Robert Jeffrey Stelling also known as Jeff Stelling is an English television partner and currently presents Gillette Soccer Saturday for Sky Sports, and in this blog let’s see more about his Net Worth, Wife, Salary, Endorsements, Current Job, and more.

The English presenter has been working in the field since 1978 and still continues to serve in the field of journalism and it shows the love that he has for the profession. Jeff also hosted the Champions League for four seasons(2011-2015). On October 2021 he revealed his intention to leave Sky Sports but Sky Sports confirmed that he will stay at least till the 2022-2023 season, In December he will be the host of talkSPORT’s new Breakfast Show.

Jeff Stelling Facts and Wiki

Jeff Stelling’s Net Worth and Salary

Jeff Stelling is reported to have a net worth of around $3 million by Otakukart. He is a Television Reporter by profession and is said to earn about $150,000 annually. With his long and successful career, Jeff Stelling is one of the richest and most influential Reporters in the United Kingdom.

Jeff Stelling Professional Career

After schooling, Jeff Stelling chose the path of being a journalist at Hartlepool Mail Daily where he completed the first 4 years of his career. Later, he started his first broadcasting position as a reporter for Middlesbrough FC in the late 1970s.

Jeff Stelling worked as a sports presenter for BBC Radio Sportswatch program in the early 1980s and then moved to BBC Radio. Later in 1992, Jeff moved to Sky Sports and has been working there till the present. Jeff is famous for Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday show and many even compliment that the show’s success was due to the work that Jeff has put into it.

In 2015, Jeff Stelling accepted Hartlepool United’s request and was appointed as their club’s Honorary President. As a TV partner, he didn’t hesitate to act in the field of cinema and has played cameos in many movies like The IT Crowd, and Dream Team and also in a famous football-comedy TV series Ted Lasso.

Jeff Stelling, a well-known Soccer Saturday host, will begin hosting talkSPORT’s Breakfast Show in December. He will work with respected pundit Ally McCoist, a former striker for Scotland and Rangers who won the Pundit of the Year honor at the most recent Sports Journalism Awards. Future events are exciting!

Jeff Stelling’s Personal Life

Jeff Stelling was born on March 18, 1955, in Hartlepool, United Kingdom. Brought up in a council house in Hartlepool, Jeff attended Rift House Primary School and West Hartlepool Grammar School. His parental details are not available.

Jeff is a well-known fundraiser and is notably known for his several long walks for charity. Jeff has also produced one of the best sports autobiographies (“I’ve Got Mail”) books that depict his life outside the Sky Sports Studio. In his book, he also mentioned that he has been blackmailed twice with a letter sent to his home by some scammers which is a bad plight that could happen to a well-known media person.

Jeff Stelling’s Wife – Liz Selling

Jeff Stelling tied the knot with Liz Stelling in 1998 and has been leading a happy life now together. They currently live in Bishop’s Waltham in south Hampshire with their 3 children namely two sons Robbie (born August 1998) and Matthew (born November 1999) and a daughter Olivia (born June 2003). There is very little information about Liz on the internet.

Jeff Stelling Charity and Other Works

Jeff walked about 262 miles from Hartlepool to Wembley Stadium over 10 days to raise funds for Prostate Cancer in the UK. He raised around £420k from it and many famous personalities like Russ Green (Chief Executive of Hartlepool), Chris Kamara, Matt Le Tissier, Charlie Nicholas, Sir Ian Botham, and Paul Merson joined hands with Jeff for this initiative to help people.

In 2013, Jeff Stelling with a few other people climbed Mount Kilimanjaro raising funds for The Finlay Cooper a children’s charity, and raised around £100k from that. He then walked the length of 15 marathons in 2017 starting from St. James Park in Exeter to St. James Park in Newcastle for the cause of Prostate Cancer UK and raised funds from it.

Jeff was named Sports Broadcaster of the Year for four consecutive years by the Sports Journalists Association for his outstanding work in this field. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Professional Studies by the University of Teesside in 2007.

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Celtic confirm the signing of Vasilis Barkas

Scottish champions Celtic have signed Greek goalkeeper Vasilis Barkas from AEK Athens, the club confirmed on their official website.

