporter on ''[[Football Focus]]'' and ''[[Final Score]]'' on [[BBC One]] and a [[Premier League]] presenter on their worldwide television channel, produced by [[IMG (company)|IMG]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
She fronted ''The [[FA WSL]] Show'' in 2012 for [[ESPN]]


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She has also fronted ''[[The Football League Show]]'', completing the set of five broadcast roles on the show, and World [[Football Focus]]. She has been the darts anchor for [[ITV Sport]] since 2015, hosting their live international PDC events. She had previously presented ITV's 2015 [[Africa Cup of Nations]] coverage and in 2014 anchored their [[FA Cup]] highlights programmes.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} She has been a studio guest pundit on [[TV2 (Norway)|TV2 in Norway]] and ''The Guardian'''s [[Football Weekly]] podcast.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
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She has previously presented sports news on [[BBC Radio 1]], [[BBC Radio 2]] and [[BBC Radio 4]], as well as more frequently on [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]. She has covered the [[World Snooker Championship]], British [[Moto GP]], [[Open Championship]] golf, and various other sports such as tennis and [[rugby league]].


Oatley hosted coverage of matches and highlights for [[UEFA Euro 2016]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sport-onthebox.com/2016/05/24/itv-reveals-euro-2016-coverage-plans/ |title=ITV reveals Euro 2016 coverage plans |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=Sport on the Box}}</ref> and the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] for [[ITV Sport]] as a main studio presenter and pitchside reporter,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/football/world-cup-2018-live-on-itv-meet-the-presenters-and-pundits/ |title=World Cup 2018 live on ITV: meet the presenters and pundits |date=17 June 2018 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> and was a live match commentator for the host broadcaster's world TV feed on-site at the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] in France.<ref name="for-2022-wc"/>
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Oatley also appears regularly on [[Sky Sports]] programming, currently as a match reporter on Soccer Saturday and has stand-in presented ''[[Goals on Sunday]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Cracking debut on Goals on Sunday for @JacquiOatley our guest @DarrenBent wasn't half bad either pic.twitter.com/1OyaVgscy5 |url=https://twitter.com/chris_kammy/status/1206208700576337920 |website=Twitter |publisher=@chris_kammy |accessdate=22 December 2019 |language=en |date=15 December 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Sunday Supplement]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=LINE-UP ANNOUNCED With @neilashton_ away on international duty, we're delighted to announce @JacquiOatley will be hosting Sunday Supplement this weekend. She'll be joined by @OllieHolt22 @JNorthcroft @MirrorDarren 10am, Sunday, Sky Sports Premier Leaguepic.twitter.com/eiDpB0Cwkk |url=https://twitter.com/SundaySupp/status/1195674048493215744 |website=Twitter |publisher=@SundaySupp |accessdate=22 December 2019 |language=en |date=16 November 2019}}</ref> She was announced as the new presenter of ''Sunday Supplement'', taking over from Neil Ashton, on 14 January 2020 until the show was cancelled following the COVID-19 lockdown.<ref name="jan2020sundaysupp">{{cite web |title=WELCOME JACQUI! It's a done deal! We're delighted to announce @JacquiOatley is the new host of @SundaySupp!Join Jacqui from 10am, Sunday on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football for analysis of the big stories making the back pages. |url=https://twitter.com/SundaySupp/status/1217107647171874816 |website=Twitter |publisher=@SundaySupp |accessdate=14 January 2020 |language=en |date=14 January 2020}}</ref>


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Oatley appears regularly on [[Sky Sports]] programming as a match reporter on ''Soccer Saturday'' and has stand-in presented ''[[Goals on Sunday]]''<ref>{{cite tweet |title=Cracking debut on Goals on Sunday for @JacquiOatley our guest @DarrenBent wasn't half bad either pic.twitter.com/1OyaVgscy5 |user=chris_kammy |author=Chris Kamara |author-link=Chris Kamara |number=1206208700576337920 |accessdate=22 December 2019 |language=en |date=15 December 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Sunday Supplement]]'', where she took over from [[Neil Ashton (footballer)|Neil Ashton]] on 14 January 2020 until the show was cancelled following the COVID-19 lockdown.<ref name="jan2020sundaysupp">{{cite tweet |title=WELCOME JACQUI! It's a done deal! We're delighted to announce @JacquiOatley is the new host of @SundaySupp!Join Jacqui from 10am, Sunday on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football for analysis of the big stories making the back pages. |user=SundaySupp |number=1217107647171874816 |accessdate=14 January 2020 |language=en |date=14 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/sky-sports-sunday-supplement-jacqui-oatley-presenter-news-latest-a9284486.html |title=No, the world isn't ending, it's just a woman hosting Sunday Supplement |date=15 January 2020 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=[[The Independent]] |first=Melissa |last=Reddy}}</ref>
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Oatley resumed her association football main (play-by-play) commentary career in 2019 when she called 7 [[Women's World Cup 2019|FIFA Women's World Cup 2019]] matches for the Host Broadcast Services (HBS) "world feed" on site from Roazhon Park in Rennes, France.<ref>https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/france2019/news/commentator-oatley-comes-full-circle-in-france</ref>


