Ed Malyon is a British sports media executive and writer who was most recently Managing Director of UK Operations for ''

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''. He was formerly the sports editor of ''

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'' and the weekend football editor of the ''

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''.

Education

Malyon received a B.A. in Spanish and French from

Manchester University , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

Career

Malyon began his journalism career as a freelance writer, reporting on South American football for ''

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''. He joined the ''

'' full-time in 2013 and was later made deputy sports editor and European football correspondent. Malyon was appointed sports editor of ''The Independent'' in 2017 while still only 27, the youngest in the history of

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to be given the role. He was the host of The Indy Football Podcast, nominated for ‘best podcast’ at the 2017

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awards. He left the ''Independent'' on 17 May 2019 to join startup US sports website ''The Athletic'', founding their London office and international business. Malyon was described by the Daily Telegraph as “among the most powerful figures in British sports media”.

Personal life

Malyon is a supporter of

Crystal Palace FC Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional football club based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South London, England, who compete in the Premier League, the highest level of English football. Although formally created as a prof ...

. He resides in America with his wife and dog.

References

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