Gabby Logan says ‘it’s hard to explain how I carried on’ after learning live on Match of the Day that her father Terry Yorath had died

Gabby Logan has recalled how she heard her father had died while presenting Match of the Day live. 

Former Leeds and Wales footballer Terry Yorath died aged 75 in January, following a short illness. 

After receiving a call during filming, the presenter, 53, was replaced mid-show by Mark Chapman, who explained to viewers she had a ‘family emergency’. 

In a new interview, Gabby said she is ‘still processing’ her father’s death and spoke of how hard she has found life in the months after his passing. 

She told The Times: ‘I keep my phone on during broadcasting, as we’re fed stats during games via a

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