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I'm a college student about to go on and do my master's. I'm also an editor, part time, for Bleacher Report.

Living in Ireland can be a pain sometimes. You might notice a lot of irish people on Bleacher for such a small country-this has everything to do with the the usually terrible weather here.

I support Leinster, my hometown Rugby Union team and I look out for Roma and Valencia in football. Do I have a Premiership side? I guess that changes every season depending on who I'd like to see do well. (I will admit looking out for United and then Sunderland at one stage as Roy Keane is a personal hero of mine).

I write about football, rugby and MMA. Probably won't get a chance to write much going back to college and all but I hope you can check out past articles and of course the new Champions League Rountable series I hope to be doing every now and again over the next year.
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I'm also a bit of a film fanatic, here's some of my (brief) film reviews for Amazon:
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Matthew's Recent Articles

LONDON - FEBRUARY 28: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich celebrates in the grandstand following the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Wigan Athletic at Stamford Bridge on February 28, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)

Chelsea And The Many Silver Linings To Their Transfer Embargo

Published 2 months ago
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Champions League Roundtable: 09-10 Season Preview

Published 2 months ago
319 reads 24 comments

Roma's Luciano Spalletti Resigns: Thinker Replaced By Tinkerman

Published 2 months ago
192 reads 20 comments

Flashback: Wrestlemania X-Seven

Published 2 months ago
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Matthew Writes About

Marc Foster responded to a comment on George Gillett: A Closer Look into His Claims Over Liverpool's Spending
Marc Foster responded to a comment on George Gillett: A Closer Look into His Claims Over Liverpool's Spending
Andrew Nuschler responded to a comment on In the World of Modern MMA, the Fat Man Is King
Matthew Maloney responded to a comment on Are Black Managers Victims of English Football's Racism?
Matthew Maloney responded to a comment on Are Black Managers Victims of English Football's Racism?
Matthew Maloney responded to a comment on Tri Nations 2009: Springbok Player Performances
Matthew Maloney responded to a comment on Tri Nations 2009: Springbok Player Performances
Matthew Maloney responded to a comment on The Gender Debate: Not Just a Case for Caster Semenya

The Short List What Matthew thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Lionel Messi, Steven Gerrard, Brian O' Driscoll,
Favorite Sports Teams

A.S Roma, Ireland, Leinster Rugby
Favorite Coaches

Arsene Wenger, Luciano Spalletti, Vicente Del Bosque, Roy Keane
All Time Sports Moment

Real Madrid v Manchester United, Champions League Qtr Final, 2003 (Agg 6-5)
Most Memorable Game Attended

The Kildare County games were painful; I'm going for Leinster v Cardiff Blues
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Arsenal's Unbeaten Season
Jordan or Russell?

Brendan Fraser in Bedazzled ;)
Pele or Maradona?

Zidane
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Harrington
Schumacher or Senna?

Eddy Irvine (from the good ol days)

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by Robert
4 days ago

Hello Buddy, I would like you to take a look at this important article. it will most likely be my last on bleacher report. Feel free to pass it around. God Bless and thank you.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/283900-you-are-not-a-unique-snowflake
by Jam
about 1 month ago

Hi Mathew,

Hope you well my friend. Just wanted to plug my latest article. Its on Thomas Vermaelen, Arsenal's new all action defender.

I've always had soft spot for attacking defenders so have a look when you get a chance.

Thanks in advance.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/265077-arsenals-thomas-vermaelen-a-new-breed-of-attacking-libero
by Mohamed Eldin
about 1 month ago

With both FIFA and PES coming out, I thought I'd write an article about them.

Hope you enjoy it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/262764-fifa-10-vs-pes-10-which-game-is-worth-your-cash
by Mohamed Eldin
about 1 month ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/261585-dear-awesome-eldintm-rafa-the-penguin-edition

Got a letter from Rafa, check it out Matthew
by Hemant
about 1 month ago

Hey mate,
My latest work-
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/259944-blues-talk-significance-of-chelseas-qpr-match-not-to-be-undermined
I'd be glad if you could drop by.
by Miah
about 1 month ago

thank you for the edits and the kind words,

take care,
miah ;)
by Robert
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edit and the feedback.
by Kara
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edits & feedback, much appreciated!
by Kieran
about 1 month ago

Hey,

I'd appreciate your thoughts on my article.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/257305-the-gender-debate-not-just-a-case-for-caster-semenya

Thanks

Kieran.
by Tyler
about 1 month ago

Just sit back and Appreciate the Greatness...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/256353-appreciate-the-greatness-two-high-flyers-a-instant-classic-a-tribute
by Justin
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edit... LOL, of course there was a little humor injected to help get my point across, but I really am a big fan of Hardy.
by George
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the help Matt, much appreciated!
by Deepak
about 1 month ago

Back from my hiatus, wrote a "match review" of Real Madrid vs FC Zurich:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/255488-fc-zurich-vs-real-madrid-the-scribblings-of-a-madridista

Drop by if interested, thanks :)
by Phil
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the input.

I'm glas you appreciated the premise of the article. That's why Opinion articles are fun for me because there can never be a right or wrong.

Keep checking my stuff out.

Until next time...
by Sanjay
about 1 month ago

Hi Matthew,

Thanks for editing my article.

Surely you can see the inconsistencies and prejudice in the suspensions being handed out, or not being handed out in some cases in International rugby?

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