Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters As the Champions League football tournament makes its much-anticipated return, Kate Abdo is all set to take centre stage once again. The 43-year-old has been the face of American channel CBS Sports' football coverage and has hosted the UEFA Champions League Today show since 2020, sharing the screen with football legends like Micah Richards, Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher. Born and raised in Manchester, Abdo is best known for her work across the pond in the USA.
She attended Christ the King School and Withington Girls' School before moving to Spain at 17 to learn Spanish and complete her high school diploma. She later returned to Manchester to earn a degree in European languages from the University of Salford, while also studying translation and interpreting at the University of Malaga. Despite being a big name in sports journalism now, Abdo has previously confessed that she struggled to find work opportunities as a young adult - even revealing that she couldn't keep a job at popular high-street bakery, Greggs, reports the Manchester Evening News .
Abdo spilled the beans about her humble work history with a confession that had Carragher, Richards and Anita Jones in stitches. During a Champions League pitch side chat back in October last year, she revealed: "Do you.