Ed Malyon

Ed Malyon is a British sports journalist. He was appointed the sports editor of The Independent in January 2017 while still only 27, the youngest in the history of Fleet Street to be given that role.^[1][2]

Having studied Spanish and French at Manchester University Malyon lived in Spain^[3] and also reported on South American football for The Daily Mirror'^[4][5] Sports Illustrated^[6] ESPN^[7] The Guardian^[8] and FourFourTwo.^[9] Malyon joined the Daily Mirror full time in 2013^[10] and was later made the deputy sports editor and European Football Correspondent at The Mirror.^[11]

Malyon is the host of The Indy Football Podcast^[12] which was nominated for ‘best podcast’ at the 2017 Football Supporters Federation awards.^[13] Malyon has also contributed to the TalkSport’s NFL Show,^[14] and European Football Show,^[15], The Anfield Wrap,^[16], the Radio 5 Live shows Fighting Talk,^[17] and The Football Daily^[18] as well as the Irish podcast Second Captains.^[19]

Personal life

Malyon is a supporter of Crystal Palace FC^[20] and has a keen and invigorating interest in American politics ^[21]