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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Fernando Torres of Liverpool celebrates scoring the third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Liverpool at Upton Park on September 19, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Fernando Torres Was Just Too Hot To Handle For West Ham

Published about 1 month ago
290 reads 3 comments

CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 13: (L-R) Bobby Zamora and Teddy Sheringham and members of the West Ham United team celebrate with Paul Konchesky after he scores his sides third goal during the FA Cup Final match between Liverpool and West Ham United at the Millennium Stadium on May 13, 2006 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)

Whatever Happened to West Ham's FA Cup Final Team of 2006?

Published about 1 month ago
130 reads 4 comments

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 23: Gianfranco Zola Manager of West Ham United holds a golf ball whilst talking with Steve Clarke during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at Upton Park on August 23, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)

Window of Opportunity Slips Away For West Ham

Published 2 months ago
386 reads 2 comments

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 16: Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United lifts the Barclays Premier League trophy after the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on May 16, 2009 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Departing Ronaldo May Expose United's Flaws

Published 5 months ago
781 reads 14 comments

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Favorite Athletes

Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Fernando Torres, Carlos Tevez, Roger Federer, Andy Murray
Favorite Sports Teams

West Ham
Favorite Coaches

Guus Hiddink
All Time Sports Moment

West Ham's promotion to the Premier League in 2005
Most Memorable Game Attended

West Ham v Liverpool, FA Cup Final, 2006. England v Holland, Euro 96. Manchester United v West Ham, FA Cup fourth round, 2001.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Rafael Nadal's record at the French Open (unless your name's Robin Soderling).
Pele or Maradona?

Bobby Moore
Federer or Sampras?

Federer
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger

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by Indran
about 1 month ago

Didn't realise it was 'the' Jacob Steinberg here. Love your work and I'm really glad you are here, sure can learn lot from you. Welcome to B/R mate :)
by Liam
5 months ago

Hi Jacob,

Just finished my second year, still got another one to go then potentially a post-grad course. Off to London on Sunday for 2 weeks work experience at The Sunday Times which I'm really looking forward to. I've seen quite a bit of your stuff in The Guardian, how's life as a freelance treating you?

Liam.
by John
5 months ago

Bobby Moore over Pele and Maradona. My God man, you know your football.
by Barney
5 months ago

A belated welcome to B/R Jacob! Looks like you're bringing a serious pedigree here! Hopefully I can learn quite a bit from you as I hope to be a Sports Journalist in the future!
by Eddy
5 months ago

hey there jacob, was wondering since u're a west ham fan, if you could spare some time to take a look at my suggestions for possible signings next season?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/191882-the-three-transfers-road-to-improvement-west-ham

thanks in advance, cheers!
by Yoosof
5 months ago

Oh and also, welcome to Bleacher Report! Glad to have you on board; I'm sure this site will benefit greatly from your work. Keep up the stellar stuff!
by Yoosof
5 months ago

Thanks very much for the advice Jacob, I appreciate it, thank you.
by Yoosof
5 months ago

Thanks for the advice. I already write for my school paper as well, and for the official matchday programme for my local team, League One club Gillingham FC, where I mainly do 150-word match reports, interviews with players (albeit in Q&A style), and the occasional opinion article.

As for work experience, I haven't done much in the way of that. I read on the SJA website it would be best to get experience for a local paper (as I want to write for newspapers), would that be best? The work experience I have done is just one week helping out Martin Weller, Gillingham FC's Media Manager, where I wrote articles for the website and club programme and attended the club's press conferences. Also, next season I will be with Martin in the press box for every home game, so will be at all the post-match press conferences and all, does that count as any sort of experience?

Anyway, thanks again for the advice, and sorry to keep asking questions, but if I may ask, what sort of qualifications would I need? A degree (in Journalism?) I take it, and then a post-graduate course in journalism? And does it have to be accredited by the NCTJ? or that other one for magazines, the P-something or other...
by Yoosof
5 months ago

Hey Jacob,

I just read your latest article. I figured you must be a journalist, as your article was indeed of a higher quality than most others on this website (and through the use of a more extensive vocabulary it was clear you write for the broadsheets).

Also, as I aspire to be a sports journalist in the future (I'm 16-years old), I just want to ask for some advice, if that's alright, on journalism, and how to make it in what of course is a very, very competitive industry.

Anyway, I look forward to reading more of your articles, both in here and The Guardian,

Cheers,
Yoosof
by Rohini
5 months ago

Hey Jacob..Thanks for the fan add...Really appreciate it...[:)]
by Andrew
5 months ago

Hey Jacob,

Welcome to Bleacher Report and thanks for the fan add. I really appreciate it.

Hope to see lots more from you as I'm sure we can learn plenty from you.

Andrew

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Window of Opportunity Slips Away For West Ham

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