Michael Cox (journalist)

Michael Cox is an English journalist and author who provides football analysis for the UK branch of The Athletic.[1] He created the website Zonal Marking about formations and tactics in association football.[2][3][4]

Writings

Under the moniker "Zonal Marking with Michael Cox", he has regularly contributed to The Guardian[5] and ESPN.[6]

For the duration of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Cox wrote for The Independent newspaper.[7]

Cox featured regularly on The Guardian Football Weekly Podcast[8] and appears frequently as a pundit on The Totally Football Show.[9]

He has written a book about the history of tactics in the Premier League called The Mixer.[10][11][12][13][14] Cox created a podcast called The Mixer with Marcus Speller which coincided with the release of the book and over a few episodes chartered the history of the Premier League position by position. Cox second book produced by HarperCollins is an examination of the evolution of modern European football and is entitled ‘Zonal Marking: The making of modern European football’.[15]

Awards

At the 2015 football blogging awards he was nominated alongside the likes of Gary Lineker and Piers Morgan as 'best football influencer'.[16] He was runner up for the 2013 world soccer talk 'best blogger' award.[17] Zonal Marking won best website at the 2011 Football Supporters Federation Awards,[18] and was nominated again in 2012.[19] At the 2013 FSF awards, Zonal Marking was nominated for the best independent website.[20]

Personal life

His teams are Kingstonian FC and Arsenal FC. He studied at Bristol University and although his first love was cycling, Cox has commented that he was always committed to football journalism.[21]

References
  1. https://theathletic.com/1079638/2019/08/05/what-to-expect-from-the-athletic-in-the-uk/
  2. "Vox in the Box: Michael Cox". Thesetpieces.com. 27 February 2015.
  3. "Interview: Michael Cox, Zonal Marking". Tomwfootball.com.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Michael Cox". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. "Tactics & Analysis Blog - ESPN FC". Espnfc.com.
  7. "World Cup 2018: How football stands on the brink of becoming the national sport of the new Australia". The Independent. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. "Real Madrid and Juventus a class apart - Football Weekly Extra". Theguardian.com. 4 May 2017.
  9. "Goalkeeping gripes, defensive walls, and Spurs look to end their Wembley wobbles - Totally Football Show". Thetotallyfootballshow.com.
  10. "Beyond 4-4-2: Michael Cox on 25 years of Premier League tactics". Inews.co.uk.
  11. Marc Iles. "New book details how Sam Allardyce helped change the Premier League's tactical landscape at Bolton Wanderers". The Bolton News. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  12. "Suhrith Parthasarathy reviews The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines by Michael Cox". The Hindu. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  13. "Secrets of the Premier League and European football". The Economist.
  14. "How Arsene Wenger changed defending: Extract from Premier League tactics book The Mixer". Skysports.com.
  15. "Zonal Marking by Michael Cox - Hardcover". HarperCollins. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  16. https://www.footballbloggingawards.co.uk/blog/finalists-released-2015/
  17. "2012-13 EPL Awards Winners Revealed: The Best of the Premier League Season". World Soccer Talk. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  18. "The FSF Writers Awards in association with Cult Zeros". Fsf.org.uk. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  19. "The FSF Writers Awards 2012". Fsf.org.uk. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  20. "FSF Awards 2013 - Suarez and RVP go head-to-head". Fsf.org.uk. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  21. "Football This Weekend: The Big Interview: Michael Cox Of Zonal Marking". Footballthisweekend.blogspot.com. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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