Miguel Delaney
Miguel Delaney is a Spanish-Irish football journalist and author. He is the chief football writer at The Independent.[1]
Career
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] Miguel Delaney was shortlisted for the Writer of the Year at the Football Supporters' Association awards in 2020 and 2021.[23][24]
Personal life
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.[25][26] Delaney described Hugh McIlvanney as his favourite sports writer.[27]
References
- ^ "Miguel Delaney". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "2009 Shortlist Announced for Bord Gáis Energy National Media Awards" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.pdf
- ^ "'Irish Times' journalists nominated for awards". www.irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Europe's top 20 football managers". 9 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Delaney: Football is refusing to accept it has a drug problem - Independent.ie". 10 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Storey, Daykin &. "Miguel Delaney - theBlizzard.co.uk". www.theblizzard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Appointing Jose Mourinho would be a big strategic error for Man Utd - they need a long-term plan". 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Delaney - Mirror Online". www.mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Why Fred is perfect for Manchester United, explains former Shakhtar coach". Belfasttelegraph. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Contenders for William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Doyle, Paul. "When Saturday Comes - Stuttgart To Saipan". www.wsc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Delaney to the BBC: I triple checked the Jose Mourinho 6-page letter to Man United story (Audio) - 101 Great Goals". www.101greatgoals.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive: The Latest Liverpool Transfer Talk – Including Thomas Lemar And Riyad Mahrez". 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "TAW Transfer Special: Liverpool Linked With Leipzig's Timo Werner". 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ https://www.acast.com/secondcaptains/footballs-shame-contes-impact-manchester-duel-neymar-speak[dead link]
- ^ acast. "The Indy Football Podcast on acast". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Delaney: Episode 248". Retrieved 14 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Premier League Show: Were Arsenal's Invincibles the Premier League's best team?". BBC Sport. 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Football Writers Podcast by Pixiu on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "On Sunday Supplement: Shaun Custis, Miguel Delaney and Simon Mullock - soccer News - Sky Sports". www.skysports.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "British Journalism Awards 2019 shortlist announced". 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Vote now: FSA Awards 2019 shortlists announced". 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Vote now: FSA Awards shortlists announced". 12 February 2021.
- ^ "FSA Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Football Supporters' Association. 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Education: Life Beyond Soccer - #15 Miguel Delaney - ExtraTime.ie". Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Team, Balls (25 March 2016). "Exclusive: Miguel Delaney To Replace Dion Fanning At The Sunday Independent". Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "FWA Q&A: MIGUEL DELANEY - Football Writers' Association". footballwriters.co.uk. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.