Miguel Delaney

Whilst working in his native country Ireland with the Sunday Tribune, Delaney was nominated for Young Journalist of the year at the National Media Awards,^[2] and was later nominated for the NNI Sports Journalist of the year award.^[3] After starting at The Tribune Delaney went on to write for ESPN,^[4] Ireland's Sunday Independent,^[5] the pages of The Blizzard,^[6] Eurosport,^[7] The Daily Mirror,^[8] and The Belfast Telegraph.^[9]

He is the author of the book Stuttgart to Saipan: The Players' Stories which covered Ireland's qualification for international tournaments in 1988, 1990, 1994 and 2002; the book made the long list for the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year and included interviews with the likes of Liam Brady, Pat Bonner and Mark Lawrenson.^[10][11]

Delaney has appeared as a pundit on the BBC Radio 5 Live 'Monday Night Club',^[12] The Anfield Wrap^[13][14] and Second Captains.^[15] Delaney can be heard most weeks during the football season contributing to The Indy Football Podcast.^[16] He has also guested on the Irishman Abroad podcast series.^[17]

Delaney appeared on the BBC Two television programme Premier League Show debating the greatest ever Premier League side with Gabby Logan, Chris Sutton, Ian Wright and Wes Brown.^[18] He has also appeared on BT Sport Football Writers show,^[19] and Sky Sports Sunday Supplement.^[20]

Delaney was in 2019 nominated for sports journalist of the year at the British Journalism Awards ^[21] and football journalist of the year at the Football Supporters' Association awards.^[22] Miguel Delaney was shortlisted for the Writer of the Year at the Football Supporters' Association awards in 2020 and 2021.^[23][24]

Delaney's book States of Play was named Football Book of the Year at the British Sports Book Awards in May 2025.^[25] It was nominated for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year.^[26] In November 2025, Delaney was named the Football Supporters' Association Football Writer of the Year.^[27]

Delaney is half Irish and half Spanish and is bilingual. Delaney studied a journalism degree in Dublin at the DIT before completing a master's degree reading politics.^[28][29] Delaney described Hugh McIlvanney as his favourite sports writer.^[30]