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Racism, club ownership and City to retain their title – FWA Live
Our latest FWA LIve event at the Landmark London on August 6 was a huge success, with a wide range of topics discussed by our panel in front of a packed house.Chris Hughton, Simon Jordan and Teddy Sheringham were our special guests from the world of football, and joined FWA Chair Carrie Brown and Times football correspondent Henry Winter on a panel hosted by Gerry Cox, former Chairman of the FWA.
Tags: Alzheimer's Society, Carrie Brown, Chris Hughton, frank lampard, FWA Live, Henry Winter, liverpool, manchester city, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Simon Jordan, Teddy Sherigham, William Hill
FWA Live – Hughton, Sheringham and Jordan
We are delighted to announce a star-studded line-up for our latest edition of FWA Live, which will be at the Landmark Hotel, London on Tuesday August 6. Chris Hughton, Teddy Sheringham and Simon Jordan will complete a panel including FWA Chair Carrie Brown and The Times Football Correspondent Henry Winter, with proceedings overseen by Gerry Cox.Tags: Carrie Brown, Chris Hughton, Crystal Palace, FWA Live, Gerry Cox, Henry Winter, Manchester United, Pre-season preview, Simon Jordan, Teddy Sheringham, tottenham hotspur, William Hill
“The best World Cup of the lot”
The World Cup in Russia was a huge success on the pitch, and also a triumph off it, with excellent working facilities for journalists and an outstanding effort from the FA's Media Operations team for those covering England.In this audio podcast, Henry Winter of the Times, who has covered eight World Cups, and Gerry Cox of Hayters Teamwork, who has covered seven, discuss what it's like to be part of the media at the biggest sporting event in the World, and how this summer's version compares with previous ones.
Tags: england, FWA, Henry Winter, Russia 2018, the times, world cup
“Can you do 30 seconds, Mike?”
Henry Winter, Football Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, looks back on the career of BBC chief football correspondent Mike Ingham, who retired after the World Cup.Football hurtles back with indecent haste, but a friendly face - and familiar voice - will be absent from the Press room for the first time in 30 years.
Tags: bbc, england, Henry Winter, Mike Ingham, Premier League, world cup
“IT WAS A MIX OF ANGER, DEFIANCE AND CONFRONTATION” – Daniel Taylor of the Guardian
footballwriters.co.uk looks at the media coverage of Arsene Wenger’s most amazing press conferenceBy CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
TWO THINGS took the assembled football writers attending Arsene Wenger’s press conference on the eve of Arsenal’s Champions League tie against Bayern Munich by surprise. Firstly, that a manager known for being so helpful to the media suddenly turned on the French equivalent of the hair-dryer and secondly, that a story about him being offered a new two-year deal upset him so much.
Tags: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Bayern Munich, Champions League, David McDonnell, Henry Winter, John Cross, jokes, Neil Ashton, oliver kay, press conference, Sam Wallace, Simon Yeend, Steven Howard, talkSPORT
GERRARD IS LIVERPOOL’S GREATEST PLAYER EVER (and Luis Suarez is the best Stevie G has played with)
By JIM VAN WIJKImages courtesy of Action Images
Steve Gerrard felt "humbled" to be honoured as the recipient of the 2013 Football Writers' Association’s award at a gala tribute dinner in London's Savoy Hotel on Sunday January 20.
Tags: AC Milan, Andy Dunn, Brendan Rodgers, Champions League, euro 2012, Gary McAllister, Gerard Houllier, Henry Winter, Hillsborough, Istanbul, Jamie Carragher, Kenny Dalglish, liverpool, Luis Suarez, paul mccarthy, Rafa Benitez, Roy Hodgson, Savoy Hotel, Steve Finnan, Steven Gerrard, Sunday Mirror, wayne rooney
THE SAVOY SHOW GOES ON THANKS TO A DEGREE IN APPLIED STATISTICS
By CHRISTOPHER DAVIESFOOTBALL WRITERS are used to working to deadlines. However many words may be needed for the match report, whatever the deadline...even if the WiFi goes down or the lap-top waves its ignominious magic wand and makes the copy disappear into the ether...words will be filed on time. Somehow.
Tags: Alan Shearer, barclays premier league, Five Live, George Best, Graham Taylor, Henry Winter, Jamie Carragher, Kenny Dalglish, paul mccarthy, Savoy, Sky Sports, Steven Gerrard, talkSPORT
FWA Q&A: RORY SMITH
RORY SMITH of The Times on being mistaken for a drugs trafficker in Chile...why Ian Herbert grew a beard in 17 minutes...and Joycey’s two-foot long loafHave you ever worked in a profession other than journalism?
Regulars at several pubs in west Yorkshire will bear witness to the fact that I’m a better barman than a journalist. I was a Christmas card salesman for a while, too – in an office, not door-to-door, like some sort of festive tinker – but the best job I ever had was with a landscape gardener. My boss was a raging alcoholic. We’d do ...
Tags: Arsenal, barcelona, Benitez, Burnley, Colchester, Donetsk, Henry Winter, Ian Dennis, liverpool, manchester city, Matt Lawton, Stadium of Light, Steven Gerrard
WORLD UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP SHOULD BE THE PATH TO OLYMPIC GOLD
Henry Winter has enjoyed covering the “easy” Olympic Games but for the future participation of Team GB the format must be changedIN EVERY sense the cheery goodbye by a policeman was unexpected as Henry Winter left the City of Coventry stadium after Great Britain’s women had been knocked out of the London 2012 Olympic Games football tournament by Canada.
Tags: daily telegraph, Henry Winter, london 2012, london games, olympic games, Olympics
FWA Live: Football Writers’ Association unveils Euro 2012 preview event
The Football Writers’ Association has today launched the first ‘FWA Live’ event – a preview evening featuring a selection of the most respected football writers in the country who will look ahead to this summer’s European Championships in Poland and Ukraine.Tags: Andy Dunn, Charlotte Jackson, euro 2012, FWA Live, Gary Lineker, Henry Winter, Matt Lawton, Shaun Custis
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