Clare Louise Tomlinson is an anchorwoman for the British

United Kingdom

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 satellite broadcast sports network Sky Sports

Sky Sports

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.

Public relations career

In the early 1990s, Tomlinson worked at the Football Association

The Football Association

The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...

 as a media officer. Later in the decade, she was appointed as the head of the communications department at Arsenal Football Club

Arsenal F.C.

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, where she helped the then new manager Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...

 deal with the media.

Broadcasting career

Tomlinson joined BSkyB's UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

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 coverage alongside Richard Keys

Richard Keys

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, informing viewers of the interactive options available to Sky Sports subscribers.
She became touchline reporter on Sky Sports' Ford Super Sunday

Ford Super Sunday

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, and co-presented Goals On Sunday

Goals On Sunday

Goals on Sunday is a British TV Show on Sky Sports 1 that shows highlights and analysis of Premier League and Football League matches. Shown on a Sunday morning, the programme is fronted by Chris Kamara and Ben Shephard...

, Sky Sports' Sunday morning football highlights programme. Tomlinson was placed on leave from Goals on Sunday for two months, from October 2007. This followed an infamous interview with the Derby County

Derby County F.C.

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 goalkeeper Stephen Bywater

Stephen Bywater

Stephen Michael Bywater, is an English professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He has made appearances for seven clubs, most notably his current club Derby County, where he won the 2007 Championship Playoff final and West Ham United, where he spent eight seasons and made over 60...

 where he
spelled out the word cunt during an anecdote, and was not reprimanded for it by Tomlinson or co-presenter Chris Kamara

Chris Kamara

Chris Kamara is a retired English footballer. He ended his playing career in 1995 and last managed a club in 1998. He is now a presenter and football analyst on Sky Sports.-Playing career:...

.
Tomlinson is presently one of the presenters on Sky Sports News

Sky Sports News

Sky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....

, usually on their late show Through the Night.
In April 2007, she became the first ever woman to present the PFA Awards Ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.

External links

• Images of Clare on TV Newsroom