About

I am an experienced sports journalist, based in the wonderful city of Liverpool in the United Kingdom - home of The Beatles, two cathedrals, exquisite architecture and two of the biggest teams in world soccer.
I have worked for some of the biggest media outlets in the UK, including the Press Association, Trinity Mirror and News International.
And I have interviewed high-profile sporting figures such as David Beckham, Mike Tyson, Johan Cruyff and Sir Alex Ferguson during my career.
I am an Everton fan but appreciate the joy and beauty of soccer played by all great teams and players.
Most recently, I covered football and powerlifting at London 2012 for the Olympic and Paralympic News Service.
Now I'm delighted to join the Bleacher Report team as a sports writer and looking forward to communicating with fellow supporters and new soccer fans from across the globe.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Johan Cruyff, Lionel Messi, Peter Reid

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Everton, Ajax, Juventus, Barcelona

  • Favorite Coaches

    Jose Mourinho, Brian Clough

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Zinedine Zidane's winning goal for Real Madrid in the 2002 Champions League final - a privilege to have reported on that one moment alone.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    As a writer: The 2002 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park, Glasgow. As a fan: The European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final between Everton and Bayern Munich in 1985.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    William Ralph Dean's 60 league goals in one season, set in 1928 for Everton.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Senna

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  • Andrew Bors posted 58 days ago

    Andrew Bors

    No problem, Ian.

  • Ben Millikan posted 66 days ago

    Ben Millikan

    My pleasure, Ian.

  • Matt Cheetham posted 81 days ago

    Matt Cheetham

    No worries, Ian. I always enjoy your Everton pieces.

  • Mohamed Ismail posted 108 days ago

    Mohamed Ismail

    Ian, just a word of advice founded upon the criticism you've received from your article on the world's best youth academies. Just wanted to say that try to be more inclusive of other leagues with any Top 10 (etc.) in World Football articles.

    There were some blatant exclusions and some questionable inclusions (arguable). But a World Football article is always a very broad topic, but including 6 English clubs, and excluding Germany has opened you up to plenty of criticism.

    Hope you keep that in mind. Cheers!

  • Gianni Verschueren posted 109 days ago

    Gianni Verschueren

    Thanks for becoming a fan Ian!

  • Zak Kulin posted 123 days ago

    Zak  Kulin

    No problem, Ian. Nice to read your work again.

  • Jonathan Brent posted 135 days ago

    Jonathan Brent

    Sorry for the wait; you're quite welcome!

  • Mosang Miles posted 137 days ago

    Mosang Miles

    No problem Ian!

  • Glen Danquah posted 138 days ago

    Glen Danquah

    No problem, Ian. I'm glad I could help.

  • Roberto Alvarez-Galloso posted 141 days ago

    Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

    Thanks for being a fan. I am looking forward to reading your articles.

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