Host

The host for the Football Business Awards ceremony will be Mark Chapman

Mark Chapman began his career in 1996 as a continuity announcer on BBC Television, primarily working on BBC One and BBC Two, before becoming the cricket correspondent for BBC North East radio.

Chapman then joined BBC Radio 1 as a Newsbeat sportsreader working on Sara Cox’s show and later on Scott Mills’s show, where he was nicknamed Chappers, before joining BBC Radio 5 Live to host 5 Live Sport on Monday evenings in 2010.Between 2009 and 2013, Chapman was the main stand in presenter on Final Score, Match of the Day 2 and other BBC Sport programmes as well as co-hosting Pardon The Interruption and live football events on ESPN. Following the departure of Colin Murray, Chapman became the main host of Match of the Day 2 in August 2013.2013 also saw Chapman promoted to BBC Sports’ chief rugby league presenter ahead of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, fronting the BBC’s coverage tournament.

In August 2016, Chapman replaced Mark Pougatch as the main presenter of 5 Live Sport on Saturday afternoons, and he continues to host the Monday evening edition of the programme alongside other midweek shows.In 2016, he became the presenter of The NFL Show and NFL This Week, with Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell. He left the show in November 2020.[11] In 2017, he fronted BBC’s coverage of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

In May 2022, in addition to his work with the BBC, it was announced that Chapman had joined Sky Sports to present its coverage of the Carabao Cup.

In September 2022, Chapman was announced as the BBC’s main presenter for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, fronting the coverage for a third consecutive tournament.

From the 2025–26 season, Chapman will become co-lead presenter of BBC’s Match of the Day football coverage.