Rory Smith (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]

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]

A frequent guest on BBC Radio Five Live^{[12][13][14][15]} Smith has also written for ESPN,^[16] The Blizzard^[17] and FourFourTwo.^[18] He has appeared on the Second Captains podcast,^[19] often on The Anfield Wrap,^[20][21] and The Totally Football Show as well as recording his own weekly ‘Set Piece Menu’ podcast with Hugh Ferris, Steve Wyeth and former England international Andy Hinchcliffe.^[22][23][24] Television appearances include Sky Sports Sunday Supplement.^[25]

In 2015 he was highly commended by the Sports Journalists' Association^[26] He was nominated for writer of the year at the 2013,^[27] 2015,^[28] 2017 and 2019 Football Supporters Federation Awards,^[29] winning in 2015 ^[30] and 2019.^[31]

Personal life[]

Rory Smith is from Yorkshire.

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