Draft:Rob Jones - Presenter

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Comment: In accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, I disclose that I have been paid by my employer for my contributions to this article. Media-0813 (talk) 13:58, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Rob Jones is a British sports broadcaster who works primarily for Sky Sports but joined The Rest is Football team on Netflix for the 2026 World Cup.

Jones started off on BBC football programme Late Kick Off in 2012, before covering the London Olympics and then moving to ITV in the Channel Islands. He also worked for the Olympic channel at the Rio in 2016 and the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang two years later.

Jones began working for Sky Sports in 2016 and has presented and reported for Sky Sports News, been a regular reporter for Soccer Saturday and done commentaries for both live Premier League and EFL games on Sky.

For Sky Sports News, he covered the 2023 Ashes, 2023 Open championship and the 2026 Europa League final between Aston Villa and Freiburg.

Jones was confirmed as a reporter on The Rest is Football with Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards ahead of the World Cup for 40 shows during the course of the competition.

In America, Jones was embedded in the England camp for the duration of the tournament - interviewing the players and providing live updates on location and in the studio in New York.

Personal Life

Jones's mother represented England in basketball, whilst his grandfather Tommy Godwin won two Olympic bronze medals for Great Britain in cycling at the 1948 Games in London.

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[1] ttps://lasswho.com/speakers/rob-jones/397

[2] ttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm12518263/

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r19VRS0DeJc

[4] ttps://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasting/the-rest-is-football-unveils-world-cup-netflix-show-guests/5217473.article

[5] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Godwin_(cyclist,_born_1920)

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