| Guillem Balagué | |
| Birth Date: | 2 November 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Alma Mater: | Autonomous University of Barcelona (BJ) |
| Occupation: | Football journalist • writer • author |
| Years Active: | 1989–present |
| Employer: | BBC |
| Awards: | Cross Sports Book Awards Football Book of the Year |
Guillem Balagué (born 2 November 1968)[1] is a Spanish football journalist, author, and pundit. He was a regular pundit on Sky Sports' show Revista de la Liga and has also written for some of Britain's newspapers as well as several Spanish newspapers.
In June 2008, Balagué launched his own personal website,[2] featuring a blog, news and the opportunity to interact with him directly.
Balagué is a journalist and has written for several English and Spanish newspapers. He is currently preparing a football documentary and also the first Pep Guardiola biography in English. He has written articles in British newspapers The Times and The Observer, as well as a weekly column in the free daily commuter newspaper The Metro commenting mainly on stories involving continental football. He also occasionally writes for sport website Bleacher Report.
He is also well known for his work with Spanish football newspaper Diario AS and Spain's national radio station Cadena SER,[3] where he features on phone-ins regularly.
Balagué and Gabriele Marcotti presented The Game podcast, hosted by The Times, for the 2007–08 Premier League season.
Balagué appeared as a contestant on an episode of Pointless Celebrities teamed with former Argentina international footballer Ossie Ardiles, first broadcast on 29 April 2017.[4]
His book, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Biography was named Football Book of the Year 2016 in Polish Sports Book Awards (Sportowa Książka Roku).[5]
Since Sky Sports lost their rights to La Liga he has appeared many Thursdays on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily, Euro Leagues podcast. He has also worked for CBS Sports in the US on their UEFA Champions League coverage and hosted the travelogue series Destination: European Nights for Paramount+.
In 2013, Balagué became a B licensed coach.[6] In 2014, he became Director of Football at English non-league football team Biggleswade United, and is now the chairman of the club.