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In the summer of 2021, she co-hosted the [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] ''5 Live Drive'' news show with [[Tony Livesey]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
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Oatley became the lead main (play-by-play) commentator of [[FA Women's Super League]] matches on [[Sky Sports]] in the UK in September 2021.<ref>https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/article/jacqui-oatley-announced-as-commentator-for-sky-sports-barclays-fa-wsl-coverage</ref>


===Honours===
Oatley has been hired by [[Fox_Sports_(United_States)|FOX Sports]] (US) as a main (play-by-play) commentator of men's [[World Cup 2022|FIFA World Cup 2022]].<ref>https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2022/06/29/fox-sports-welcomes-jacqui-oatley-as-new-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022-play-by-play-announcer/</ref> FOX Sports (US) is expected to pair Oatley with 2-time Olympic women's association football gold medalist [[Aly Wagner]] as match analyst (co-commentator) in order to form the first ever all-female match commentary team for men's FIFA World Cup matches on English-language television across the English-speaking world. Oatley will commentate men's World Cup matches on site in Qatar. Her first main (play-by-play) commentary assignment for FOX Sports (US) is expected to be the England v Iran men's World Cup match on Monday 21 November 2022 at 8am Eastern/5am Pacific Time (4pm in Qatar).
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She was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2016 New Year Honours]] for services to broadcasting and diversity in sport.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61450|supp=y|page=N22|date=30 December 2015}}</ref> The award was recognition of her work behind the scenes championing the role of women working in football as well as women's football. In September 2016, Oatley was made an Honorary [[Doctor of Letters]] at the [[University of Wolverhampton]] for her contribution to sports broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/education/2016/09/24/sports-presenter-jacqui-oatley-nets-an-honorary-degree-from-the-university-of-wolverhampton/|title=WATCH: Sports presenter Jacqui Oatley nets an honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton|work=[[Express & Star]] |date=24 September 2016}}</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal life==
Oatley is married to Jamie.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2023/03/29/hard-work-pays-off-for-jacqui-as-new-adventure-begins/ | title=Hard work pays off for Jacqui Oatley as new adventure begins | date=April 2023 }}</ref> They live in [[Surrey]]. She gave birth to daughter Phoebe in 2011 and son Max in 2014.<ref name="surrey-2014">{{cite web | url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/jacqui-oatley-sports-presenter-shocked-10671446 | title=Presenter dedicates the honour to Women in Football | date=31 December 2015 |work=[[Surrey Advertiser|SurreyLive]] |first=Tom |last=Smurthwaite}}</ref> Her cousin in South Africa was a [[South Africa national cricket team|Springboks]] [[cricket]] selector, while his brother was a [[rally driver]] who twice won the Roof of Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/03/about_jacqui_oatley|title=Euro 2008 – About Jacqui Oatley|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=8 June 2008}}</ref>
Oatley is married to her husband Jamie who is an events planner. They reside in Hinchley Wood, Esher, County Surrey in southwest Greater London. She gave birth to daughter Phoebe in 2011 and son Max in 2014.


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Jacqui Oatley
MBE
Born
Jacqueline Anne Oatley

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
EducationSt Dominic's, Brewood
Wolverhampton Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Sheffield Hallam University
OccupationBroadcaster
Years active2002–present
EmployerFreelance
Known forSports presenting and commentating
SpouseJamie
Children2

Jacqueline Anne Oatley MBE[1] (born 28 December 1974) is an English broadcaster who works as a football commentator for Sky Sports and other broadcasters, calling games at the FIFA World Cup, Premier League, FA Women's Super League, UEFA Champions League, NWSL and UEFA international matches. She was also a sports presenter on Quest TV covering the English Football League, a podcast host for The Athletic, and is current anchor for ITV Sport's live darts coverage. In 2007, she became the first female commentator on the flagship BBC One football highlights programme Match of the Day,[2] which she also presented once in March 2015.

