Alex Scott: I have always rejected the label of female pundit Alex Scott (Peter Byrne/PA) Alex Scott has said she has always rejected the label of “female pundit”. Football presenter Alex Scott has said it is “so key” for young girls to have positive role models as she discussed female representation in sports broadcasting. The former Arsenal and England star was unveiled as the new host of BBC programme Football Focus last month, and will also present coverage from this summer’s Olympics. Alex Scott (Barrington Coombs/PA) Scott said she was “often spoken about as ‘the female pundit’” when she first began broadcasting.