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Rory Smith is a journalist, broadcaster and author. He is the chief soccer correspondent of The New York Times, having taken up the role in 2016. Smith is a former journalist of The Times, The Independent, and The Daily Telegraph, Career Smith was ghostwriter on the book Champions League Dreams with Rafa Benitez published in 2012. Smith’s 2016 book Mister: The Men Who Gave The World The Game was short listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. ‘Mister’ was included in the best 50 football books ever written in a list compiled by FourFourTwo magazine. In 2022 Smith published the book Expected Goals: The Story of how Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever. A frequent guest on BBC Radio Five Live Smith has also written for ESPN, The Blizzard and FourFourTwo. He has appeared on the Second Captains podcast, often on The Anfield Wrap, and The Totally Football Show as well as recording his own weekly Set Piece Menu podcast with Hugh Ferris, football commentator Steven Wyeth and former England international Andy Hinchcliffe. Television appearances include Sky Sports Sunday Supplement. Awards In 2015 he was highly commended by the Sports Journalists' Association He was nominated for writer of the year at the 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 Football Supporters Federation Awards, winning in 2015 and 2019. Set Piece Menu Podcast was nominated in the ‘Podcast of the Year’ category at the 2018 Football Supporters Federation Awards, as well as shortlisted for the Podcast of the Year at the Football Supporters' Association awards in 2020 and 2021. Personal life Rory Smith is from Yorkshire. References. Discover the Rory Smith popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Rory Smith books.

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  • The Mysterious Death of Tutankhamun synopsis, comments

    The Mysterious Death of Tutankhamun

    Paul Doherty

    Unravelling one of the ancient world's most infamous deaths...In this illuminating nonfiction account of the life and death of Tutankhamun, Paul Doherty tells the story of the bloo...

  • Kin synopsis, comments

    Kin

    Snorri Kristjansson

    'For Vikings done right, come to Snorri Kristjansson' Mark Lawrence'Truly entertaining' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir'A dark mystery in a dark age brought vividly to life' Robert FabbriEv...

  • On Europe synopsis, comments

    On Europe

    Margaret Thatcher

    First published in her pioneering treatise Statecraft, the opinions and projections of the former Prime Minister on Europe remain potent and resoundingly prophetic.Margaret Thatche...

  • Doctor Who - Die dunklen Gezeiten synopsis, comments

    Doctor Who - Die dunklen Gezeiten

    Michael Moorcock

    Die Terraphilen sind von der Vergangenheit der Erde besessen und widmen sich der Aufgabe, antike Sportveranstaltungen neu aufzuführen. Der Doktor und Amy schließen sich ihnen auf e...

  • Demonia synopsis, comments

    Demonia

    Kendal Grahame

    Demonia and Sinitia are vampires and can only drink from sexually aroused young humans. When they meet Alex, a descendant of the man who destroyed their coven, they fear a battle. ...

  • No Hunger In Paradise synopsis, comments

    No Hunger In Paradise

    Michael Calvin

    Shortlisted for the British Sports Book Awards 2018“What’s your dream, son?”A six yearold boy, head bowed, mumbles the eternal answer: “Be a footballer….” Steadman Scott, football’...

  • Che Guevara and the Mountain of Silver synopsis, comments

    Che Guevara and the Mountain of Silver

    Anne Mustoe

    In her brandnew travelogue, intrepid exheadmistress and bestselling author Anne Mustoe dusts off the bicycle clips once more and embarks on a remarkable journey through South Ameri...

  • Weeds in the Crawlspace synopsis, comments

    Weeds in the Crawlspace

    Rory Wilson Smith & Rory Smith

    The  father is very strict & controlling and  isolates and makes the children do most all the upkeep and chores around the property. He makes them spend almost all th...

  • Doctor Who - Apollo 23 synopsis, comments

    Doctor Who - Apollo 23

    Justin Richards

    Ein Astronaut in vollem Raumanzug taucht aus dem Nichts in einem belebten Einkaufszentrum auf. Vielleicht ein Werbegag? Ein Foto zeigte eine gut gekleidete Frau in einem roten Mant...

  • Bad Penny synopsis, comments

    Bad Penny

    Penny Birch

    Penny Birch is a very naughty girl, and this collection of stories shows just how far she'll go to prove it. It begins with her sexual awakening and goes on to cover the most eroti...

  • Doctor Who - Totenwinter synopsis, comments

    Doctor Who - Totenwinter

    James Goss

    Eine abgelegene Klinik im Italien des 18. Jahrhunderts: Eigentlich kommen die Menschen hierher, um gesund zu werden. Doch immer mehr sterben. Liegt es an dem Nebel, der über dem Me...

  • The Insider synopsis, comments

    The Insider

    Matthew Richardson

    The thrilling novel of espionage and murder set in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's most exciting new spy writerA Russian defector is found brutally murdered in a Londo...

  • Doctor Who - Die weinenden Engel synopsis, comments

    Doctor Who - Die weinenden Engel

    Jonathan Morris

    Rebecca Whitaker starb bei einem Autounfall. Mark, ihr Ehemann, trauert noch heute um sie. Da erhält er einen verbeulten Briefumschlag, der vor vielen Jahren an ihn aufgegeben wurd...

  • Forza Italia synopsis, comments

    Forza Italia

    Paddy Agnew

    When journalist Paddy Agnew and his girlfriend Dympna touched down in Rome in 1985 in search of adventure, sunshine and the soul of Italian football (well, Paddy was looking for th...

  • Family synopsis, comments

    Family

    Michael Calvin

    From the awardwinning author of NO HUNGER IN PARADISEOutside the global spotlight, footballers don't drive Aston Martins or pose for underwear ads. This is war. This is life. This ...

  • Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes synopsis, comments

    Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes

    Jeremy Hardy

    The best of the best from the Comedians' Comedian 2020'If you loved Jeremy Hardy, or if you know anyone who did, this is the most brilliant present because it's got every part of h...

  • The Incendium Plot synopsis, comments

    The Incendium Plot

    A D Swanston

    'A fantastic tale of spies, deceit and murder in the Elizabethan age' S. D. Sykes'Colourful and gripping' The TimesEngland in 1572 is a powder keg of rumour, fanaticism, treachery ...