Ed Malyon is a British sports journalist who is Managing Director of UK Operations for The Athletic. He was formerly the sports editor of The Independent and the weekend football editor of the Daily Mirror. Education Malyon received a B.A. in Spanish and French from Manchester University. Career Malyon began his journalism career as a freelance writer, reporting on South American football for The Daily Mirror, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Guardian and FourFourTwo. He joined the Daily Mirror full-time in 2013 and was later made deputy sports editor and European football correspondent. Malyon was appointed sports editor of The Independent in 2017 while still only 27, the youngest in the history of Fleet Street to be given the role. He was the host of The Indy Football Podcast, nominated for ‘best podcast’ at the 2017 Football Supporters Federation awards. He left the Independent on 17 May 2019 to join startup US sports website The Athletic. Malyon has also contributed to the TalkSport’s NFL Show, and European Football Show, The Anfield Wrap, the Radio 5 Live shows Fighting Talk and The Football Daily, as well as the Irish podcast Second Captains. Personal life Malyon is a supporter of Crystal Palace FC. References The Independent people Living people British newspaper journalists British newspaper editors Daily Mirror people Alumni of the University of Manchester British sports journalists Year of birth missing (living people) British sportswriters