Why Rebecca Lowe may go away NBC Sports activities, per report

NBC Sports activities lead presenter Rebecca Lowe might be enticed by a possibility to depart the US broadcaster after a brand new alternative has opened up. That’s in line with a report by The Solar tabloid newspaper in the UK. 

The pending departure of host Gary Lineker from BBC’s Match of the Day has brought on a domino impact. In his alternative, it’s broadly reported that Sky Sports activities lead presenter Kelly Cates, daughter of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish, will substitute Lineker on the UK’s flagship soccer present.  

With Cates set to depart Sky Sports activities, the pay-TV broadcaster needs to fill her footwear with a star. Not surprisingly, The Solar stories that Lowe is being thought of for the function. 

World Soccer Discuss reached out to NBC Sports activities for a press release, however the spokesperson declined to remark.

Rebecca Lowe leaving NBC? It may occur

It’s price noting that the identical firm, Comcast, owns each NBC Sports activities and Sky Sports activities. So if Lowe did go away NBC for Sky, it could a minimum of be a transfer throughout the similar media big.

May Lowe be enticed with a return again to the UK? Certainly, she has grow to be a family identify in america due to her stellar work for NBC Sports activities throughout the Premier League, Olympic Video games, and the Kentucky Derby. So, after lately signing a brand new contract with NBC till 2028, what else is left for her in america that she hasn’t already achieved?

In a latest interview with The Athletic, Lowe talked about, “I joined [in 2013] considering I’ll be right here [at NBC Sports] for just a few years and return to England. That might simply be an awesome expertise. [NBC’s Premier League coverage] has become a little bit of a juggernaut, which I’m extremely pleased with.”

After launching the Premier League protection in 2013, these “few years” with NBC Sports activities have become 11 to this point.

United Kingdom provides Lowe a brand new alternative

Earlier than Lowe joined NBC Sports activities in 2013, her work for Setanta Sports activities and ESPN UK, in addition to a sideline reporter for the BBC, was well-known by hardcore English soccer fanatics, however she was a relative unknown in most U.S. sports activities circles.

After conquering america, Lowe now has a golden alternative to enter the lion’s den of Premier League soccer in England, her personal nation. It’d be a brand-new problem for her to carry out on the highest stage on Sky Sports activities. Plus, it could permit her to be close to her dad and mom (together with her father, retired BBC presenter Chris Lowe). Actually, Rebecca’s younger son would take pleasure in spending extra time along with his grandparents, too.

If Lowe needs a brand new profession problem, Sky Sports activities could be it. She would wish to work diligently on changing into a family identify in her personal nation and judging by her profession at NBC Sports activities, that might be attainable.

In any case, she has achieved every part in america and has loved dwelling right here. So, if she is pushed by new profession challenges, Sky Sports activities would supply it. In fact, we’d hate to see her go away NBC Sports activities, however we’d perceive the choice.

For Rebecca Lowe, the world is her oyster.

If there’s a change at NBC Sports activities, it received’t occur till after the tip of the season. Cates is predicted to begin her function initially of the subsequent Premier League season, sharing Match of the Day internet hosting duties with Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan.

Photograph credit score: IMAGO / Professional Sports activities Photographs

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