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]

Career

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]

In 2022 Smith published the book Expected Goals: The Story of how Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever.[12]

A frequent guest on BBC Radio Five Live[13][14][15][16] Smith has also written for ESPN,[17] The Blizzard[18] and FourFourTwo.[19] He has appeared on the Second Captains podcast,[20] often on The Anfield Wrap,[21][22] and The Totally Football Show as well as recording his own weekly Set Piece Menu podcast with Hugh Ferris, football commentator Steven Wyeth and former England international Andy Hinchcliffe.[23][24][25] Television appearances include Sky Sports Sunday Supplement.[26]

Awards

In 2015 he was highly commended by the Sports Journalists' Association[27] He was nominated for writer of the year at the 2013,[28] 2015,[29] 2017 and 2019 Football Supporters Federation Awards,[30] winning in 2015 [31] and 2019.[32] Set Piece Menu Podcast was nominated in the ‘Podcast of the Year’ category at the 2018 Football Supporters Federation Awards,[33] as well as shortlisted for the Podcast of the Year at the Football Supporters' Association awards in 2020 and 2021.[34][35]

Personal life

Rory Smith is from Yorkshire.

References
  1. "On Soccer". The New York Times. 23 May 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  2. "New York Times Adds a Chief Soccer Correspondent – Adweek". www.adweek.com.
  3. "FWA Q&A: RORY SMITH - Football Writers' Association". footballwriters.co.uk.
  4. "Vox in the Box: Rory Smith". 5 February 2016.
  5. Miller, Nick (2016-02-05). "Vox in the Box: Rory Smith". The Set Pieces. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  6. "Comment: Why Rafa Benitez, the former Chelsea and Liverpool manager". The Independent. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  7. "Mister by Rory Smith - Waterstones". www.waterstones.com.
  8. "Round-up: Offbeat and fascinating tales of the beautiful game". www.irishtimes.com.
  9. "We've become ashamed of our football but we still have something to teach the world". www.independent.co.uk. 13 April 2016.
  10. "Times writers make Sports Book of the Year shortlist". 18 October 2016 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  11. December 2017, Greg Lea 07 (7 December 2017). "The 50 best football books ever". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  12. ""Expected Goals" explains how data changed football". The Economist.
  13. "Smith: 'Consistent' Leicester will secure top four, 5 live's Football Daily - BBC Radio 5 live". BBC.
  14. "Liverpool news – Coutinho to Barcelona transfer would cause chaos - Football - Sport - Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk.
  15. "5 Live Sport: The Monday Night Club - 29/01/2018". Radio Times.
  16. "BBC pundit claims 'Liverpool are punching above their weight'". Daily Mirror. 17 January 2017.
  17. "Is the Premier League slipping?". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  18. Storey, Daykin &. "Rory Smith - theBlizzard.co.uk". www.theblizzard.co.uk.
  19. "How Chelsea are gaming the system better than anyone – and why they'll keep winning". 21 September 2014.
  20. "Episode 800: Barcelona Pull Off Biggest Comeback Of All Time - Second Captains". 9 March 2017.
  21. "Midnight Caller: Rory Smith on Andy Robertson And The Value Of Good Coaching - The Anfield Wrap". 27 March 2018.
  22. "The Anfield Wrap". podcast.theanfieldwrap.com.
  23. Stead, Matthew (5 May 2017). "State of the Football Nation on TV and radio: Podcasts - Football365".
  24. Smith, Rory (28 November 2017). "How 2 Kidney Transplants Yielded Real Madrid's 'Secret Weapon'". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  25. "The Best Podcasts of 2017 - Deezer UK". www.deezer-blog.com.
  26. "LISTEN: Sunday Supplement podcast: Neil Ashton, Martin Samuel, Jason Burt and Rory Smith".
  27. "Full list of winners at Sports Journalism Awards – Sports Journalists' Association". www.sportsjournalists.co.uk. 23 March 2015.
  28. "FSF Awards 2013 - Meet the Contenders (Part 5) - Football Supporters' Federation". fsf.org.uk. 29 November 2013.
  29. "The FSF Awards 2015 in association with William Hill - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 5 November 2015.
  30. "FSF Awards 2017 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 31 October 2017.
  31. Kelly, Andy (8 December 2015). "Liverpool FC legend Carragher and The Anfield Wrap scoop awards from Football Supporters' Federation".
  32. "Twitter status". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  33. "FSF Awards 2018 shortlists announced". Football Supporters' Association. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  34. "Vote now: FSA Awards shortlists announced". Football Supporters' Association. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  35. "FSA Awards 2021 shortlists announced". Football Supporters' Association. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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