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'{{short description|English footballer and sports commentator (born 1984)}} {{other people|Alex Scott}} {{Use British English|date=June 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alex Scott<br />{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}}} | image = Alex Scott BBC Sport 01 06 2019 (cropped).jpg | caption = Scott in 2019 | fullname = Alexandra Virina Scott<ref name=FIFA>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of players: England |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=6 July 2015 |access-date=1 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608175618/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|14|df=y}}<ref name=FIFA/> | birth_place = [[London]], England | height = {{convert|1.63|m|order=flip}}<ref name=FIFA/> | position = [[Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 1992–1999 | youthclubs1 = [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] | years1 = 2002–2004 | clubs1 = [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2004–2005 | clubs2 = [[Birmingham City L.F.C.|Birmingham City]] | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2005–2009 | clubs3 = [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] | caps3 = 72 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = [[Boston Breakers]] | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2012–2018 | clubs5 = [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] | caps5 = 76 | goals5 = 6 | totalcaps = 218 | totalgoals = 15 | nationalyears1 = 2004–2017 | nationalteam1 = [[England women's national football team|England]] | nationalcaps1 = 140 | nationalgoals1 = 12 | nationalyears2 = 2012 | nationalteam2 = [[Great Britain women's Olympic football team|Great Britain]] | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fbw|ENG}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015 Canada]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA Women's Championship]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009 Finland]]|}} }} '''Alexandra Virina Scott''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 14 October 1984) is an English sports presenter, pundit, and former [[association football|professional footballer]] who mostly played as a [[right-back]] for [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[FA Women's Super League|FA WSL]]. She made 140 appearances for the [[England women's national football team|England national team]] and represented [[Great Britain women's Olympic football team|Great Britain]] at the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]]. At club level, Scott has had three separate spells with Arsenal, punctuated with a season at [[Birmingham City L.F.C.|Birmingham City]] in 2004–05 and three years in the American [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS) with [[Boston Breakers (WPS)|Boston Breakers]]. She scored the winning goal for Arsenal in the [[2007 UEFA Women's Cup Final]]. In 2019, Scott was inducted to the [[English Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="national-hof">{{cite web |title=Alex Scott |url=https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/alex-scott/ |publisher=National Football Museum |access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref> {{As of|2019}}, Scott is a pundit for [[BBC Sport]] and [[Sky Sports]] and was featured during the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] and [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref name="bbc_online-abuse">{{cite news |title=Alex Scott: Ex-England defender receives sexist abuse 'every single day' on social media |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48220743 |access-date=9 January 2021 |work=BBC |date=9 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=England need to be better - Alex Scott |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/48576842 |access-date=9 January 2021 |work=BBC |date=9 June 2019}}</ref> She also covers the English [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bate |first1=Adam |title=Arsenal's defeat to Tottenham: What is Mikel Arteta's style of play now? |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12153790/arsenals-defeat-to-tottenham-what-is-mikel-artetas-style-of-play-now |access-date=9 January 2021 |work=Sky Sports |date=7 December 2020}}</ref> In October 2023, she won The Sport Award in the ''[[Attitude (magazine)|2023 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/life/attitude-awards-2023-winners-from-the-2023-virgin-atlantic-attitude-awards-powered-by-jaguar-449028/|work=[[Attitude (magazine)|www.attitude.co.uk]]|title=Here are all the winners from the 2023 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, powered by Jaguar|author=Attitude Staff|date=October 12, 2023}}</ref> ==Early life== Alexandra Virina Scott was born on 14 October 1984 in [[Poplar, London|Poplar]], East London, to a British mother with [[Northern Irish]], English and [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian-Jewish]] heritage and a [[Jamaica]]n father. During the filming of the BBC's ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' in 2021, she discovered that her maternal great-grandfather was Jewish and [[battle of Cable Street|opposed fascism in East London]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfisz |first=Francine |date=14 September 2021 |title=Alex Scott taps into Jewish roots for BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are? |url=https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/alex-scott-taps-into-jewish-roots-for-bbc-ones-who-do-you-think-you-are/ |website=Jewish News |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref> and that her four times great-grandfather was a black man who owned twenty-six slaves.