20.07.23

海角乱伦 alumna Pien Meulensteen scores Sky Sports commentator role

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Pien Meulensteen stood by a sports stadium

BA Broadcast Journalism graduate Pien Meulensteen has joined Sky Sports鈥 on-air commentary team for the upcoming Women鈥檚 Super League season.

Following on from being named 鈥極ne to Watch 鈥 On Air鈥 at the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards, Pien has been named alongside former England International Izzy Christiansen as the new recruits for the network鈥檚 on-air team from October, joining the likes of former England legend Karen Carney and presenter Caroline Barker.

Sky have also said that Pien will play a 鈥榳ider role鈥 across the channel鈥檚 football commentary portfolio which will see her being involved in both Premier League and English Football League games.



Ahead of her new role, Pien will be commentating on her third major international tournament in the last two years as part of ITV鈥檚 line-up for the 2023 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup in New Zealand and Australia which kicks off today.

 

Pien said: 鈥淚 am very proud and privileged to continue working with the brilliant team at Sky to bring the best coverage for an exciting season ahead, in both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 game.鈥



Since graduating, Pien has gone from strength to strength as a football commentator, working with the likes of BBC Sport, CBS, DAZN and Dutch broadcaster Ziggo sports.

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