Jeff Stelling

Robert Jeffrey Stelling born 18 March 1955 is an English television presenter He presented Gillette Soccer Saturday for Sky Sports from 1994 until 2023 and hosted coverage of the Champions League between 2011 and 2015 He also presented the Channel 4 quiz show Countdown 20092011 and ITV game show Alphabetical 20162017 On 30 October 2021 Stelling announced his intention to leave Soccer Saturday at the end of the 202122 season However on 28 March 2022 Sky Sports announced that Stelling would be staying until at least the end of the 202223 season He left the show on May 8 2023 Stelling was brought up in a council house in Hartlepool He attended Rift House Primary School and West Hartlepool Grammar School After leaving school his first job was as a journalist at the Hartlepool Mail where he remained for four years