MELISSA ORTIZ BIO

Melissa Ortiz is a former professional soccer player and Olympian who has built a prominent career in sports broadcasting since retiring in 2017. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, to Colombian parents, she represented the Colombian Women's National Team at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup™, the 2012 London Olympics and Copa América. She has covered two FIFA World Cups™ for FOX Sports, earning a Webby Award, and currently serves as a sideline reporter and analyst for Warner Bros. Discovery on TNT covering U.S. Women's and Men's National Team matches.