Barry Glendenning (born 12 March 1973) is an
Irish sports journalist who holds the position of deputy sports editor on the ''guardian.co.uk'' website run by
UK newspaper ''
The Guardian
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''.
Glendenning was born in
Birr,
County Offaly
County Offaly (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the Ancient Ireland, ancient Kingdom of Uí ...
and attended
Cistercian College, Roscrea; then he studied for a
B.A. degree at
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (), commonly referred to as UCD, is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland. With 38,417 students, it is Ireland's largest ...
(UCD), which however, he did not complete.
He is named after
Welsh rugby player
Barry John.
Career
Glendenning is currently deputy sports editor at ''guardian.co.uk'' and best known for his work on ''The Guardians football podcast ''
Football Weekly'', of which Glendenning has claimed he is ‘the beating heart’. He also regularly contributes to the site's satirical daily email service,
The Fiver. He is often responsible for the Guardian Unlimited "minute-by-minute reports", which feature live text coverage of
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
,
Champions League and international matches and other sports.
Glendenning can also be heard co-hosting the ''Warm-Up'' with
Max Rushden on
Talksport on Sunday mornings from 11am to 1pm. A particular feature of the show is the game "Culverhouse" which is a football based version of the game "
Mornington Crescent" from 1970s radio show
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. He once recorded a TV pilot with Rushden and
Paul Merson. The pilot proved unsuccessful when Rushden and Glendenning asked Merson whether he would rather have spoons for hands or forks for feet.
Glendenning has been described as having "the sexiest voice on radio" by singer
Liz McClarnon.
Controversies
''The Guardian'' printed an apology in response to complaints regarding comments made by Barry in a segment about
Sir Jack Hayward on a football podcast, when Hayward was described as having been "quite openly xenophobic and racist". Glendenning also later apologised for his choice of words.
Personal life
Glendenning is a supporter of
Sunderland A.F.C. , his mother is 82 years old. His father, Sam, a
vet, died on 23 December 2021.
Glendenning is co-owner of
Lewes F.C.
See also
*
Max Rushden
*
Jonathan Wilson
*
Barney Ronay
References
External links
Guardian Unlimited FootballGuardian Football Weekly(featuring Barry Glendenning)
Archive of articles for ''The Hot Press'' (You have to be a subscriber to access the articles)
Interview with Barry Glendenning*
ttp://anirishmanabroad.podbean.com/2014/02/24/episode-23-barry-glendenning/ Interviewby
Jarlath Regan -
An Irishman Abroad series
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1973 births
Living people
Irish podcasters
Irish sports journalists
Irish male journalists
People educated at Cistercian College, Roscrea
People from Birr, County Offaly
The Guardian journalists
Writers from County Offaly
Broadcasters from County Offaly
Alumni of University College Dublin