• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Alex Scott has been warned by the BBC over social media post, forced to change it

Home> Football

Updated 11:22 12 Dec 2022 GMTPublished 11:19 12 Dec 2022 GMT

Alex Scott has been warned by the BBC over social media post, forced to change it

Alex Scott has been covering the World Cup in Qatar for the BBC but a branded post she sent out caused a stir.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@alexscott2

Topics: Football World Cup, Alex Scott, England, Arsenal

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

X

@joshlawless_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Alex Scott has reportedly been warned by the BBC for promoting a clothing company on social media during the World Cup.

Scott, who became the first female Football Focus host, has been over in Qatar covering the showpiece as a pundit.

The former Arsenal and England star drew huge praise for wearing the 'One Love armband' for England's World Cup opener after the Three Lions and other nations abandoned the gesture after FIFA threatened them with punishment.

Advert

But according to the Daily Mail, the 38-year-old found herself in hot water with BBC bosses over a branded post.

Scott has 1.7 million followers on Instagram and recently announced she had become the first brand ambassador for London clothes brand Reiss.

The presenter uploaded a picture of her working at the World Cup and tagged Reiss in the post. However, there is a policy at the BBC that some employees are prohibited from advertising commercial deals.

Advert

The stance from BBC is that, "On-air talent on news, current affairs and business programmes are not permitted to take part in any promotional activity for third parties".


Scott was therefore asked to edit the post and told not to do it again. A spokesperson from the BBC told SPORTbible: “We have spoken with Alex, who has removed the tag and will not be repeating this.”

Advert

Instagram/@alexscott2
Instagram/@alexscott2

Similar happened with former breakfast host Dan Walker, who apparently stopped posting pictures that people deemed to be of free or discounted products.

Walker would regularly upload images of his suits and sports attire, with brands such as Castore, PXG, Oliver Sweeney and Charles Tyrwhitt being promoted.

Although the BBC confirmed Walker had not breached any guidelines and no commercial agreements were in place, he has taken more caution with his content and stopped endorsing brands on his social media channels.

  • Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson refused to speak to the BBC for SEVEN years in bitter dispute over his son
  • FA make decision on charging Man Utd over social media post made after Arsenal win
  • Manuel Ugarte's social media post goes viral after 'headbutt' in Man Utd's FA Cup win over Arsenal
  • Sir Alex Ferguson had strict kit rule that certain Man Utd players had to follow and Scott McTominay hated it

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
3 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    Newcastle stance on Alexander Isak transfer to Liverpool emerges after huge bid submitted for Hugo Ekitike

    Newcastle are in the market for one of Europe's most sought-after strikers.

    Football
  • 2 hours ago

    Cole Palmer drops the coldest three-word message on Instagram after Donald Trump controversy at Club World Cup final

    Palmer and his Chelsea team-mates celebrated their Club World Cup success with an unexpected visitor.

    Football
  • 3 hours ago

    Rodrygo sends Chelsea fans into meltdown with Instagram comment after Club World Cup final win

    The Real Madrid star's comment has some Chelsea fans seriously excited.

    Football
  • 3 hours ago

    Benjamin Sesko drops massive hint on his next club after Arsenal rejection and it's caught everyone off guard

    The RB Leipzig star has been strongly linked with several big clubs this summer.

    Football