In August 2015, Oatley was named the eighth most influential woman in sport by The Independent.[3]

Early life

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Oatley was born in Wolverhampton[4] on 28 December 1974.[1] She was brought up in Codsall, South Staffordshire. Her late father Gerald was the managing director of a large gas appliance company, and her mother Sonja is a retired nurse who was born and brought up in South Africa, where her parents were Norwegian missionaries.[2]

Education

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In her childhood, Oatley developed a love of watching and playing football.[2] She attended the all-girls junior school, St Dominic's in Brewood, Staffordshire. Oatley passed her A-Levels at Wolverhampton Grammar School,[2] and studied at University of Leeds, graduating with a degree in German in 1996.[5]

Oatley spent a year travelling the world,[6] and then moved to London to work in intellectual property[7] as a sales and marketing manager, then key account manager. While playing amateur football for Chiswick Ladies Football Club, Oatley sustained a dislocated knee cap and ruptured ligaments, which resulted in a reconstruction operation and ten months recovering on crutches.[8] With further operations to follow, she was told she would no longer be able to play sport. That news prompted her decision to change career and train to become a journalist, with the aim of working in sport, particularly football.[9]

Journalism career

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Oatley initially studied print journalism and radio production at evening classes while broadcasting on hospital radio. She then gave up her intellectual property management job as well as her flat, spent a summer sleeping on friends' floors whilst doing journalism work experience full-time. She undertook a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Broadcast Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University.[10] While studying she joined BBC Radio Leeds as a sports reporter, continuing to work there after graduation. Her first commentary was on a match between Wakefield & Emley and Worksop Town in the Unibond League.[11]

Oatley also worked as a news reporter in her native West Midlands with BBC WM, before moving back to London to work as a sports reporter for BBC London 94.9.[12]

Football commentary

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She joined BBC Radio 5 Live in 2003 and became the first woman to commentate on a football match on British network radio in 2005, covering the England women's internationals at the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship.[13] Her subsequent interview with UEFA President Lennart Johansson became an international news story due to his controversial comments on women's football.[14]

Oatley became the first female football commentator in the history of BBC football programme Match of the Day, with her debut broadcast on 21 April 2007 for the Premier League match between Fulham and Blackburn Rovers.[15] She has since commentated on several further games for Match of the Day.

In September 2009, she commentated on the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final between Germany and England.[citation needed] She provided live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live for matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[16] She was one of BBC Television's reporters with the Great Britain women's Olympic football team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[17]

Oatley resumed her association football play-by-play commentary career in 2019 when she worked on seven 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup matches for the Host Broadcast Services (HBS) "world feed" on-site from Roazhon Park in Rennes, France.[18]

Oatley became the lead play-by-play commentator for FA Women's Super League (WSL) matches on Sky Sports in the UK in September 2021.[19] She stepped down from that role at the end of the 2022-2023 WSL season in May 2023 after she was hired by CBS Sports (USA) as the lead television main commentator (play-by-play) for the NWSL in March 2023.

In 2022, Fox Sports hired Oatley as a main play-by-play commentator for United States broadcasts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first woman to serve in that role for the tournament's U.S. broadcast.[20][8]

In March 2023, Oatley joined the play-by-play commentary team for the National Women's Soccer League on television in the United States,[21] commuting for the role from Surrey.[12]

In May 2024, Fox Sports hired Oatley as one of four lead commentators for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.[22]

Presenting and reporting

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Oatley has presented sports news on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4, as well as more frequently on BBC Radio 5 Live. She has covered the World Snooker Championship, British Moto GP, Open Championship golf, and various other sports such as tennis and rugby league.[citation needed]

Oatley presented and commentated for the children's television show Level Up during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany[23] and reported for BBC Television at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.[24] She commentated on live football matches for BBC Television during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[25]

She was a regular sports presenter on the BBC News Channel between 2011 and 2013,[26] fronted The FA WSL Show in 2012 for ESPN (UK),[27] and anchored the BBC's live women's football coverage, including the UEFA Women's Euro 2013, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and Women's Football Show on BBC in 2015.[26] In 2013 and 2014 Oatley also hosted Late Kick Off on BBC One in London and the South East,[28] and was a reporter on Football Focus and Final Score on BBC One and a Premier League presenter on their worldwide television channel, produced by IMG.[citation needed]

She has also fronted The Football League Show, completing the set of five broadcast roles on the show, and World Football Focus. She has been the darts anchor for ITV Sport since 2015, hosting their live international PDC events. She had previously presented ITV's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations coverage and in 2014 anchored their FA Cup highlights programmes.[citation needed] She has been a studio guest pundit on TV2 in Norway and The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast.[citation needed]

Oatley hosted coverage of matches and highlights for UEFA Euro 2016[29] and the 2018 FIFA World Cup for ITV Sport as a main studio presenter and pitchside reporter,[30] and was a live match commentator for the host broadcaster's world TV feed on-site at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[8]

