Pien Meulensteen is a football commentator.
She works for Sky Sports, BBC Sport, and CBS.
Pien is a regular reporter for IMG Premier League Productions, broadcasting to an international audience on some of the biggest games in world football.
She is the daughter of former Manchester United first team coach, Rene Meulensteen.
Pien was born in a small town in the Netherlands and, after four years in Qatar, moved to the UK in 2001.
Being fluent in both English and Dutch she recently reported from the FA Cup Final in May 2021 for the leading sports broadcaster in the Netherlands, Ziggo Sport.
Pien began her broadcasting career at BBC Manchester whilst working towards her First Class Honours degree in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Salford.
She become a regular presenter and commentator for MUTV, providing play-by-play commentaries on Manchester United Women’s football team whilst also hosting Premier League match days on location and in the studio.
Former England international Izzy Christiansen and commentator Pien Meulensteen will join Sky Sports for the 2023/24 Women’s Super League season. Sky Sports’ season kicks off on Sunday 1st October at 5.30pm, with Champions Chelsea hosting London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at...
The BBC and ITV have announced their presenter line ups for the up and coming Women’s World Cup. The International women’s association football championship will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from the 20th July to 20th August...
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