Inside Kate Abdo's media career after working in Europe before becoming face of World Cup and Champions League in US

KATE ABDO will be one of the faces of the 2022 FIFA World Cup for Fox Sports.

Abdo, 41, is set to host their FIFA World Cup Tonight show throughout the upcoming tournament alongside former USMNT international Maurice Edu and former NFL wideout Chad Ochocinco  Johnson.

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David Neal, the executive producer of the World Cup on Fox and vice president of production for Fox Sports, said of their trio of hosts via a statement: "Kate, Mo and Chad bring expertise, experience and originality to Fox Sports’ nightly coverage of the tournament, and we look forward to having them, along with a few surprise guests, raise the level of excitement in recapping all the action for viewers across America."

This will be Abdo's fourth World Cup with Fox Sports, having previously hosted the 2019 and 2015 Women's World Cups, and the Men's 2018 World Cup.

This marks just the latest step in her remarkable rise to fame and success in the sports broadcasting world - a journey that began in Manchester.

Born and raised in South Manchester, Abdo spent her mid-teens studying in Spain and Germany.

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Now fluent in English, German, Spanish, and French, Abdo told The Athletic that she had planned to become a translator, saying that she loves "anything that is international."

Starting her media career as a translator at Deutsche Welle in Germany, Abdo went on to join CNN as the host of World Sports, before returning to Germany and then England during which time she worked for Sky Sports.

Then in 2015, she was 'loaned' (as she reportedly phrased it) to Fox Sports to host the Women's World Cup, going on to host their Champions League, Europa League, World Cup, FA Cup, and Bundesliga coverage in the coming years.

Abdo also tried her hand at covering boxing, hosting their Inside PBC boxing show.

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In 2020, when CBS won the rights to cover the UEFA Champions League and Europe League, Abdo left Fox for CBS where she remains as a host alongside the likes of former soccer internationals Thierry Henry, Micah Richards, and Jamie Carragher.

Abdo also covers the USMNT regularly alongside Edu, who described her as "just really, really good at her s**t."

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