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griffin |first1=Louise |date=16 October 2021 |title=Alex Scott tearful as she finds out ancestor owned 26 slaves: 'That goes against everything I stand for' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/16/alex-scott-tearful-as-she-finds-out-ancestor-owned-26-slaves-15434033/ |work=Metro |language=en-GB |access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref> Scott attended [[Langdon Park School]] which has been granted [[Sports College]] status. In 2022, Scott revealed in her autobiography that she had been a victim of [[domestic abuse]] from her father during her childhood; she pledged that all proceeds from her book would go to help women affected by similar abuse.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC presenter Alex Scott: I won't let my abusive dad win any more |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63120553 |access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref> ==Club career== [[File:Alex Scott.jpg|thumb|upright|Scott playing for [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] in 2006, with [[Emma Byrne]] looking on]] ===Start in England=== Scott signed on with [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] in 1992, at the age of eight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ladies re-sign Yankey and Scott |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ladies-re-sign-yankey-and-scott |website=Arsenal |date=19 August 2005 |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910171509/https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/ladies-re-sign-yankey-and-scott |archive-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> After breaking into the first team as a striker or right [[winger (sports)|winger]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellen Maggs going great Guns at Arsenal |url=http://www.femalesoccer.net/wB.php?action=show_page&page=wB_article&id=103&wB_link_to_this_article_maximize=y |website=femaleSOCCER.net |access-date=2 August 2012 |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705003137/http://www.femalesoccer.net/wB.php?action=show_page&page=wB_article&id=103&wB_link_to_this_article_maximize=y |url-status=dead }}</ref> she was later converted to full-back. Scott remained with Arsenal until the [[2004–05 FA Women's Premier League|2004–05 season]], after which she moved to [[Birmingham City L.F.C.|Birmingham City]]. With the addition of Scott, the club finished fourth in the [[FA Women's Premier League National Division]]. However, due to Birmingham's financial difficulties, she returned to Arsenal for the [[2005–06 FA Women's Premier League|2005–06 season]]. Upon rejoining Arsenal, Scott helped the club to a domestic double of the [[FA Women's Premier League National Division|FA Women's Premier League]] and [[FA Women's Cup]]. She was also a key figure in Arsenal's historic "Quadruple" season in which they won all of their trophy competitions, including the [[2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup]]. Arsenal were the first ever British side to win the competition, with Scott scoring the only goal in the [[2007 UEFA Women's Cup Final|two-legged tie]] with [[Umeå IK]]. She appeared in 22 Premier League games, scoring two goals. In all competitions, she made 40 appearances and scored four goals. The [[2007–08 FA Women's Premier League|2007–08 season]] saw Scott appear in 21 games, scoring once. In all competitions, she made 35 appearances, scoring three goals. In the [[2008–09 FA Women's Premier League|2008–09]] season, Scott scored once in 13 games. In all competitions, she made 24 appearances, adding two goals.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} ===Move to the United States=== [[File:Scott-2010-stl.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Scott playing for the Boston Breakers in the WPS in 2010]] Upon the creation of a new women's league in the United States, [[Women's Professional Soccer]], it was announced on 25 September 2008 that her WPS playing rights had been assigned to [[Chicago Red Stars]], whose head coach was former Arsenal assistant [[Emma Hayes]]. Her rights were traded on 15 January 2009 to [[Boston Breakers]] and it was announced on 6 February 2009 that she would be leaving Arsenal to join up with her new team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Scott set to join the Boston Breakers {{!}} Ladies News |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/ladies-news/alex-scott-to-join-the-boston-breakers |website=Arsenal |date=6 February 2009 |access-date=5 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910171533/https://www.arsenal.com/news/ladies-news/alex-scott-to-join-the-boston-breakers |archive-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> In the inaugural [[2009 Women's Professional Soccer season]], Scott played in 17 games for the Breakers. She scored one goal and added one assist. In [[2010 Women's Professional Soccer season|2010]], Scott featured in 21 games and registered two assists. She started 14 of her 15 matches in [[2011 Women's Professional Soccer season|2011]]. In December 2011, Scott returned to Arsenal on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] for the duration of a three-match pre-season tour of Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arsenal enjoy charity Japan trip |url=http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=1730704.html |website=UEFA |date=8 December 2011 |access-date=20 December 2011}}</ref> ===Back to England=== When the WPS collapsed ahead of the 2012 campaign, Scott returned for a third spell at Arsenal. She was joined by Boston teammate [[Kelly Smith]].