The American was not a regular voice in UK football coverage \u2013 until now. <\/p>
\u201cWe\u2019re just going to bring in Christina Unkel for her thoughts on that decision\u201d is not a line many UK football fans were accustomed to prior to Euro 2024.<\/p>\n
Of course, in recent years, the rise of the referee-turned-rules-analyst has been a growing trend, with Peter Walton and Mike Dean swapping the whistle for the microphone.<\/p>\n
Unkel is working as the main rules analyst for ITV throughout the tournament, being brought in to offer expert advice on the closest calls.<\/p>\n
Read more: Euro 2024 matches on today<\/a> | Euro 2024 TV coverage<\/a> | Euro 2024 radio coverage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Unkel boasts a wide range of credentials and vast experience \u2013 but who is she?<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you all the details on ITV\u2019s Euro 2024 rules analyst Christina Unkel.<\/p>\n Read more: Euro 2024 fixtures<\/a> | Euro 2024 presenters<\/a> | Euro 2024 predictions<\/a> | Euro 2024 group analysis<\/a> | Euro 2024 team-by-team guide<\/a> | Euro 2024 kits ranked<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Unkel is a former American football (soccer) referee, licensed by FIFA, with experience officiating in big games across the globe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The 37-year-old is also a legal expert, working as a litigation expert and managing partner at her own law firm in the States.<\/p>\n Most recently, she became president of Tampa Bay Suns FC, a brand new professional women\u2019s team in Florida, who will play their first match in August 2024.<\/p>\n In terms of broadcasting, Unkel has been a mainstay on CBS soccer broadcasts in the US, covering Champions League football, while she has also covered major international football tournaments for Fox Sports.<\/p>\n Unkel has a wealth of entrepreneurial experience, with various business interests revolving around sport, fitness and beyond.<\/p> Read more: Best football players in the world<\/a> | Best football players of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sport<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The American was not a regular voice in UK football coverage \u2013 until now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53484,"template":"","categories":[1,7,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-christina-unkel-euro-2024-itv-rules-analyst-career-explained.jpg",2428,1618,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-christina-unkel-euro-2024-itv-rules-analyst-career-explained-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-christina-unkel-euro-2024-itv-rules-analyst-career-explained-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-christina-unkel-euro-2024-itv-rules-analyst-career-explained-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-christina-unkel-euro-2024-itv-rules-analyst-career-explained-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-christina-unkel-euro-2024-itv-rules-analyst-career-explained-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-christina-unkel-euro-2024-itv-rules-analyst-career-explained-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The American was not a regular voice in UK football coverage \u2013 until now.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53483"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Christina Unkel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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