Viewers of Soccer Aid have found themselves defending presenter Alex Scott, as trolls on social media made a number of disparaging remarks about her.

On Sunday night (11 June), Scott co-hosted the biggest charity football match in the world alongside Dermot O’Leary, which raised £14,619,005 for Unicef by full-time. But many viewers seemed more concerned about Scott’s outfit – a fitted red PVC mid-length dress.

Critics called the BBC pundit and former professional footballer “attention seeking” and made other disrespectful comments about her appearance and outfit choice. By the end of the event, Scott’s name was trending on Twitter with hundreds of tweets mocking her appearance.

However, many other fans watching the charity match have defended the presenter, calling out the comments as “degrading” and “misogynistic”.