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Ed Malyon

Ed Malyon is a British businessman who is co-owner of the Liga MX football club Querétaro F.C. Previously he was 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.

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Ed Malyon
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • Journalist
Known forCo-owner of Querétaro F.C.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Ed Malyon is a British businessman who is co-owner of the Liga MX football club Querétaro F.C. Previously he was Managing Director of UK Operations for The Athletic.1 He was formerly the sports editor of The Independent and the weekend football editor of the Daily Mirror.2

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.3 He joined the Daily Mirror full-time in 20134 and was later made deputy sports editor and European football correspondent.5

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.6 He was the host of The Indy Football Podcast,7 nominated for ‘best podcast’ at the 2017 Football Supporters Federation awards.8

He left the Independent on 17 May 2019 to join startup US sports website The Athletic, founding their London office and international business.9

Malyon was described by the Daily Telegraph as “among the most powerful figures in British sports media”.10

On 11 July 2025, Malyon and his investor group closed the acquisition of Querétaro F.C. to become the first majority-U.S. ownership group in Liga MX.

Personal life

Malyon is a supporter of Crystal Palace FC.11 He resides in America with his family.

References

References

  1. "The Athletic launches in the UK with focus on 'local' coverage of Premier League football teams". 4 August 2019.
  2. "Ed Malyon". The Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. Malyon, Ed (28 June 2011). "Titanic day for Argentine football sinks the unsinkable". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ResponseSource. "Editorial changes at Mirror Online". ResponseSource. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. "Ed Malyon - Mirror Online". www.mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "27-year-old Malyon appointed Independent sports editor – Sports Journalists' Association". 30 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. "The Indy Football Podcast". rss.acast.com.
  8. "FSF Awards 2017 shortlists announced - Football Supporters' Federation". www.fsf.org.uk. 31 October 2017.
  9. Malyon, Ed (17 May 2019). ""Last day at The Independent after a brilliant few years"". Twitter. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  10. Williams, Christopher (3 August 2019). "The Athletic: The Silicon Valley-backed venture shaking up the world of sports journalism". The Telegraph.
  11. "- News".