New Match of the Day host Gabby Logan’s strong sporting links – including football star dad & rugby ace husband
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NEW Match of the Day host Gabby Logan is no stranger to our screens with sporting prowess running through her family. Logan, 51, will be part of a three-person presenting team alongside Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates from next season after a BBC shake-up.
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Logan, Cates and Chapman will share presenting duties for the flagship Match of the Day on a Saturday night, plus Match of the Day 2 on Sunday evenings. Popular presenter Logan is already well known for her work with the BBC, and has become one the UK's leading hosts.
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And she is already a familiar face for MOTD viewers, having presented the show in Lineker's absence on many occasions. Logan also fronted the BBC's coverage as the Lionesses stormed to glory in the Women's Euros in 2023. But it is not just Gabby who is a famous sporting name in her family.
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Her father is former Welsh international footballer Terry Yorath. Although born and bred in Cardiff, much of Yorath’s sporting career was spent at Yorkshire clubs, including Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday. Terry also managed Bradford City and steered the club to promotion to the Second Division in 1985.
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As a child, Gabby moved around a lot due to her dad's career, which also sparked her interest in football. Long before she rose to fame as a TV presenter, Gabby had very different career ambitions. The TV star was a teenage rhythmic gymnast and represented Wales at the 1990 Commonwealth Games when she was 17.
