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]

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]

A frequent guest on BBC Radio Five Live[12][13][14][15] Smith has also written for ESPN,[16] The Blizzard[17] and FourFourTwo.[18] He has appeared on the Second Captains podcast,[19] often on The Anfield Wrap,[20][21] and The Totally Football Show as well as recording his own weekly ‘Set Piece Menu’ podcast with Hugh Ferris, Steve Wyeth and former England international Andy Hinchcliffe.[22][23][24] Television appearances include Sky Sports Sunday Supplement.[25]

In 2015 he was highly commended by the Sports Journalists' Association[26] He was nominated for writer of the year at the 2013,[27] 2015,[28] 2017 and 2019 Football Supporters Federation Awards,[29] winning in 2015 [30] and 2019.[31]