<ref name="Smith and Scott">{{cite web |title=England's Kelly Smith and Alex Scott rejoin Arsenal Ladies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17316524 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |date=9 March 2012 |access-date=18 August 2012}}</ref> Scott was named captain for the 2014–15 season. She did not take part in the 2015 Continental Cup final where Arsenal Ladies beat Notts County to the Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Continental Cup final: Arsenal Ladies 3–0 Notts County Ladies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34682637 |website=BBC Sport |date=1 November 2015 |access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> In the following season, Scott helped take Arsenal to the final of the 2016 FA Cup against [[Chelsea L.F.C.|Chelsea]], which the Gunners won 1–0.<ref name=FACup16>{{cite web |title=Arsenal Ladies 1–0 Chelsea Ladies |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36281818 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |date=14 May 2016 |access-date=17 May 2018}}</ref> Scott played her last game on 12 May 2018 against [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City Women]] which Arsenal won 2–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arsenal Women 2–1 Manchester City women |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44013707 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |date=12 May 2018 |access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref> ==International career== [[File:Alex Scott England Ladies v Montenegro 5 4 2014 631.jpg|upright|thumb|Scott playing for England in 2014]] ===England=== Scott competed at the U19 and U21 levels for England, including at the [[2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=England Player Biographies |url=http://www.womensoccer.com/refs/u19wwc-canada/u19wwc-canada_engbios.shtml#scott |website=Women's Soccer World |access-date=18 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718082716/http://www.womensoccer.com/refs/u19wwc-canada/u19wwc-canada_engbios.shtml |archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> Scott made her full debut against the [[Netherlands women's national football team|Netherlands]] on 18 September 2004. She played in the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005]], [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009]], [[UEFA Women's Euro 2013|2013]] and [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017|2017]] editions of the [[UEFA Women's Championship]], as well as the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]], [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]] and [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]] [[FIFA Women's World Cup]]s. She won silver at the 2009 UEFA Women's Euros and bronze at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Centurion Alex Scott retires from England duty |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2017/sep/01/alex-scott-announces-england-retirement-020917 |website=The FA |date=2 September 2017 |access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref> In November 2014, Scott headed powerfully past her own goalkeeper to give [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] the lead in England's crushing 3–0 defeat at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Anna |date=23 November 2014 |title=England Women 0–3 Germany Women |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30037272 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref> On 2 September 2017, Scott retired from international football. On the date of retirement, she ended up as the second most capped [[England women's national football team|England]] player with 140 appearances.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alex Scott: England defender retires from international football |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41134927 |website=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2017 |access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> Scott was allotted 155 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerty |first=David |date=2023-05-31 |title=England squad named for World Cup |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/May/31/england-womens-senior-squad-named-for-world-cup-2023-20233105 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=The Football Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacey-Hatton |first=Jack |date=2022-11-18 |title=Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionesses-introduce-legacy-numbers-players-28529161 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> ===Great Britain Olympics=== In June 2012, Scott was named in the 18-player [[Great Britain women's Olympic football team|Great Britain]] squad for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics&nbsp;– Women's tournament|2012 London Olympics]], where the British team finished 5th.