Oatley appears regularly on Sky Sports programming as a match reporter on Soccer Saturday and has stand-in presented Goals on Sunday[31] and Sunday Supplement, where she took over from Neil Ashton on 14 January 2020 until the show was cancelled following the COVID-19 lockdown.[32][33]

In the summer of 2021, she co-hosted the BBC Radio 5 Live 5 Live Drive news show with Tony Livesey.[citation needed]

Honours

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She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to broadcasting and diversity in sport.[34] The award was recognition of her work behind the scenes championing the role of women working in football as well as women's football. In September 2016, Oatley was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters at the University of Wolverhampton for her contribution to sports broadcasting.[35]

Personal life

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Oatley is married to Jamie.[36] They live in Surrey. She gave birth to daughter Phoebe in 2011 and son Max in 2014.[7] Her cousin in South Africa was a Springboks cricket selector, while his brother was a rally driver who twice won the Roof of Africa.[37]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jacqui Oatley on her passion for football, getting an MBE and her first Match of the Day commentary". The Yorkshire Post. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Match of the Day gets first female presenter". This is London. 21 April 2007. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  3. ^ Mott, Sue (8 August 2015). "The 50 most influential women in sport: The full list". No. The Independent. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". Findmypast. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ "New Year's Honours announced" (Press release). University of Leeds. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Sports commentator Jacqui Oatley celebrates honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University with inspiring talk to students". The Loop. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b Smurthwaite, Tom (31 December 2015). "Presenter dedicates the honour to Women in Football". SurreyLive.
  8. ^ a b c Blum, Ronald (18 November 2022). "The World Cup will sound different this year as a wave of women lead play-by-play commentary at Qatar's controversial soccer showpiece". Associated Press. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Match of the Day gets first female presenter". Evening Standard. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Notable alumni". Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  11. ^ Midgely, Carol (20 April 2007). "The face". The Times. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  12. ^ a b Vukmirovic, James (31 March 2023). "Hard work pays off for Jacqui Oatley as new adventure begins". Express & Star. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  13. ^ Harvey, Lisa (15 May 2017). "How I got my job... as a sports journalist ⚽️🏅". Glamour UK. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Backlash over Johansson's remarks". BBC News. 17 June 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  15. ^ Cocozza, Paula (19 April 2007). "Move over Motty!". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  16. ^ Rigdon, Jay (29 June 2022). "Jacqui Oatley joins the Fox Sports play-by-play roster for the 2022 World Cup". Awful Announcing (Press release). Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Team GB London 2012 football warm-up matches live on BBC One" (Press release). BBC. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Commentator Oatley comes full circle in France".
  19. ^ "Jacqui Oatley announced as commentator for Sky Sports' Barclays FA WSL coverage".
  20. ^ "FOX Sports Welcomes Jacqui Oatley as New FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Play-By-Play Announcer". 29 June 2022.
  21. ^ "NWSL Announces On-Air Talent Lineup For 2023 Season" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  22. ^ Davis, Callum. "FOX Sports announces commentary team for Euro 2024, Copa America". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Jacqui Oatley". BNY Mellon. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  24. ^ "BBC to follow England in Fifa Women's World Cup China 2007 – live coverage on BBC Two" (Press release). BBC. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  25. ^ Lay, Taimour; Gardner, Alan (9 August 2008). "The Beijing Olympics - day two as it happened". Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  26. ^ a b Martinson, Jane (9 October 2016). "Jacqui Oatley: 'We need to give young girls the confidence to do this'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Women's Super League on the BBC". BBC Sport (Press release). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Women's Euros 2013". BBC Media Centre (Press release). 1 July 2013.
  29. ^ "ITV reveals Euro 2016 coverage plans". Sport on the Box. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  30. ^ "World Cup 2018 live on ITV: meet the presenters and pundits". Radio Times. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  31. ^ Chris Kamara [@chris_kammy] (15 December 2019). "Cracking debut on Goals on Sunday for @JacquiOatley our guest @DarrenBent wasn't half bad either pic.twitter.com/1OyaVgscy5" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 December 2019 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ @SundaySupp (14 January 2020). "WELCOME JACQUI! It's a done deal! We're delighted to announce @JacquiOatley is the new host of @SundaySupp!Join Jacqui from 10am, Sunday on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football for analysis of the big stories making the back pages" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2020 – via Twitter.
  33. ^ Reddy, Melissa (15 January 2020). "No, the world isn't ending, it's just a woman hosting Sunday Supplement". The Independent. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  34. ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N22.
  35. ^ "WATCH: Sports presenter Jacqui Oatley nets an honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton". Express & Star. 24 September 2016.
  36. ^ "Hard work pays off for Jacqui Oatley as new adventure begins". April 2023.
  37. ^ "Euro 2008 – About Jacqui Oatley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
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