Lucy Ward

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Lucy Ward (born 15 April 1974) is a broadcaster and former English footballer. Ward has held various hosting, commentary and punditry roles for broadcasters including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Setanta Sports, ESPN, CBS, TNT Sports, talkSPORT, DAZN, Disney+ and Prime Video across Champions League, Europa League, Premier League, Women's Super League and international football. Ward has covered every major women’s football tournament and Olympics since 2007. She was part of the BAFTA-winning BBC coverage for the Women's European Championships in 2022 and nominated as part of ITV's broadcasting of the Women's World Cup a year later. Ward was also named as one of The Guardian’s broadcasters of the season for 2024/2025. Prior to broadcasting, Ward was a professional footballer and played for Leeds United Ladies and Doncaster Rovers Belles for more than a decade. She played a key role in the Leeds United side which reached a Women's FA Cup final for the first time in 2006. Ward later became head of education and welfare at Leeds United after her retirement from football and worked with players such as James Milner, Aaron Lennon, Fabian Delph and Kalvin Phillips. In addition to her broadcasting work, Ward has been an advocate and driver for change for women in sport and media.