<ref>{{cite news |title=Team GB women's squad for London 2012 announced |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18592483 |website=BBC Sport |date=26 June 2012 |access-date=26 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref> ==Media career== Scott began her media career while still playing football, appearing on programmes such as ''[[Soccer AM]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Thomas-Mason |first1=Lee |date=15 January 2016 |title=Exclusive: How England star Alex Scott is pioneering the role of women in sport |url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/15/exclusive-how-current-england-and-arsenal-star-alex-scott-is-pioneering-the-role-of-women-in-sport-5625571/ |website=Metro |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> with other minor roles at [[BBC Sport]], [[BT Sport]], and [[Sky Sports]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Johal |first1=Harjeet |date=3 August 2017 |title=Euro 2017: Q&A with England fullback Alex Scott – Equalizer Soccer |url=https://equalizersoccer.com/2017/08/03/euro-2017-qa-with-england-fullback-alex-scott/ |website=Equalizer Soccer |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> While playing for Arsenal, she completed a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting at [[Staffordshire University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Case Study - Alex Scott - Footballer to Presenter |url=https://www.ppf.org.uk/ppf-org-uk/_img/images/career/Case%20Study%20-%20Alex%20Scott%20-%20Footballer%20to%20Presenter.pdf |website=Professional Players Federation |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> She wrote a weekly women's football column in the ''[[Morning Star (UK newspaper)|Morning Star]]'' newspaper,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=Alex |date=17 August 2012 |title=The Alex Scott column: It's time to get back to business with the Gunners |url=http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/122792 |work=Morning Star |access-date=18 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822015943/http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/122792 |archive-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> and a column in ''[[The Independent]]'' during the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Scott |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/author/alex-scott |website=The Independent |access-date=11 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hattenstone |first1=Simon |title='I was never motivated by money': meet the new stars of English football |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/01/game-changers-england-women-football-team |website=The Guardian |access-date=11 March 2023 |date=1 August 2015}}</ref> In 2016 she appeared in [[Bear Grylls]]' ITV show, ''[[Bear Grylls: Mission Survive|Mission Survive]]'', which she won.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fletcher |first1=Alex |date=7 April 2016 |title=Bear Grylls Mission Survive final: Alex Scott beats Jason Gardiner and Samantha Barks to win |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/news/a789828/alex-scott-wins-the-bear-grylls-mission-survive-final/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=1 September 2017}}</ref> Following her retirement in 2017, Scott turned her focus full-time to television broadcasting, co-presenting on ''[[Match of the Day Kickabout]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rutzler |first1=Peter |date=19 June 2018 |title='Knowledgeable, insightful, brilliant': BBC pundit Alex Scott earns rave reviews at World Cup |url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/alex-scott-bbc-world-cup-pundit/ |website=iNews |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> She became well known to a wider audience when she covered the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]], becoming the first female football pundit at a World Cup for the BBC.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Topping |first1=Alexandra |date=18 December 2018 |title=What happened next? How the World Cup brought in a new era for Alex Scott – and women in football |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/18/what-happened-next-how-the-world-cup-brought-in-a-new-era-for-alex-scott-and-women-in-football |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> After the tournament, she continued to provide insight on the Premier League, and in August 2018 became the first female pundit on Sky Sports, joining the ''[[Super Sunday (UK TV programme)|Super Sunday]]'' team.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Hamish |date=10 August 2018 |title=Alex Scott to create history by being Sky Sport's first ever female pundit |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/alex-scott-create-history-sky-sports-first-ever-female-pundit-151804985.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> She covered the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup]] for the BBC.<ref name=":0" /> In August 2019, Scott was announced as the new co-host of Sky Sports' ''[[Goals on Sunday]]'' alongside [[Chris Kamara]].<ref name=goalsonsunday>{{cite web |date=1 August 2019 |title=Football on Sky Sports in 2019/20: New season, new signings |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11775087/football-on-sky-sports-in-201920-new-season-new-signings |website=Sky Sports |access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref> Since 2020, Scott has been a regular presenter on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Scott is also a frequent guest presenter on ''[[The One Show]]''. In September 2019 Scott was a contestant on the [[Strictly Come Dancing (series 17)|17th series]] of ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'', paired with professional dancer [[Neil Jones (dancer)|Neil Jones]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presenter and former footballer Alex Scott is our 12th Strictly celeb |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/entries/922b3c45-82db-494f-8d34-7425fd55a0a0 |website=BBC |date=6 August 2019 |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> She was the first woman footballer to take part in the show. The couple were eliminated in week 11, coming fifth. {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|'''Week No.''