Rory_Smith_(journalist)

Rory Smith (journalist)

Rory Smith (journalist)

English journalist

Rory Smith is a journalist, broadcaster and author. He is the chief soccer correspondent of The New York Times, having taken up the role in 2016.[1][2] Smith is a former journalist of The Times,[3] The Independent, and The Daily Telegraph,[4]

Career

Smith was ghostwriter on the book Champions League Dreams with Rafa Benitez published in 2012.[5][6] Smith’s 2016 book Mister: The Men Who Gave The World The Game was short listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.[7][8][9][10] ‘Mister’ was included in the best 50 football books ever written in a list compiled by FourFourTwo magazine.[11]

In 2022 Smith published the book Expected Goals: The Story of how Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever.[12]

A frequent guest on BBC Radio Five Live[13][14][15][16] Smith has also written for ESPN,[17] The Blizzard[18] and FourFourTwo.[19] He has appeared on the Second Captains podcast,[20] often on The Anfield Wrap,[21][22] and The Totally Football Show as well as recording his own weekly Set Piece Menu podcast with Hugh Ferris, football commentator Steven Wyeth and former England international Andy Hinchcliffe.[23][24][25] Television appearances include Sky Sports Sunday Supplement.[26]

Awards

In 2015 he was highly commended by the Sports Journalists' Association[27] He was nominated for writer of the year at the 2013,[28] 2015,[29] 2017 and 2019 Football Supporters Federation Awards,[30] winning in 2015 [31] and 2019.[32] Set Piece Menu Podcast was nominated in the ‘Podcast of the Year’ category at the 2018 Football Supporters Federation Awards,[33] as well as shortlisted for the Podcast of the Year at the Football Supporters' Association awards in 2020 and 2021.[34][35]

Personal life

Rory Smith is from Yorkshire.

References

  1. [1]
    "On Soccer". The New York Times. 23 May 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. [2]
    "New York Times Adds a Chief Soccer Correspondent – Adweek". www.adweek.com.
  3. [3]
    "FWA Q&A: RORY SMITH - Football Writers' Association". footballwriters.co.uk.
  4. [4]
    "Vox in the Box: Rory Smith". 5 February 2016.
  5. [5]
    Miller, Nick (2016-02-05). "Vox in the Box: Rory Smith". The Set Pieces. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  6. [6]
    "Comment: Why Rafa Benitez, the former Chelsea and Liverpool manager". The Independent. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  7. [7]
    "Mister by Rory Smith - Waterstones". www.waterstones.com.
  8. [8]
    "Round-up: Offbeat and fascinating tales of the beautiful game". www.irishtimes.com.
  9. [9]
    "We've become ashamed of our football but we still have something to teach the world". www.independent.co.uk. 13 April 2016.
  10. [10]
    "Times writers make Sports Book of the Year shortlist". 18 October 2016 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
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    Lea, Greg (7 December 2017). "The 50 best football books ever". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  12. [12]
    ""Expected Goals" explains how data changed football". The Economist.
  13. [13]
    "Smith: 'Consistent' Leicester will secure top four, 5 live's Football Daily - BBC Radio 5 live". BBC.
  14. [14]
    "Liverpool news – Coutinho to Barcelona transfer would cause chaos - Football - Sport - Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk.
  15. [15]
    "5 Live Sport: The Monday Night Club - 29/01/2018". Radio Times.
  16. [16]
    "BBC pundit claims 'Liverpool are punching above their weight'". Daily Mirror. 17 January 2017.
  17. [17]
    "Is the Premier League slipping?". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  18. [18]
    Storey, Daykin &. "Rory Smith - theBlizzard.co.uk". www.theblizzard.co.uk.
  19. [19]
    "How Chelsea are gaming the system better than anyone – and why they'll keep winning". 21 September 2014.
  20. [20]
    "Episode 800: Barcelona Pull Off Biggest Comeback Of All Time - Second Captains". 9 March 2017.
  21. [21]
    "Midnight Caller: Rory Smith on Andy Robertson And The Value Of Good Coaching - The Anfield Wrap". 27 March 2018.
  22. [22]
    "The Anfield Wrap". podcast.theanfieldwrap.com.
  23. [23]
    Stead, Matthew (5 May 2017). "State of the Football Nation on TV and radio: Podcasts - Football365".
  24. [24]
    Smith, Rory (28 November 2017). "How 2 Kidney Transplants Yielded Real Madrid's 'Secret Weapon'". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  25. [25]
    "The Best Podcasts of 2017 - Deezer UK". www.deezer-blog.com.
  26. [26]
    "LISTEN: Sunday Supplement podcast: Neil Ashton, Martin Samuel, Jason Burt and Rory Smith".
  27. [27]
    "Full list of winners at Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association". www.sportsjournalists.co.uk. 23 March 2015.
  28. [28]
    "FSF Awards 2013 - Meet the Contenders (Part 5) - Football Supporters' Federation". fsf.org.uk. 29 November 2013.
  29. [29]
    "The FSF Awards 2015 in association with William Hill - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 5 November 2015.
  30. [30]
    "FSF Awards 2017 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 31 October 2017.
  31. [31]
    Kelly, Andy (8 December 2015). "Liverpool FC legend Carragher and The Anfield Wrap scoop awards from Football Supporters' Federation".
  32. [32]
    "Twitter status". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  33. [33]
    "FSF Awards 2018 shortlists announced". Football Supporters' Association. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  34. [34]
    "Vote now: FSA Awards shortlists announced". Football Supporters' Association. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  35. [35]
    "FSA Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Football Supporters' Association. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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