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Miguel Delaney is a sports writer and author from Spain and Ireland. He is known for writing about football. He works as the main football writer for a newspaper called The Independent.
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Miguel Delaney's Career in Journalism
Miguel Delaney started his career as a journalist in his home country, Ireland. He worked for a newspaper called the Sunday Tribune. While he was there, he was nominated for a special award called Young Journalist of the Year. Later, he was also nominated for the NNI Sports Journalist of the Year award.
After working at The Tribune, Miguel wrote for many other well-known sports news places. These included ESPN, the Sunday Independent in Ireland, The Blizzard, Eurosport, The Daily Mirror, and The Belfast Telegraph.
Books by Miguel Delaney
Miguel Delaney has also written a book called Stuttgart to Saipan: The Players' Stories. This book is about how the Irish national football team qualified for big international tournaments. It covers their journey to tournaments in 1988, 1990, 1994, and 2002. The book was considered for the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year award. For the book, he interviewed famous football players like Liam Brady, Pat Bonner, and Mark Lawrenson.
Miguel Delaney on TV and Radio
Miguel Delaney often shares his thoughts on football on different shows. He has appeared as a guest on the BBC Radio 5 Live 'Monday Night Club' and on podcasts like The Anfield Wrap and Second Captains. During the football season, you can often hear him on The Indy Football Podcast. He has also been a guest on the Irishman Abroad podcast series.
Miguel has also been on television. He was on the BBC Two show Premier League Show. On this show, he discussed which team was the greatest ever in the Premier League with other sports experts like Gabby Logan, Chris Sutton, Ian Wright, and Wes Brown. He has also appeared on BT Sport's 'Football Writers' show and Sky Sports' Sunday Supplement.
Awards and Nominations
Miguel Delaney has been recognized for his excellent work in sports journalism. In 2019, he was nominated for Sports Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards. He was also nominated for Football Journalist of the Year at the Football Supporters' Association awards. Miguel Delaney was shortlisted for the Writer of the Year award by the Football Supporters' Association in both 2020 and 2021.
About Miguel Delaney's Life
Miguel Delaney has family from both Ireland and Spain, which means he is half Irish and half Spanish. He can speak two languages, making him bilingual. He studied journalism at the DIT in Dublin. After that, he went on to get a master's degree in politics. Miguel has said that Hugh McIlvanney is his favorite sports writer.