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|'''Dance/Song''' ! colspan="4" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|'''Judges' score''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|'''Total''' ! rowspan="2" style="background:#ccc; text-align:Center;"|'''Result''' |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;" ! style="width:10%; "|Horwood ! style="width:10%; "|Mabuse ! style="width:10%; "|Ballas ! style="width:10%; "|Tonioli |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6 |1 |[[Quickstep]]/ "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]" |5 |5 |5 |6 |21 |No Elimination |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |2 |[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha cha cha]] / "[[What I Did for Love (David Guetta song)|What I Did for Love]]" |4 |6 |6 |6 |22 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |3 |[[Rhumba|Rumba]]/ "[[How Far I'll Go]]" |5 |6 |6 |6 |23 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |4 |[[Tango]]/ "[[Go Your Own Way]]" |4 |6 |6 |7 | |{{red|''23''}} {{efn|name=red| {{red|''Red''}} number indicates Alex and Neil were at the bottom of the leaderboard}} |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |5 |[[Charleston (dance)|Charleston]] / "[[Pump Up the Jam]]" |8 |8 |8 |9 {{efn|Score awarded by guest judge [[Alfonso Ribeiro]]}} |33 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |6 |[[Street dance|Street]] / "[[Ghostbusters (song)|Ghostbusters]]" {{efn|name=injured|Neil was injured during week 6 rehearsals, so [[Kevin Clifton]] danced in his place}} |7 |9 |9 |9 |34 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |7 |[[American Smooth]] / "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]" {{efn|name=injured}} |7 |8 |8 |8 |31 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |8 |[[Jive (dance)|Jive]] / "[[Let's Twist Again]]" |7 |8 |8 |8 |31 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |9 |[[Paso Doble]] / "[[Run the World (Girls)]]" |8 |8 |9 |9 |34 |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |10 |[[Argentine Tango]] / "[[Never Tear Us Apart]]" |4 |7 |7 |8 |{{red|''26''}} {{efn|name=red}} |Safe |- style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;" |11 |[[Samba]] / "[[The Hymn of Joy|Joyful Joyful]]" |6 |7 |7 |7 | {{red|''27''}} {{efn|name=red}} |Eliminated |} {{notelist}} Scott has spoken out repeatedly about the sexist abuse she frequently receives on social media because of her role as a football pundit.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Alex Scott: Ex-England defender receives sexist abuse 'every single day' on social media |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48220743 |website=BBC Sport |date=9 May 2019 |access-date=1 June 2019}}</ref> In May 2021, Scott was announced as the new presenter of ''[[Football Focus]]'', after [[Dan Walker (broadcaster)|Dan Walker]]'s decision to step down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Scott: Football Focus host 'ready to bring her best self' to new role |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57096067 |website=BBC |date=15 May 2021 |access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref> In July 2021, Scott was announced as the host of a new BBC daytime quiz show, ''[[The Tournament (game show)|The Tournament]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Scott and Ross Kemp to host new BBC Daytime Quiz formats made in Scotland |url=http://bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/alex-scott-ross-kemp-new-bbc-daytime-quiz-formats/ |website=BBC |access-date=9 July 2021}}</ref> which began airing in November.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunner |first1=Amber |date=2 November 2021 |title=Alex Scott to host new BBC quiz with penalty shootout tension |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/alex-scott-host-new-bbc-6147438 |website=BristolLive |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> That same month (July), Scott was announced as a commentator for the [[EA Sports]] game ''[[FIFA 22]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Scott confirmed as commentator on FIFA 22 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/alex-scott-confirmed-as-commentator-on-fifa-22/ar-AAMqOQX |website=MSN}}</ref> She was a main presenter for the BBC's coverage of the [[2020 Olympic Games]] alongside [[Clare Balding]].<ref name="accent">{{cite news |date=31 July 2021 |title=Alex Scott proud of accent amid criticism from Lord Jones |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-58040793 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> Scott participated in the ancestry research programme ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', which aired from October 2021 onwards.