Robert Andrew McCaffrey, 1963) is a British television presenter. He is most notable for presenting shows such as ''

Goals On Sunday ''Goals on Sunday'' is a British football discussion television programme on Sky Sports that shows highlights and analysis of the Premier League, Scottish Premiership and Football League Championship matches. Shown every Sunday and Bank Hol ...

'' and ''

You're On Sky Sports You're On Sky Sports was a topical football phone-in discussion television programme on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports News Radio. Originally hosted by Rob Hawthorne then Rob McCaffrey and Gary Newbon, the show was chaired by Jason Cundy. There wil ...

''. McCaffrey also replaced

Jeff Stelling Robert Jeffrey Stelling (born 18 March 1955) is an English television presenter. He currently presents '' Gillette Soccer Saturday'' for Sky Sports and hosted coverage of the Champions League between 2011 and 2015. He also presented the Chann ...

as presenter of ''Soccer Special'' (the midweek version of ''

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'') and enjoyed a spell presenting live

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matches. After earlier education in

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, McCaffrey earned a

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at the

University of Liverpool , mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning , established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...

and studied for a

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journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profes ...

at the school of

Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire The School of Journalism, Media and Communication at University of Central Lancashire, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is one of the UK's longest established centres of journalism teaching, growing out of the Harris College, Preston ...

. After minor jobs at local radio stations in and around

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...

, McCaffrey joined

Radio Merseyside BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC's local radio station serving Merseyside. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds, from studios on Hanover Street in Liverpool. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 203,00 ...

in 1986, becoming a news reporter. Two years later he graduated to the rank of News Producer at

BBC Radio Shropshire BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC's local radio station serving Shropshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Boscobel Drive in Shrewsbury. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 61,00 ...

but left to start a career in television in 1987. Starting at

Granada TV ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was it ...

he presented and reported on local programmes, including North-West football show ''Kick-Off'' and ''Rugby League Live''. Colleagues there included Clive Tyldesley, Elton Welsby and Rob Palmer, now also at

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. McCaffrey was nominated for a

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award for a documentary he produced featuring

John Barnes John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. He currently works as an author, commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to cent ...

and an interview with

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. The programme was filmed in 1994 during

Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...

's preseason tour to

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. Before joining Sky Sports as host of ''You're On Sky Sports'', McCaffrey spent some time as a radio presenter at talkSPORT. McCaffrey is managed by RAM Sports Management,

Rodney Marsh Rodney William Marsh (born 11 October 1944) is an English former footballer and football coach; he later worked as a broadcaster. A forward, he won nine caps for England between 1971 and 1973, scoring one international goal. Brought up in the ...

's agency. McCaffrey actually hosted the phone-in show for which Marsh was sacked by

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for "a tasteless remark" regarding the Asian tsunami attacks. McCaffrey is a lifelong

fan. McCaffrey has also presented a number of

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and

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

videos. In June 2007 McCaffrey was signed up by

Showtime Arabia Showtime Arabia was Showtime Networks' pay television service in the Middle East and North Africa. It was a joint venture between Kuwaiti holding company KIPCO (79% stake) and American media firm Viacom Inc. (21% stake). The company was incorpo ...

to present their English Premiership coverage, which will begin at the start of the 2007/08 season, this led to McCaffrey leaving his role on ''Goals on Sunday''. McCaffrey trialled for the 2006 edition of

Sky One Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...

's The Match programme, in which celebrities train for a football match against ex-professionals. He was disappointed to not be selected, due to a calf strain. McCaffrey hosted the World Cup and the European Championships for

beIN Sports beIN Sports ( ) is a global network of sports channels owned and operated by the Qatari media group beIN. It has played a major role in the increased commercialization of Qatari sports. Its chairman is Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and its CEO is Yousef O ...

in Qatar.

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* British television presenters Alumni of the University of Liverpool Alumni of the University of Central Lancashire Living people 1963 births {{UK-tv-bio-stub