Barry Glendenning (born 12 March 1973) is an

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sports journalist who holds the position of deputy sports editor on the ''guardian.co.uk'' website run by UK newspaper ''

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''. Glendenning was born in Birr,

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and attended

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; then he studied for a

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degree at

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(UCD), which however, he did not complete.

Career

Glendenning is currently deputy sports editor at ''guardian.co.uk'' and best known for his work on ''The Guardians football podcast ''

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'', of which Glendenning has claimed he is ‘the beating heart’. He also regularly contributes to the site's satirical daily email service,

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. He is often responsible for the Guardian Unlimited "minute-by-minute reports", which feature live text coverage of

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, Champions League and international matches and other sports. Glendenning can also be heard co-hosting the ''Warm-Up'' with

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on Talksport on Sunday mornings from 11am to 1pm. A particular feature of the show is the game "Culverhouse" which is a football based version of the game "

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" from 1970s radio show

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. He once recorded a TV pilot with Rushden and

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. The pilot proved unsuccessful when Rushden and Glendenning asked Merson whether he would rather have spoons for hands or forks for feet. On 10 October 2018, Glendenning was included in a list of the 238 most respected journalists working in Britain as published by the

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. Glendenning has been described as having "the sexiest voice on radio" by singer

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. In 2000, Glendenning was a nominee for the

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, losing out to

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Controversies

''The Guardian'' printed an apology in response to complaints regarding comments made by Barry in a segment about

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on a football podcast, when Hayward was described as having been "quite openly xenophobic and racist". Glendenning also later apologised for his choice of words.

Personal life

Glendenning is a supporter of

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, his mother is 79 years old. His father, Sam, a vet, died on 23 December 2021. Glendenning is co-owner of

Lewes F.C. Lewes Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Lewes, East Sussex, England. The men's first team are currently members of the and play at the Dripping Pan. History The club was established in a meeting at the Royal Oak pu ...

References

External links

Guardian Unlimited Football

Guardian Football Weekly
(featuring Barry Glendenning)
Archive of articles for ''The Hot Press''
(You have to be a subscriber to access the articles)
Interview with Barry Glendenning

* ttp://anirishmanabroad.podbean.com/2014/02/24/episode-23-barry-glendenning/ Interviewby Jarlath Regan -

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Career

Controversies

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