TV football commentator, sport presenter 🎯, news junkie 📰, event host, keynote speaker. Booking enquiries: jacqui@bearfacedtalent.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqui-oatley/https://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3mknry7snds2fSo looking forward to commentating at the FIFA World Cup for FOX Sports in 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇨🇦. Especially as I’ll be reunited with Warren Barton after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and Euro 2024 in Germany. Great team mate and travel partner. Production team fantastic too 👌🏼 https://www.foxsports.com/stories/presspass/fox-sports-unveils-world-class-lineup-of-match-commentators-reporters-covering-fifa-world-cup-202629 Apr 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknry7snds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3m6ewsn22bc2tHeading home for the final time from ITV Sport duty after a decade with a brilliant production team, wonderful crew. We hope our genuine enjoyment of the darts 🎯 came across. Back to football for me now but I’ll still be going to the darts. With pint in hand🍺 instead of a mic 🎙️ x24 Nov 2025 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ewsn22bc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3m62vj2tmxc22En route to Minehead 🎪🌊 for my final darts tournament with ITV Sport. It’s been an incredible 10+ years 🎯. So much fun and so many laughs. So we’re all going to make the most of it and go out with a bang 💥 Three double sessions over the weekend, starting tomorrow 12:45pm then 7pm on ITV4 🎯🎯20 Nov 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62vj2tmxc22https://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3m3ufzbhdfk2aDarts time! 🎯🎯🎯 Join us this evening at 6pm UK time on ITV4, live from Dortmund 🇩🇪 for the opening session of the European Championship #darts Some huge names in action tonight and tomorrow night, then double sessions all weekend 👇🏼 🎯 💃🏼🕺🏼23 Oct 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ufzbhdfk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lzlohgaf3c2lThe kindness of strangers, alongside the love of old friends, is giving the Beard family real comfort as they begin to come to terms with Matt’s loss ❤️ https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/matt-beardy24 Sep 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlohgaf3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lzgpwx4sl22aThis is such a painful time for everyone who knew Matt Beard. If friends or supporters wish to ease the burden of funeral costs, etc, here’s a practical way to support Matt’s wife Debbie as she and the kids attempt to process the sudden loss of this lovely man 💔 https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/matt-beardy22 Sep 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgpwx4sl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lvleb4way22qSo much fun chatting to Grant and Dino on this 🎙️ podcast, reflecting on the ⚽ @weuro2025bot.bsky.social. Thanks for having me on, guys @decespedes.bsky.social and @grantengle.bsky.social @intothechannel.bsky.social @foxsoccer.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvleb4way22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3luatalplec2xForgive me for going down the “role model” route with the Lionesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, as they shouldn’t be lumbered with that label. Teens’ world is so social media based. So to see the likes of 19-year-old Agyemang show such resolve and resilience, without a phone in their hands, really does us parents a favour!18 Jul 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3luatalplec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3ltkavu4y5c25I asked England’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lauren James whether she’d spent extra time practising with her left foot as kid. LJ “It’s kind of natural. I had a habit of always using my opposite. Even in school, I'd use my left hand when I'm right handed. It was just a mindset thing. Just stg that I had a habit of doing.”09 Jul 2025 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkavu4y5c25https://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lsyk4dwbos2l20 years after commentating on Finland’s 🇫🇮 opening Euro 2005 group match v England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 for the BBC, I’m about to commentate on Finland’s 🇫🇮 opener v Iceland 🇮🇸 at Euro 2025 live on FOX Sports 🇺🇸. Feeling grateful. Should be a cracking tournament 🏆02 Jul 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyk4dwbos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lslldy5tck2dVery excited to be working once again for Fox Sports 🇺🇸, this time commentating on UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 ⚽️ over the next month alongside @lorilindsey6.bsky.social. Fantastic lineup. After three weeks of 👩🏼‍💻🤓, now for the packing! https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2025/06/27/fox-sports-unveils-distinguished-broadcaster-lineup-for-historic-presentation-of-uefo-womens-euro-2025/27 Jun 2025 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslldy5tck2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lrx7szzrzk2oThought the Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 women ⚽️ head coach Rhian Wilkinson was outstanding with media this morning. Impressive leadership skills, she struck the right balance between confidence and humility. Do not write off Wales in that crazy Euro 2025 group of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇫🇷 🇳🇱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿19 Jun 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrx7szzrzk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lrb2hvosq22pWell researched article by Ian Herbert of the @dailymail.co.uk on the lack of support for female footballers below the WSL. If anything at all vaguely positive can come out of Maddy Cusack's devastating death, then maybe it's these changes... