Have a look at the parents, husband, nationality and ethnicity of Christina Unkel
Christina Unkel is a famous American broadcaster and former football referee who featured as a ITV pundit during the recently concluded Euro 2024, find out more about her below.
Aside from featuring on ITV, she is also a popular figure on the CBS Champions League show.
Who is Christina Unkel ITV VAR expert and ex-referee, bio, age, parents, husband, nationality, heritage and ethnicity
Unkel worked as a refereeing analyst for ITV during Euro 2024 and was part of the coverage throughout the tournament.
Bio
Christina Unkel Ibanez is a renowned American broadcaster and former football referee Unkel who started refereeing at age ten. Christina is an avid supporter of EFL Championship side Leeds United. Christina was always interested in sports from a young age and also played football at the collegiate level.
Unkel is the daughter of Central American parents. Her background is Guatemalan and Honduran and football was a major part of her family in Florida.
Nationality: American; Date of birth: 14 May 1987; Age: 37; Country of birth: USA
Education
Christina Unkel attended the Palm Beach Atlantic University in the United States. She graduated with a degree in the rules of Association Football. Following which she attended the Stetson University in the United States where she obtained and MBA Program in Law.
Profession and career
Christina Unkel is a multi-professional individual who has dabbled in various professions over the years. After completing her education, she worked as a football referee and has a FIFA-license. She has officiated matches at both the club and international level.
Christina later served as the State Referee Administrator for the Florida State Referee Committee before working as president of American side Tampa Bay Sun FC. Unkleโs official website states that she also worked as a litigation attorney, focusing on “complex business and construction litigation” with a focus on sports law. She also serves as a committee member of the US National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Christina currently works as an analyst for ITV and CBS, having previously worked at Fox Sports and Paramount+. She also worked as a journalist for The Athletic CBS Sports. Most notably, she also featured as an analyst during the 2019 FIFA Womenโs World Cup for Fox Sports.
Christina also works as a refeering analyst on the CBS Champions League show alongside host Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher. Last month in June 2024, joined British television station ITV as a refereeing and rules expert to cover the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany.
Aside from her roles in football and media, Christina Unkle is also an entrepreneur and has co-founded multiple businesses. These includes Scorch Fitness and the Deadlift Effect, sports science and strength training firms.
Husband and children
Christina Unkel married American football referee Ted Unkel on 2 May 2009, after initially meeting at a football tournament in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The couple have one daughter, named age 8 Quinn.
Christina Unkel has an Instagram account with the handle @christina.unkel, where she has about 6,740 followers.
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