Bill Leslie

The brilliant sports journalist Bill Leslie is a lead football commentator on Sky Sports, covering the English Premier League and the EFL Championship. He has previously worked for Capital Gold radio.

Born and raised in London, Leslie started his broadcasting career working for Capital Gold as a football reporter and secondary commentator. In 2002 he became the lead commentator for the station, and also started his television commentary career at Channel Five covering the UEFA U-21 Championship.

Leslie moved to Sky Sports in 2003 covering the UEFA Champions League. The following year he helped launch Football First, and began to commentate on the Game of the Day at the start of the 2004-05 season. He also made his live English Premier League commentary debut that seasonHe took over as the channel’s principal Football League commentator in 2006, and also covered Sky’s Scottish football output.