Matt Scott is a British sports journalist.
He is best known for his work in
The Guardian
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newspaper in the 'Digger' column which was printed between 2007 and 2010. He was also an occasional contributor to the Guardian's
Football Weekly
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podcast. He vacated his position at The Guardian in January 2011, having been employed there since 2003. Since then he has written for the
Daily Telegraph
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Journalism
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and is a columnist for the website Inside World Football (IWF).
He had previously worked for Sportsbeat, Worldsports and the
Daily Star.
A known Arsenal F.C. fan,
he is the great grandson of William Scott; a former player of Arsenal and Forfar Athletic.
References
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English sports journalists
Alumni of King's College London
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)