EXCLUSIVE: Jules Breach is lined up to replace Des Kelly as main touchline reporter for TNT Sports, with bosses at re-branded BT Sport channel wanting her, Laura Woods and Lynsey Hipgrave to help them avoid ‘laddish banter’
- TNT Sports are finalising their line-up ahead of the channel’s launch next week
- Jules Breach is in line for a major matchday role after Des Kelly’s departure
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Jules Breach is set to replace Des Kelly as the new main touchline reporter and post-match interviewer at TNT Sports.
The new sports channel, which will replace BT Sport in the schedules from next Tuesday, are in the process of finalising their line-up of presenters and pundits ahead of next week’s launch with Breach understood to be lined up for a major match-day role.
Breach has worked at BT Sport for several years as a presenter of their Saturday afternoon results programme, Score, which was axed at the end of last season after seven years.
The 39-year-old Brighton fan has also been working for Channel 4 presenting their live coverage of England games, most recently the under 21’s European Championship final victory over Spain last Saturday, and TNT bosses want her to replace Kelly, whose shock departure was revealed by Mail Sport yesterday.
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Jules Breach has been lined up to succeed Des Kelly as pitchside reporter at TNT Sports
Des Kelly (left) is leaving BT Sport ahead of their major rebrand next week as TNT Sport
Breach has fronted Channel 4’s coverage of England as well as her presenting role on BT Sport
Breach is set to become the third female member of TNT’s new-look presenting team, with the company’s American owners Warner Bros Discovery eager strike a different tone from the often laddish banter indulged in by male ex-players.
As previously revealed by Mail Sport Laura Woods is due to replace Jake Humphrey as the main presenter of TNT’s Champions League coverage, while Lynsey Hipgrave will continue fronting their Premier League games. In addition Lucy Ward and Karen Carney will have major roles as co-commentators.
Kelly’s surprise departure from TNT follows a raft of changes this summer at their main rivals Sky Sports, who have parted company with many long-serving stalwarts of their football coverage including Graeme Souness, Jeff Stelling, Martin Tyler and Geoff Shreeves.
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