Miguel Delaney

Whilst working in his native Ireland with the Sunday Tribune, Delaney was nominated for Young Journalist of the year at the National Media Awards,[2] and was later nominated for the NNI Sports Journalist of the year award.[3] After starting at The Tribune Delaney went on to write for ESPN,[4] Ireland's Sunday Independent,[5] the pages of The Blizzard,[6] Eurosport,[7] The Daily Mirror,[8] and The Belfast Telegraph.[9]

He is the author of Stuttgart to Saipan: The Players' Stories which covered Ireland's qualification for international tournaments in 1988, 1990, 1994 and 2002; the book made the long list for the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year and included interviews with the likes of Liam Brady, Pat Bonner and Mark Lawrenson.[10][11]

Delaney has appeared as a pundit on the BBC Radio 5 live 'Monday Night Club',[12] The Anfield Wrap[13][14] and Second Captains.[15] Delaney can be heard most weeks during the football season contributing to The Indy Football Podcast. [16] He has also guested on the Irishman Abroad podcast series.[17]

Delaney appeared on the BBC Two television programme Premier League Show debating the greatest ever Premier League side with Gabby Logan, Chris Sutton, Ian Wright and Wes Brown.[18] He has also appeared on BT Sport Football Writers show,[19] and Sky Sports Sunday Supplement.[20]

Delaney was in 2019 nominated for sports journalist of the year at the British Journalism Awards [21] and football journalist of the year at the Football Supporters' Association awards.[22]

Delaney is half Irish and half Spanish and is bilingual. Delaney studied a journalism degree in Dublin at the DIT before completing a master's degree reading politics.[23][24] Delaney described Hugh McIlvanney as his favourite sports writer.[25]