Matt_Dickinson_(journalist)
Matt Dickinson (journalist)
English sports journalist
Matt Dickinson (born 16 November 1968) is an English sports journalist, who is currently chief football correspondent of The Times.[1][2]
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| Born | Matthew John Dickinson (1968-11-16) November 16, 1968 (age 55) |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Sports Journalist |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Employer | The Times |
Dickinson was educated at The Perse School and received a B.A. in Law from Robinson College, Cambridge. Dickinson has also completed a post graduate degree at Cardiff University.[3]
Dickinson worked for the Cambridge Evening News until he joined the Daily Express in 1991. He joined The Times in 1997. He was appointed football correspondent and, in 1999, conducted an interview with England manager, Glenn Hoddle, which led to his resignation. Hoddle had expressed controversial views on reincarnation and the disabled.[4] Dickinson was made chief football correspondent in 2002.[5] In 2014 his book, "Bobby Moore, The Man in Full", was published.[6]
Awards
Dickinson was named Young Sports Writer of the Year at the British Sports Journalism Awards in 1993.[5] At the awards in 2000, he was named the Sports Writer of the Year.[5]
- DICKINSON, Matthew John, (Matt), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
- "Matt Dickinson | The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- "Matt Dickinson: Cambridge, Journalism and the World of Sport". The Cambridge Student. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- Arlidge, John (30 January 1999). "Hoddle's future in doubt after disabled slur". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- "Profile Matt Dickinson". The Times. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- "Bobby Moore, The Man in Full". Random House. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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