WCW: Kay Murray

As I mentioned in my About Me, my favorite sport is soccer. It has been forever and I religiously follow the different leagues as well as the major tournaments. And unless you've been living underneath a rock, we all know that the biggest sporting event in the world is taking place right now, the FIFA World Cup. My life has been completely taken over by it and I wouldn't have it any other way(I'm sure the people that follow me on Twitter/my FB friends wish it was over haha)! I mean it only comes once every 4 years so you've got to get it all in. And it also doesn't hurt that the country I support (GERMANY!) is one of the favorites to win it. But anyway, in keeping with this, my Woman Crush Wednesday for this week is the amazing Kay Murray, Football(soccer) Broadcast Journalist extraordinaire!  

*Kay interviewing Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid TV*

In a field dominated by men, Kay Murray is one of the best soccer sports journalist out there. She began her career working as a presenter for Boro TV in England, Middlesbrough Football Club's official channel. She then went on to become the senior presenter/pitch side reporter/producer-editor-writer for numerous shows for Real Madrid, one of the biggest soccer clubs in the world! *They're also the club I've been a supporter of for the last 12 years. Hala Madrid!* This is where I first came across Kay, through Real Madrid TV. She's fluent in Spanish which helps being as Real Madrid is a Spanish club lol. She's also co-hosted the FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony(it's like the Oscars for soccer) twice and done a fabulous job each time. 

Now Kay works for beIN Sports, a global network of sports channels. She works for the North American version of the channel. She currently hosts The Express Xtra, a post-game show that provides up-to-date news and analysis on the soccer matches of the day. She also contributes articles for the beIN website as well as other sports magazines/websites. 

I think one of the things I respect most about her, besides her being a boss in her testosterone laden field, is that she manages to remain objective while reporting/analyzing. Kay is a Madridista, a term used to describe fans of Real Madrid. If you follow her on social media she proudly shows it(another reason why I love her). Yet when it comes time to work, she's able to put that aside and put on the journalism cap and do her job. I only say this because sometimes the other journalists/presenters(men!) she works with are not objective at all and it's so annoying when you just want to hear the facts, not people's personal opinions. 

I've spoken with Kay through twitter a couple of times, mostly during Real Madrid games and usually when they're losing and we're both frustrated haha. But she's really cool and seems like she would be a fun person to hang out with. :)

Who is your Woman Crush Wednesday?  

MKD