Semra Hunter

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Semra Hunter
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Semra Hunter is an American broadcast journalist and expert in Spanish football. [1]

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Early life and Education

Hunter grew up in Los Angeles and was into football from an early age. [2] Hunter harbored ambitions of becoming a professional footballer, but a bad injury at 16 put her on a different life path. Hunter graduated from Mira Costa High School in 2005. [3] After studying International Relations at the University of California, Berkeley, where she did her Bachelors Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, Hunter studied at the Real Madrid International School where she did her Masters in Communication and Sports Journalism. [4] [5] Hunter was a junior Olympic volleyball champion. [6]

Career

Hunter began her broadcasting journey as an intern for Al-Jazeera Sport before being scouted to join Real Madrid TV for two and a half years. She then moved to Istanbul for two years as a sports anchor and correspondent for Beyond the Game’s daily sports news programme. In 2018 she returned to Spain, and started working for La Liga TV. [7] Hunter developed a niche in Spanish football as a multi-lingual presenter, reporter and event host, and has also hosted coverage for the Champions League, World Cup and European Championships for major international broadcast networks. [8] Hunter is the face of Spanish football as an expert for the likes of BBC, [9] [10] the Guardian, [11] Sky Sports, [12] Talk Sport, [13] CNN, [14] ITV, [15] and Channel 4. [16]

Hunter was the host for FIFA’s UEFA Preliminary Draw for the FIFA World Cup 26. [17] [18]

Personal

Hunter speaks four languages: Spanish, English, Turkish and Catalan. [19]

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  6. ↑ "A kick-ass world cup anchor rocks, earns praise in India". Ullekh NP. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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  9. ↑ "Spain's superstar forward Lamine Yamal 'is incredibly special'". BBC. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "VAMOS with Herc Gomez & Guest Semra Hunter, Presented by Bud Light 09/14/23publisher=Art19" . Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Spain surge into Euro 2024 final and Lamine Yamal takes breath away – Football Daily". Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kylian Mbappe: How will Kylian Mbappe fit into the Real Madrid lineup?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "'He hasn't woken up' – Why Jude Bellingham is not the same player for Real Madrid this season". Talk Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Why presenter thinks Spanish football chief's unwanted kiss with player is 'tip of the iceberg'". CNN. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Semra Hunter interview: An American voice in LaLiga". World Soccer Talk. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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