The 26-year-old Barkas has penned a four-year deal with the Hoops, having completed a £5.5m move from the Greek giants. (h/t Daily Record)

Vasilis Barkas: Five things you need to know…

• Barkas started out with Greek outfit Atromitos. After having made 21 appearances for the club, he joined AEK Athens in 2016.
• In four years with the Greek giants, Barkas featured 111 times for the club, keeping 61 clean sheets in the process.
• The 26-year-old won the Greek Super League 1 in 2018.
• In the 2019/20 campaign, he featured 33 times in all competitions, conceding just 26 times, while keeping 16 shut-outs.
• Barkas has featured 10 times for the Greece national team.

Celtic were without a first-choice goalkeeper after Craig Gordon’s contract expired at the end of the 2019/20 campaign.

However, they have now snapped up the signing of Barkas. Upon the completion of the signing the Greek international said:

“I’m very happy to come to this very big club and I can’t wait to play my first game. When my manager, my father told me that Celtic wanted me to come here, I didn’t need think about it. It’s a very good chance for me to play for a very big club.”

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Having completed a successive ninth Scottish Premiership title, Celtic will be eyeing an unprecedented tenth consecutive league title.

Neil Lennon has already strengthened the side with the loan signing of Mohamed Elyounoussi. And now, the arrival of Barkas will further boost their credentials for a tilt at the title.

Why Celtic should move for Vasilios Barkas if loanee Fraser Forster departs

According to the Glasgow Evening Times, Celtic have been linked with a move for Greek shot-stopper Vasilios Barkas, who currently plies his trade with AEK Athens in his homeland. 

Fraser Forster has established himself as the undisputed No.1 between the sticks for the Hoops since his loan move north of the border from Southampton earlier in the summer but Neil Lennon has lined up Vasilios Barkas as a feasible alternative should the England international return to his parent club in January or next summer. 

Born in The Netherlands to parents of Greek descent, Barkas joined Greek top-flight outfit Atromitos at the youth level back in 2006 and rose through the ranks to make his senior professional debut in the 2014-15 season. 

Having caught the eye as a back-up goalkeeper at his boyhood club, the 25-year-old was snapped up by Greek giants AEK Athens in 2016 and he hasn’t looked back since then. 

The highly-rated shot-stopper, who already boasts of 10 international caps for Greece, has made a total of 88 appearances for his club in all competitions, conceding 68 goals and managing a staggering 50 clean-sheets in the process.  

Those impressive numbers haven’t eluded the eyes of some of the bigger clubs in Europe, with Celtic apparently keen to prise the 6ft.5-inch goalkeeper away from his homeland in the upcoming transfer window. 

Barkas, who has earned rave reviews for his consistently impressive performances in goal, was the subject of interest from Frech club Montpellier in the summer but AEK Athens turned down an €8 million bid for the shot-stopper’s services. (h/t Glasgow Evening Times)

To that end, it is pretty clear that AEK Athens are unlikely to let the 25-year-old depart on the cheap anytime soon and with Barkas under contract until 2022, Celtic would probably need to break the bank to bring the Greek international to Parkhead. 

Despite that, however, Barkas’ rapid development in his homeland coupled with his fully-fledged international status and experience of playing in the UEFA Champions League certainly makes him worth a punt for Celtic.

With money virtually flowing like water in the transfer market these days, it is imperative to say that quality shot-stoppers are no longer available on the cheap and Celtic should not hesitate to fork out a sizable fee for Vasilios Barkas, who has progressed by leaps and bounds and looks ready to take the next big step in his career. 

Forster is already a firm fan favourite at Parkhead and has provided a sense of reliability between the sticks for the Hoops this term, with 36-year-old Craig Gordon playing as an understudy to the Southampton loanee due to an injury to Scott Bain. 

However, with Gordon in the autumn of his career and out of contract next summer, Celtic would need to bring in a new No.1 in the future should they fail to secure the services of Forster permanently. Bain, of course, is more than handy but one does get the feeling that they need more quality to make an impact in Europe. 

Verdict

Forster’s previous experience at Parkhead, coupled with his vast know-how of the British game, certainly make him a reliable option for the Hoops but bringing in Vasilios Barkas, who is a young and developing shot-stopper at 25, could make more sense from a financial point of view looking at the long-term plans moving forward. 

Agreed, Celtic would probably need to fork out a bigger fee for Barkas that they would if they were to sign Forster permanently, but it is a no-brainer that the Greek international has the quality and the potential to be a long-term goalkeeping solution for the Hoops. 

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To conclude, it won’t be so straightforward for Celtic to ditch Forster in favour of signing Barkas but this is a gamble which could possibly go on to pay rich dividends in the years to come.