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'''Sean Ingle''' (born in [[Luton]], [[UK]]) is an award-winning British journalist. [https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/sja-journalism-awards/2016-british-sports-journalism-awards/] He has been a Sports Editor at [[guardian.co.uk]] since 2000, specialising in [[Association football|football]]. He is best known as a regular contributor to the [[The Guardian|Guardian]] [[Football Weekly]] podcast, where his extensive and often unconvincing [[analogies]] are affectionately indulged by both presenters and listeners alike. His own accounts of his time spent playing [[Sunday League football]] (as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]) have led to his fellow Football Weekly presenters regularly joking that he has "played football at a reasonably high level". |
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| name = Sean Ingle |
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| birth_place = Luton, UK |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Sheffield]] |
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| occupation = Sports Journalist |
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| employer = ''[[The Guardian]]'' |
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| awards = [[British Sports Journalism Awards]] |
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'''Sean Ingle''' is a British [[sports journalist]]. He is currently the chief sports reporter and columnist for ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Observer]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/seaningle|title=Sean Ingle |website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref> He was previously the newspaper's athletics correspondent and online sports editor. |
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== "Crouchie's Having His Nachos" == |
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==Early life and education== |
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He is best known in the [[United States]] for an anecdote involving [[Peter Crouch|Peter "Crouchie" Crouch]] and [[Mexican food]]. The anecdote is repeatedly played on [[World Soccer Daily]]. This anecdote relates the experience of a friend of Ingle's who worked in a [[nacho]] fast-food restaurant, in [[Southampton]], UK. Peter Crouch, the [[England]] international [[Association football|footballer]], is alleged to have demanded complimentary nachos and, upon receipt, eaten the nachos on the premises while saying to himself: "Crouchie's having his nachos." |
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Ingle was born in [[Luton]], [[UK]]. He was educated at [[Luton Sixth Form College]] before graduating from the [[University of Sheffield]] with a first-class degree in Political Science and Government in 1997. |
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==Career== |
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Ingle began his career in journalism as a sports writer for ''EMAP'' in 1998. He joined ''The Guardian'' a year and a half later in the same capacity until he was promoted to deputy sports editor and then sports editor of the website in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2010/07/sean-ingle.html|title=European Football Weekends: Sean Ingle|last=Last|first=Danny|date=2010-07-21|website=European Football Weekends|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref> He also launched the popular podcast [[Football Weekly]], which was nominated for a [[Sony Award|Sony award]]. |
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Ingle was posted to [[Germany]] to cover the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] for ''The Guardian''. In [[Baden-Baden]], while at a restaurant with colleague [[Jonathan Wilson (writer)|Jonathan Wilson]], he was bitten on the [[buttocks]] by a [[German Shepherd]]; the dog bit him so hard that he bled.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Glendenning|first1=Presented by Max Rushden with Barry|last2=Wilson|first2=Jonathan|last3=Gray|first3=Nicky Bandini Produced by Silas|date=2020-11-25|title=Champions League, yet more VAR and the return of fans – Football Weekly|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2020/nov/25/champions-league-var-fans-manchester-united-football-weekly|access-date=2020-11-27|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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He remained as the sports editor of the website until after the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics in London]], when he was named a senior sports writer and Athletics Correspondent, as he returned to full-time reporting duties for ''The Guardian'', ''Observer'' and the website. He also began writing a weekly column on issues in sport. |
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Ingle has broken several high-profile stories, including the revelation that four-time [[Tour de France]] winner [[Chris Froome]] failed a doping test during the [[Vuelta a España]] road race in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/13/chris-froome-team-sky-reputation-abnormal-drug-test/html|title=Chris Froome fights to save career after failed drugs test result|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] }}</ref> His report, co-authored with [[Martha Kelner]], won Scoop of the Year at the 2017 [[British Sports Journalism Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-office/2018/feb/27/the-guardian-wins-seven-sports-journalists-association-awards|title=The Guardian wins seven Sports Journalists' Association awards|date=2018-02-27|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-02-16|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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He was named [[British Sports Journalism Awards winners for Specialist Correspondent of the Year|Specialist Correspondent of the Year]] at the 2016 and 2017 [[British Sports Journalism Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/sja-journalism-awards/2016-british-sports-journalism-awards/|title=2016 BRITISH SPORTS JOURNALISM AWARDS – Sports Journalists' Association|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-16}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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*[https://football.guardian.co.uk/footballweekly/0,,1869989,00.html ''Football Weekly'' archive] at Guardian Unlimited |
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*[https://europeanfootballweekends.blogspot.com/2010/07/sean-ingle.html Interview with Sean for the blog EFW] |
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Latest revision as of 00:53, 7 March 2023
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| Born | Luton, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
| Occupation | Sports Journalist |
| Employer | The Guardian |
| Awards | British Sports Journalism Awards |
Sean Ingle is a British sports journalist. He is currently the chief sports reporter and columnist for The Guardian and The Observer.[1] He was previously the newspaper's athletics correspondent and online sports editor.
Early life and education
[edit]Ingle was born in Luton, UK. He was educated at Luton Sixth Form College before graduating from the University of Sheffield with a first-class degree in Political Science and Government in 1997.
Career
[edit]Ingle began his career in journalism as a sports writer for EMAP in 1998. He joined The Guardian a year and a half later in the same capacity until he was promoted to deputy sports editor and then sports editor of the website in 2004.[2] He also launched the popular podcast Football Weekly, which was nominated for a Sony award.
Ingle was posted to Germany to cover the 2006 World Cup for The Guardian. In Baden-Baden, while at a restaurant with colleague Jonathan Wilson, he was bitten on the buttocks by a German Shepherd; the dog bit him so hard that he bled.[3]
He remained as the sports editor of the website until after the 2012 Olympics in London, when he was named a senior sports writer and Athletics Correspondent, as he returned to full-time reporting duties for The Guardian, Observer and the website. He also began writing a weekly column on issues in sport.
Ingle has broken several high-profile stories, including the revelation that four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome failed a doping test during the Vuelta a España road race in September 2017.[4] His report, co-authored with Martha Kelner, won Scoop of the Year at the 2017 British Sports Journalism Awards.[5]
He was named Specialist Correspondent of the Year at the 2016 and 2017 British Sports Journalism Awards.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sean Ingle". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Last, Danny (21 July 2010). "European Football Weekends: Sean Ingle". European Football Weekends. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Glendenning, Presented by Max Rushden with Barry; Wilson, Jonathan; Gray, Nicky Bandini Produced by Silas (25 November 2020). "Champions League, yet more VAR and the return of fans – Football Weekly". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Chris Froome fights to save career after failed drugs test result". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ "The Guardian wins seven Sports Journalists' Association awards". The Guardian. 27 February 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "2016 BRITISH SPORTS JOURNALISM AWARDS – Sports Journalists' Association". Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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