Miguel Delaney Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miguel Delaney. Independent.co.uk. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014205656/https://www.independent.co.uk/author/miguel-delaney. 14 October 2018. live.
  2. Web site: 2009 Shortlist Announced for Bord Gáis Energy National Media Awards . 14 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171129113319/https://www.bordgaisenergy.ie/news/press-releases/NMA%20Shortlist%20Release%20May%2028th%202009.pdf . 29 November 2017 . live . pdf
  3. Web site: 'Irish Times' journalists nominated for awards. www.irishtimes.com. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015003037/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irish-times-journalists-nominated-for-awards-1.629290?mode=amp. 15 October 2018. live.
  4. Web site: Europe's top 20 football managers. 9 October 2014 . 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204111/http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/name/68/post/2077039/headline. 14 October 2018. live.
  5. Web site: Miguel Delaney: Football is refusing to accept it has a drug problem - Independent.ie. 10 April 2016 . 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204100/https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/other-soccer/miguel-delaney-football-is-refusing-to-accept-it-has-a-drug-problem-34613817.html. 14 October 2018. live.
  6. Web site: Miguel Delaney - theBlizzard.co.uk. Daykin &. Storey. www.theblizzard.co.uk. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204018/https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/search/tag/miguel-delaney. 14 October 2018. live.
  7. Web site: Appointing Jose Mourinho would be a big strategic error for Man Utd - they need a long-term plan. 22 February 2016. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204247/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/appointing-jose-mourinho-would-be-a-big-strategic-error-for-man-utd-they-need-a-long-term-plan_sto5188430/story.shtml. 14 October 2018. live.
  8. Web site: Miguel Delaney - Mirror Online. www.mirror.co.uk. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014205535/https://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/miguel-delaney/. 14 October 2018. live.
  9. News: Why Fred is perfect for Manchester United, explains former Shakhtar coach. Belfasttelegraph. 14 October 2018. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002958/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united/why-fred-is-perfect-for-manchester-united-explains-former-shakhtar-coach-36981211.html. 15 October 2018. live.
  10. Web site: Contenders for William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year - HoganStand. www.hoganstand.com. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002814/http://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/137381. 15 October 2018. live.
  11. Web site: When Saturday Comes - Stuttgart To Saipan. Paul. Doyle. www.wsc.co.uk. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002926/http://www.wsc.co.uk/reviews/941-International-/7265-stuttgart-to-saipan. 15 October 2018. live.
  12. Web site: 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. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002827/https://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/miguel-delaney-to-the-bbc-i-triple-checked-the-jose-mourinho-6-page-letter-to-man-united-story-audio/amp/. 15 October 2018. live.
  13. Web site: Exclusive: The Latest Liverpool Transfer Talk – Including Thomas Lemar And Riyad Mahrez. 5 January 2018. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002850/https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2018/01/exclusive-inside-track-lfc-thomas-lemar-riyad-mahrez/. 15 October 2018. live.
  14. Web site: TAW Transfer Special: Liverpool Linked With Leipzig's Timo Werner. 14 March 2018. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204311/https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2018/03/taw-transfer-special-liverpool-linked-leipzigs-timo-werner/. 14 October 2018. live.
  15. https://www.acast.com/secondcaptains/footballs-shame-contes-impact-manchester-duel-neymar-speak{{dead link|date=October 2018}}
  16. Web site: The Indy Football Podcast on acast. acast. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003014006/https://www.acast.com/indyfootballpodcast. 3 October 2018. live.
  17. Web site: Miguel Delaney: Episode 248. 14 October 2018.
  18. News: The Premier League Show: Were Arsenal's Invincibles the Premier League's best team?. BBC Sport . 10 October 2018. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013162830/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/45812106. 13 October 2018. live.
  19. Web site: Football Writers Podcast by Pixiu on Apple Podcasts. Apple Podcasts. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014205727/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/football-writers-podcast/id1090909834?mt=2. 14 October 2018. live.
  20. Web site: On Sunday Supplement: Shaun Custis, Miguel Delaney and Simon Mullock - soccer News - Sky Sports. www.skysports.com. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002828/https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/12040/10835900/on-sunday-supplement-shaun-custis-miguel-delaney-and-simon-mullock. 15 October 2018. live.
  21. Web site: British Journalism Awards 2019 shortlist announced. 5 November 2019. 20 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191217022629/https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/british-journalism-awards-2019-finalists-revealed-bravery-is-the-quality-that-shines-through/. 17 December 2019. live.
  22. Web site: Vote now: FSA Awards 2019 shortlists announced. 7 November 2019. 20 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200108002901/https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2019-shortlists-announced/. 8 January 2020. live.
  23. Web site: Vote now: FSA Awards shortlists announced. 12 February 2021.
  24. Web site: FSA Awards 2021 shortlists announced . 2 November 2021 . Football Supporters' Association.
  25. Web site: Education: Life Beyond Soccer - #15 Miguel Delaney - ExtraTime.ie. 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015080148/http://www.extratime.ie/articles/20326/education-life-beyond-soccer---15-miguel-delaney/. 15 October 2018. live.
  26. Web site: Exclusive: Miguel Delaney To Replace Dion Fanning At The Sunday Independent. Balls. Team. 25 March 2016 . 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002838/https://www.balls.ie/amp/football/exclusive-miguel-delaney-to-replace-dion-fanning-at-the-sunday-independent-328657. 15 October 2018. live.
  27. Web site: FWA Q&A: MIGUEL DELANEY - Football Writers' Association. footballwriters.co.uk. 25 January 2013 . 14 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002825/http://footballwriters.co.uk/fwa-qa/fwa-qa-miguel-delaney/. 15 October 2018. live.