Gabby Logan, 53, is co-presenting the BBC's FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage from a state-of-the-art immersive studio in Salford, alongside Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman. The trio are joined by football royalty including Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards, and many more.
Early Career Setback
Before her BBC success, Logan was pulled off ITV's 2006 World Cup coverage. On the White Wine Question Time podcast, she recalled: "I had a boss that wasn't really into me and wanted to slightly demote me. He pulled me off the World Cup in 2006. I was scheduled to cover many knockout games and he said [not to return] basically. Go home and don't come back." She feared it would end her career but was given another opportunity by the BBC.
Family Tragedy
Logan's brother Daniel died at age 15 in 1992 while playing football, from undiagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). On BBC Wales Live, she described it as "like a sledgehammer coming down and sending everybody off in different directions because it's such a catastrophic thing to happen."
Earlier this year, her father Terry Yorath, a Welsh football legend, died at 75. Logan left a Match of the Day broadcast mid-show due to the family emergency. On Instagram, she called him "a warrior on the football pitch, captaining club and country, a kind hearted and generous man off it."
Family Sporting Legacy
Logan is married to retired rugby union player Kenny Logan. Their son Reuben is a professional rugby union player, and daughter Lois is an accomplished showjumper. Coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 airs on BBC and ITV.
