Gary Bailey is a former Manchester United and England goalkeeper who has built a career in football broadcasting and professional speaking. Born in Ipswich in 1958 and raised partly in South Africa, he combined football with academic study, earning a BSc in Physics from the University of Manchester and an MBA from Henley Business School at Oxford. Bailey made 375 first-team appearances for Manchester United, winning the FA Cup in 1983 and 1985, and represented England from 1979 to 1986, including at the 1986 World Cup.

After retiring from English football, he returned to the pitch with South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs, winning the league title and five trophies in two years. Bailey later spent 25 years with SuperSport in South Africa, presenting and producing football programs and leading its soccer coverage. Based in Florida, he now works as a soccer presenter and commentator, covering the NWSL, USL and France’s Ligue 1 for Vista and beIN Sports