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Dame Judi Dench, Pixie Lott, Joe Lycett, Alex Scott and Josh Widdicombe among stars set to take part in a new series of Who Do You Think You Are? |url=http://bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/who-do-you-think-you-are/ |website=BBC |language=en-GB |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref> Her memoir ''How (Not) To Be Strong'' was published on 29 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bagwell |first1=Matt |date=29 September 2022 |title=Alex Scott Opens Up About Falling 'Madly In Love' With Lioness Teammate Kelly Smith |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/alex-scott-kelly-smith-relationship-lionesses_uk_63340150e4b0e376dbf11877 |website=HuffPost |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> Shortly after seven European national football associations announced that they were asking their captains not to wear the pro-LGBTQ+ [[OneLove]] armband at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], due to a threat of sporting sanctions from FIFA, Scott wore the armband while reporting on the England vs [[Iran national football team|Iran]] match on 21 November.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/11/21/bbc-alex-scott-lgbtq-armband/ |title=BBC's Alex Scott praised for wearing LGBTQ+ armband while football bosses bend to Qatar's will |first=Emily |last=Chudy |work=[[PinkNews]] |date=21 November 2022 |access-date=22 November 2022 }}</ref> On 10 March 2023, following the suspension of [[Gary Lineker]] as the host of Match of the Day for allegedly breaching BBC impartiality rules by criticising the government's [[Illegal Migration Bill|asylum policy]] on [[Twitter]], Scott sent a [[Bernie Sanders]] meme "nah not me" to indicate she would not present the following episode of the show in solidarity with Lineker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/10/gary-lineker-step-back-match-of-the-day-bbc |title=Match of the Day to air without presenter or pundits after Gary Lineker's suspension |author=Jim Waterson |work=The Guardian |date=10 March 2023 |access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref> In June 2023, Scott was featured in the national ad for messaging platform [[WhatsApp]]. In the campaign titled ''A Private Message'', Scott starred opposite [[Ted Lasso]] actor [[Karen Johal]]. [[WhatsApp]] used Scott to help promote their new secure messaging services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Houston |first=Amy |date=June 20, 2023 |title=WhatsApp teams up with Alex Scott to promote safe and private messaging |url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2023/06/20/whatsapp-teams-up-with-alex-scott-promote-safe-and-private-messaging |access-date=July 31, 2023 |website=The Drum}}</ref> ==Personal life== In 2011, Scott founded the Alex Scott Academy in partnership with [[Kingston College (England)|Kingston College]] and [[Puma SE|Puma]], for female footballers aged 16–19 years. This represented the first such academy in the UK and was intended to highlight the growth of the women's game.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Alex Scott Academy |url=http://www.kingston-college.ac.uk/news/4/309/new-women-s-football-academy-launched.html |work=Kingston College&nbsp;– Sport Academies |date=9 June 2011 |access-date=10 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610003325/http://www.kingston-college.ac.uk/news/4/309/new-women-s-football-academy-launched.html |archive-date=10 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Scott was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2017 New Year Honours]] for services to football, she invited her mother, grandmother and niece to her investiture at Buckingham Palace and surprised her family with afternoon tea at the Ritz.<ref name="MBE Arsenal">{{cite web |title=Alex Scott to receive an MBE |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20161230/alex-scott-to-receive-an-mbe |publisher=[[Arsenal F.C.]] |date=30 December 2016 |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="MBE FA">{{Cite web |title=MBE for Lionesses legend Alex Scott |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/dec/30/alex-scott-mbe-new-years-honours-list-services-to-football-lionesses |access-date=22 November 2022 |publisher=[[The Football Association]] |language=en}}</ref> She received an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Hertfordshire]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Herts university gives degrees to Blissett, Scott and Little |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58558214 |website=BBC News |access-date=11 March 2023 |date=14 September 2021}}</ref> Scott and former partner and teammate [[Kelly Smith]] shared a house in [[Hertfordshire]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thievam |first1=Kieran |date=25 August 2019 |title=Kieran Theivam: I sat on Kelly Smith's sofa and knew I had to cover this fascinating sport |url=https://theathletic.co.uk/1160631/2019/08/26/kieran-theivam-i-sat-on-kelly-smiths-sofa-and-knew-i-had-to-cover-this-fascinating-sport/ |work=The Athletic |access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref> The pair were teammates in America while both played for the Boston Breakers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gray |first1=Ashley |date=10 December 2019 |title=Kelly Smith: How I beat the drink and turned into England's best player |url=https://ashleygray.net/?tag=kelly-smith |work=Ashley Gray |access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=These Are the Boston Breakers: Alex Scott |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/184367-these-are-the-boston-breakers-alex-scott}}</ref> Both returned to England to play for Arsenal together in 2012, after the collapse of their American league.