{{Short description|English sports columnist}} {{About|the English journalist|the hair stylist|Martin Samuel (hair stylist)}} {{Use British English|date=January 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Martin Samuel | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1964|7|25|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | occupation = Sports columnist | employer = Hayters<br>News UK<br>Daily Mail<br>The Times<br>News of the World<br>GQ<br>The Tortoise<br>Jewish Chronicle<br>Daily Express<br>The Sun and Sunday People | education = | alma mater = | title = | children = | spouse = | partner = | website = | awards = British Press Awards - Sports Writer of the Year (2007, 2013)<br>British Sports Journalism Awards - Sports Journalist of the Year (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014)<br>What The Papers Say Awards - Sports Journalist of the Year (2002, 2005, 2006)<br>Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards - Sports Commentator of the Year (2014) }} '''Martin Samuel''' (born 25 July 1964) is Chief Correspondent of The Times News UK and has previously worked for the ''Daily Mail, The Times, News of the World, GQ, The Tortoise, Jewish Chronicle, Daily Express, The Sun'' and ''Sunday People''. Samuel was an occasional guest on the ''Sunday Supplement'' television show.
== Career == Samuel began his career at ''[https://hayters.com/ Hayters]'' news agency in London and has written for several national newspapers in the UK before he settled initially at ''The Times'',<ref name="Sport columns">{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/martin_samuel/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221065910/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/martin_samuel | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 February 2007 |title=Martin Samuel's sport columns |work=The Times |location=London |access-date=20 July 2008 | first=Roland | last=Watson}}</ref> where he was named Sports Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards in 2007, and Sports Journalist of the Year at the British Sports Journalism Awards in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Samuel was also Sports Journalist of the Year at the 'What The Papers Say' awards in 2002, 2005 and 2006.<ref name="Three in a row">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/mar/18/pressandpublishing1| title=Samuel makes it three in a row|last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=18 March 2008 |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=20 July 2008}}</ref> He moved to the ''Daily Mail'' in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Award-winner Samuel to join Daily Mail – Sports Journalists' Association|date=17 September 2008 |url=https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/members-news/award-winner-samuel-to-join-daily-mail/|access-date=2020-08-13|language=en-GB}}</ref> replacing the paper's sports columnist, Paul Hayward, who was returning to ''The Guardian''.
During his time at the ''Daily Mail'', Samuel was again named Sports Journalist of the Year at the British Sports Journalism Awards in 2010 and 2013, Sports Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards in 2013, and Sports Commentator of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards in 2014. In 2012, Samuel was named top in a UK Press Gazette poll of Britain's best sports journalists.<ref name="UKPG Names Top Sports Journalists">In 2012 Samuel was named top in a UK Press Gazette poll of Britain's best sports journalists.</ref> In January 2015, he was named in Debrett's List of the 500 Most Influential People in Britain. In January 2023, Samuel joined News UK writing for ''The Times'' and ''Sunday Times''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230308180549/https://www.news.co.uk/latest-news/martin-samuel-signs-for-the-times-and-the-sunday-times/ Martin Samuel signs for The Times and Sunday Times] News UK</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221221182645/https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/martin-samuel-signs-for-times-after-14-years-at-daily-mail/ Martin Samuel signs for The Times after 14 years at Daily Mail] ''Press Gazette'' 21 December 2022</ref>
Samuel ghostwrote Harry Redknapp's autobiography, ''Always Managing'', published in 2013<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ebury Press signs Harry Redknapp|url=http://thebookseller.com/news/ebury-press-signs-harry-redknapp.html|access-date=2020-08-13|website=}}</ref> and its follow-up, 'A Man Walks On To A Pitch', published a year later. He also wrote a book with Malcolm Macdonald, "How To Score Goals", published in 1985.
==Awards== *Sports Writer of the Year, ''What the Papers Say'' awards (2002)<ref name="Award for Samuel">{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article804373.ece| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813215121/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article804373.ece| url-status=dead| archive-date=13 August 2011| title=Award for Samuel|date=21 December 2002|work=The Times |location=London |access-date=20 July 2008}}</ref> *Sports Writer of the Year, Football Supporters' Federation, 2003 *Sports Writer of the Year, ''What the Papers Say'' awards (2005)<ref name="What the Papers Say Awards 2005">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/dec/16/pressandpublishing|title=What the Papers Say Awards 2005|date=16 December 2005|work=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=20 July 2008}}</ref> *Sports Writer of the Year, ''What the Papers Say'' awards (2006)<ref name="Mirror takes top What the Papers Say award">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/dec/15/mirror.pressandpublishing|title=Mirror takes top What the Papers Say award|date=15 December 2006|work=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=20 July 2008}}</ref> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090227133555/http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/awards_journo.php?content=2005 Sports Writer of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain (2005)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090227133627/http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/awards_journo.php?content=2006 Sports Writer of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain (2006)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100119202849/http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/awards_journo.php?content=2007 Sports Writer of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain (2007)] *Sports Journalist of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain, 2010 *Sports Journalist of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain, 2013 *Sports Journalist of the Year, British Press Awards (2008)<ref name="British Press Award">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/martin_samuel/article3711299.ece |title=Martin Samuel wins prestigious journalism honour |date=9 April 2008 |publisher=Times, The (London) |access-date=20 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011130842/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/martin_samuel/article3711299.ece |archive-date=11 October 2008 }}</ref> *Sports Journalist of the Year, British Press Awards (2013) *Sports Commentator of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards in 2014 *Sports Writer of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain, 2014 *Sports Columnist of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain, 2014 *Live Reporter of the Year, Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain, 2021
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== External links == *[https://www.thetimes.com/profile/martin-samuel?page=1 Martin Samuel - The Times]
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