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Ed Malyon

Ed Malyon

British sports journalist

Ed Malyon is a British sports journalist who was most recently Managing Director of UK Operations for The Athletic.[1] He was formerly the sports editor of The Independent and the weekend football editor of the Daily Mirror.[2]

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Education

Malyon received a B.A. in Spanish and French from Manchester University.

Career

Malyon began his journalism career as a freelance writer, reporting on South American football for The Daily Mirror, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Guardian and FourFourTwo.[3] He joined the Daily Mirror full-time in 2013[4] and was later made deputy sports editor and European football correspondent.[5]

Malyon was appointed sports editor of The Independent in 2017 while still only 27, the youngest in the history of Fleet Street to be given the role.[6] He was the host of The Indy Football Podcast,[7] nominated for ‘best podcast’ at the 2017 Football Supporters Federation awards.[8]

He left the Independent on 17 May 2019 to join startup US sports website The Athletic.[9]

Malyon has also contributed to the TalkSport’s NFL Show,[10] and European Football Show,[11] The Anfield Wrap,[12] the Radio 5 Live shows Fighting Talk[13] and The Football Daily,[14] as well as the Irish podcast Second Captains.[15]

Personal life

Malyon is a supporter of Crystal Palace FC.[16] He resides in America with his wife and dog.

References

  1. [1]
    "The Athletic launches in the UK with focus on 'local' coverage of Premier League football teams". 4 August 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Ed Malyon". The Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. [3]
    Malyon, Ed (28 June 2011). "Titanic day for Argentine football sinks the unsinkable". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. [4]
    ResponseSource. "Editorial changes at Mirror Online". ResponseSource. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Ed Malyon - Mirror Online". www.mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. [6]
    "27-year-old Malyon appointed Independent sports editor – Sports Journalists' Association". 30 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. [7]
    "The Indy Football Podcast". rss.acast.com.
  8. [8]
    "FSF Awards 2017 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 31 October 2017.
  9. [9]
    Malyon, Ed (17 May 2019). ""Last day at The Independent after a brilliant few years"". Twitter. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  10. [10]
    "The NFL Show podcast: October 10, 2017". 10 October 2017.
  11. [11]
    "European Football Show Podcast".
  12. [12]
    "PRE MATCH SCOUT Archives".
  13. [13]
    "BBC Radio 5 live - Fighting Talk, Kate Richardson-Walsh, ed Malyon, Greg Brady, Clive Anderson".
  14. [14]
    "BBC Radio 5 live - Football Daily, Doughnuts, Roy's tattoos and Ronaldo's translator".
  15. [15]
    "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds".
  16. [16]
    "- News".


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