<ref name="Smith and Scott"/> In her 2022 memoir ''How (Not) To Be Strong'', Scott confirmed that she and Smith were a couple from 2005 to 2013. While she says she fell "madly and deeply in love" with Smith, Scott has not explicitly labelled her [[sexual orientation|sexuality]] and has said she has been in relationships with both men and women.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=McLoughlin |first1=Lisa |date=28 September 2022 |title='I fell madly and deeply in love': Alex Scott reveals she was in a relationship with teammate Kelly Smith |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/alex-scott-details-romance-kelly-smith-b1028654.html |website=Evening Standard |language=en-GB |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> Scott has been in a relationship with singer [[Jess Glynne]] since the summer of 2023.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/jess-glynne-interview-alex-scott-girlfriend-burnout-sexism/ | title='Love is love': Jess Glynne on burnout, Beyoncé – and finding happiness with Alex Scott | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=26 January 2024 | last1=McCormick | first1=Neil }}</ref> == Career statistics == ===International=== :''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Scott goal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Alex Scott<ref>{{cite book|last1=Karsdorp|first1=Dirk|title=The England Women's FC 1972–2018: The Lionesses – A Statistical Record|date=2018|publisher=Soccer Books Ltd|isbn=978-1-86223-391-1}}</ref> |- !scope=col|No. !scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |- | align=center|1 | rowspan=2|27 October 2005 | rowspan=2|[[Tapolca]], Hungary | rowspan=2|{{fbw|HUN}} | align=center|4–0 | rowspan=2 align=center|13–0 | rowspan=2|[[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2007 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align=center|2 | align=center|6–0 |- | align=center|3 || 11 May 2006 || [[St Mary's Stadium|St. Mary's]], [[Southampton]], England || {{fbw|HUN}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–0 || 2007 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align=center|4 || 25 October 2006 || [[Scholz-Arena|Waldstadion]], [[Ahlen]], Germany || {{fbw|GER}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–5 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |- | align=center|5 || 8 March 2007 || [[National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes)|National Hockey Stadium]], [[Milton Keynes]], England || {{fbw|RUS}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|6–0 || Friendly |- | align=center|6 || 28 January 2007 || [[Guangdong Olympic Stadium]], [[Guangzhou]], China || {{fbw|USA}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center|1–1 || [[2007 Four Nations Tournament (women's football)|2007 Four Nations Tournament]] |- | align=center|7 | rowspan=2|27 October 2007 | rowspan=2|[[Bescot Stadium]], [[Walsall]], England | rowspan=2|{{fbw|BLR}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan=2 align=center|4–0 | rowspan=2|[[2009 UEFA Women's Championship qualification|2009 UEFA Championship qualification]] |- | align=center|8 | align=center|4–0 |- | align=center|9 || 26 November 2009 || [[Buca Arena]], [[İzmir]], Turkey || {{fbw|TUR}} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|3–0 || [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2011 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align=center|10 | rowspan=2|1 March 2010 | rowspan=2|[[GSP Stadium]], [[Nicosia]], Cyprus | rowspan=2|{{fbw|ITA}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan=2 align=center|3–2 | rowspan=2|[[2010 Cyprus Women's Cup|2010 Cyprus Cup]] |- | align=center|11 | align=center|2–0 |- | align=center|12 || 21 August 2010 || Sepp-Doll-Stadion, [[Krems an der Donau|Krems]], Austria || {{fbw|AUT}} || align=center|3–0 || align=center|4–0 || 2011 FIFA World Cup qualification |} == Honours == '''Arsenal''' * [[FA Women's Super League|FA WSL]]: [[2012 FA WSL|2012]] * [[FA WSL Cup]]: 2012, 2013, 2015,2018 * [[FA Women's Premier League]]: [[2003–04 FA Women's Premier League|2003–04]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom04.html |title=2003–04 season |last1=Kubusch |first1=Lars |last2=Shannon |first2=David |date=6 March 2005 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> [[2005–06 FA Women's Premier League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 FA Women's Premier League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 FA Women's Premier League|2007–08]], [[2008–09 FA Women's Premier League|2008–09]] * [[Women's FA Cup|FA Cup]]: 2003–04,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3672565.stm |title=2004 FA Women's Cup final |date=3 May 2004 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> 2005–06,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0708fa-women-s-cup-final-leeds-0-5-arsenal |title=FA Women's Cup Final: Leeds 0–5 Arsenal |last=Harris |first=Chris |date=1 May 2006 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> 2006–07,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/6632373.stm |title=Arsenal Ladies 4–1 Charlton Women |last=Cheese |first=Caroline |date=7 May 2007 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> 2007–08,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0708fa-women-s-cup-final-leeds-1-4-arsenal |title=FA Women's Cup Final&nbsp;– Leeds 1–4 Arsenal |last=Harris |first=Chris |date=5 May 2008 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> [[2012–13 FA Women's Cup|2012–13]], [[2013–14 FA Women's