Kelly Cates: ‘I don’t want to be Gary’
‘I don’t need to be sitting there thinking what would Gary do’ Kelly Cates on Match of the Day and Sky Kelly Cates is ready to replace a broadcasting titan by doing it her way – in a busy season ahead on both Sky and BBC ‘To do something new and still have the live football ... it’s really lovely to have that balance’ 14 Aug 2025 The Guardian Paul MacInnes Kelly Cates is about to begin the busiest year of her career. That, to be fair, is an estimate, because the football presenter and broadcaster has always been a grafter. From Setanta Sports to Channel 5 there are few places where she has not applied her deep knowledge and emotional warmth, and as of this weekend she will be the face of the BBC’s and Sky’s coverage of the Premier League. The action gets under way at a second home, Anfield, from where Cates will host Sky’s Friday Night Football coverage of Liverpool v Bournemouth. This follows two preview shows for the BBC, and precedes her first shift on Match of the Day. Asked w...