Ed Malyon

Ed Malyon is a British sports journalist who is 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]

Ed Malyon
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
OccupationSports Journalist
EmployerThe Athletic

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]

References
  1. https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-athletic-launches-in-the-uk-with-focus-on-local-coverage-of-premier-league-football-teams/
  2. "Ed Malyon". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  3. Malyon, Ed (2011-06-28). "Titanic day for Argentine football sinks the unsinkable". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  4. ResponseSource. "Editorial changes at Mirror Online". ResponseSource. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  5. "Ed Malyon - Mirror Online". www.mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  6. "27-year-old Malyon appointed Independent sports editor – Sports Journalists' Association". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  7. "The Indy Football Podcast". rss.acast.com.
  8. "FSF Awards 2017 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk.
  9. Malyon, Ed (2019-05-17). ""Last day at The Independent after a brilliant few years"". Twitter. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  10. https://talksport.com/sport/us-sports/295200/nfl-show-podcast-october-10-2017-171010257734/
  11. http://listen.talksport.com/european-football-show-podcast?page=1
  12. https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/tag/pre-match-scout/
  13. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09hqgz7
  14. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06cgrdx
  15. https://m.soundcloud.com/secondcaptains/second-captains-football-angel-di-maria-lvgs-3-5-2-issues-motd50-brainwash
  16. https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2016/july/from-the-press-box-ed-malyon/


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