Cup|2013–14]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27628675 |title=Women's FA Cup final: Arsenal beat Everton to retain trophy |work=BBC Sport |access-date=22 September 2017}}</ref> [[2015–16 FA Women's Cup|2015–16]]<ref name="FACup16" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.women.soccerway.com/players/alex-scott/19363/ |title=England&nbsp;– A. Scott |access-date=4 September 2017}}</ref> * [[FA Women's Premier League Cup]]: [[2006–07 FA Women's Premier League Cup|2006–07]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/6417843.stm |title=Arsenal clinch League Cup glory |date=4 March 2007 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> [[2008–09 FA Women's Premier League Cup|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/26/kelly-smith-arsenal-women-doncaster |title=Arsenal's Smith signs off in style |last=Leighton |first=Tony |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=26 February 2009 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref> * [[FA Women's Community Shield]]: [[2006 FA Women's Community Shield|2006]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0708comm-shield-arsenal-ladies-3-everton-0 |title=Comm Shield: Arsenal Ladies 3 Everton 0 |date=2 August 2006 |access-date=30 March 2018 |last=Harris |first=Chris}}</ref> [[2008 FA Women's Community Shield|2008]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809//ladies/everton-v-arsenal-ladies |title=Community Shield: Everton 0–1 Arsenal Ladies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134650/https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809//ladies/everton-v-arsenal-ladies |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}</ref> * [[UEFA Women's Champions League]]: [[2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup|2006–07]] '''England''' * [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] third place: [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/66/09/64/eng_51_0704_ger-eng_fulltime.pdf |date=4 July 2015 |title=Match for third place – Match report |publisher=FIFA |access-date=7 July 2019 |archive-date=6 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706175120/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/66/09/64/eng_51_0704_ger-eng_fulltime.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[UEFA Women's Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009|2009]]<ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Women's EURO 2009 – Final |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2009/matches/round=15050/match=2001423/postmatch/lineups/index.html |publisher=UEFA |access-date=7 July 2019 |date=10 September 2009}}</ref> * [[Cyprus Cup]]: [[2009 Cyprus Cup|2009]], [[2013 Cyprus Cup|2013]], [[2015 Cyprus Cup|2015]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leighton |first1=Tony |title=England women win Cyprus Cup |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/12/england-women-cyprus-cup-canada-hope-powell |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 March 2009 |access-date=13 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Leighton |first1=Tony |title=Rachel Yankey volley earns England women their second Cyprus Cup title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/13/rachel-yankey-england-canada-cyprus-cup |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 March 2013 |access-date=13 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lavery |first1=Glenn |title=England 1–0 Canada: Cyprus Cup final match report |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/mar/11/cyprus-cup-final-canada-larnaca-match-report |publisher=The Football Association |date=11 March 2015 |access-date=13 August 2019 }}</ref> '''Orders and special awards''' * [[2017 New Year Honours|2017]]: [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE)<ref name="MBE Arsenal"/><ref name="MBE FA"/> == See also == * [[List of England women's international footballers]] * [[List of FIFA Women's World Cup broadcasters]] * [[List of football personalities with British honours]] * [[List of Strictly Come Dancing contestants]] * [[List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps]] {{Portal bar|Biography|Women's association football|Association football|Sports|England}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== * Aluko, Eniola (2019), ''They Don't Teach This'', Random House, {{ISBN|9781473564480}} * Caudwell, Jayne (2013), ''Women's Football in the UK: Continuing with Gender Analyses'', Taylor & Francis, {{ISBN|9781317966234}} * Clarke, Gemma (2019), ''Soccerwomen: The Icons, Rebels, Stars, and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game'', {{ISBN|9781568589206}} * Dunn, Carrie (2016), ''The Roar of the Lionesses: Women's Football in England'', Pitch Publishing Limited, {{ISBN|9781785311512}} * Dunn, Carrie (2019), ''Pride of the Lionesses: The Changing Face of Women's Football in England'', Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited, {{ISBN|9781785315411}} * Grainey, Timothy (2012), ''Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer'', University of Nebraska Press, {{ISBN|0803240368}} * Scott, Alex (2022), ''How (Not) To Be Strong'', Penguin Books, {{ISBN|9781529159134}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{FIFA player}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151211160817/http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players/S/Alex-Scott Alex Scott] at TheFA.com (archived) * [https://www.arsenal.com/women/players/alex-scott Alex Scott] at Arsenal.com * 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