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-14787295/Maddy-Cusack-Jonathan-Morgan-inquest-Sheffield-United.html10 Jun 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrb2hvosq22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lqsbq6vth227Packing for flight to 🇺🇸 to commentate on Jess Carter 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and co for Gotham FC - good timing as this new @carriesparkle.bsky.social book is out tomorrow! It’s about the British women footballers ⚽️ who paved the way for the current Lionesses & co. Ban in force here until 1971 ⛔️ amzn.eu/d/cJgEbt904 Jun 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqsbq6vth227https://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lqkvtiszys2qOne of my very favourite sport stories of the week is Lo’eau Labonta winning her first #USWNT 🇺🇸 cap aged 32, so fully deserved 👏🏼 . Fantastic footballer, infectious personality. She’s experienced incredible heartache in her life but never stops with the smiles and positivity. #GoLo01 Jun 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkvtiszys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lqfgwk6jj22zNice front page of the kids’ weekly news magazine, The Week Junior👌🏼 ⚽️ #arsenalwomen #awfc🔴⚪️30 May 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfgwk6jj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lofywpbxpc2kHow common is this in professional football ⚽️? An intensive, full-time intern role as a performance analyst that pays nothing. In return, they ask you to bring experience, your own laptop (MacBook) and you must provide your own transport. Yet they’re “committed to equality”.05 May 2025 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lofywpbxpc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3loby4rk7w22mLooking forward to working with Tony Cascarino on @talksport.com Weekend Sports Breakfast tomorrow morning, filling in for Nat. On air 🎙️ 6-9am. Loads to talk about! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX-n2PMYCsU03 May 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3loby4rk7w22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lo4we4ljzs2pFascinating day hosting the Sport Resolutions annual conference in London, chairing panel debates on key legal sport issues: * Safeguarding * Link between contact sport and MND * Contamination: athlete responsibility and misconceptions * Governance of Football * Supreme Court ruling #SportRes202501 May 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4we4ljzs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lnpn7hkksk2qWhat a difference in 4 months. From 5 points behind Leicester, #wwfc are now 20 points clear of them. But the manager’s insisting on maintaining standards. And Jamie Vardy is 2 goals short of 200 for #LCFC. First game since his departure announcement. #WOLLEI 🐺 🦊26 Apr 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnpn7hkksk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lnd5d6wbuc22Can't quite believe this was 18 years ago today! Thanks to Katie for the chat about some rather stressful memories and, more importantly, a changing of the broadcasting landscape in the UK 🇬🇧 since that crazy, crazy time. PS 🇺🇸 very different experience 😊 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2025 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnd5d6wbuc22https://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3ln5tjjenkk2gEmirates 🏟️ looking mighty fine ahead of Arsenal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v Lyon 🇫🇷 first leg of Women’s Champions League 🏆 semi-final. Live on TNT Sports 1 at 12pm 🙌🏽 ⚽️19 Apr 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln5tjjenkk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lmystos3p22rArsenal 🔴 fans on cloud nine probably already have their tickets for this Saturday’s Women’s Champions League semi-final first leg at the Emirates 🏟️. 12:30pm KO Arsenal v Lyon. I’m commentating 🎙️ for TNT Sports but my family coming too, only £18/£9 🎫 👌🏼 #afc #awfc https://www.arsenal.com/tickets/women/2025-Apr-19/olympique-lyonnais17 Apr 2025 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmystos3p22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lm53pbt4ys2qThe brilliant Gemma Davison is coming on @talkSPORT now. She’s a coach on the current @ChelseaFCW 🔵 coaching staff so will provide interesting insight into their campaign. 🎙️ #cfcw #cfc talksport.com https://talksport.com06 Apr 2025 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm53pbt4ys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquioatley.bsky.social/post/3lm2pbh2cc223Really looking forward to filling in for Shaun Custis as host of Sunday Edition 🗞️ with the mighty Henry Winter tomorrow morning 9-11am on talkSPORT 🎙️. So many stories to discuss, including those yet to be written...05 Apr 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:qvcisygi7zpu3ha46tlmtff2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm2pbh2cc223