Henry Winter (born 18 February 1963) is an English sports journalist. He is currently the Chief Football Writer for ''

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'', and previously a Football Correspondent for ''

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''.

Education

Winter was educated at

Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...

, before graduating from the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

in 1986.

Career

Winter spent a year producing a magazine on sport in London after graduation before joining ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publish ...

'' at its launch in 1986, writing a sports and schools column. He moved to ''The Daily Telegraph'' in 1994, and produced a daily webcast on the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...

in Germany, giving specific information on the England team. He joined ''The Times'' in 2015 to become Chief Football Writer. Over the course of his career, Winter wrote ''FA Confidential'' with former FA chief executive David Davies, and ghost-wrote the autobiographies of

Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...

players Kenny Dalglish,

John Barnes John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. He currently works as an author, commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to ce ...

and Steven Gerrard. He wrote Fifty Years of Hurt: The Story of England Football in 2017. He also makes regular appearances as a pundit on

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' '' Sunday Supplement'' and BBC Radio 5 Live.

Awards

Winter was named Specialist Correspondent of the Year at the British Sports Journalism Awards in 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2013, and Football Writer of the Year in 2016. In 2010, he was named among the top 10 most influential sportswriters in Britain by the trade publication, ''

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''.In 2012 Samuel was named top in a UK Press Gazette poll of Britain's best sports journalists.

Personal life

Winter's older brother is academic

Timothy Winter Abdal Hakim Murad (born: Timothy John Winter; 15 May 1960) is an English academic, theologian and Islamic scholar who is a proponent of Islamic neo-traditionalism. His work includes publications on Islamic theology, modernity, and Anglo-Muslim ...

.Interview with elder brother Tim Winter in ''The Independent''
/ref> He is a trustee of the African social enterprise Alive & Kicking, which manufactures footballs in Kenya and Zambia.

References

External links

Henry Winter on TwitterPodcast interview on sports journalism and social media
1963 births Living people English male non-fiction writers English male journalists English sportswriters The Independent people The Daily Telegraph people The Times journalists People educated at Westminster School, London Writers from London Alumni of the University of Edinburgh {{UK-journalist-stub