Daniel Roan (born 31 December 1976) is the sports editor for

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, currently employed by

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Biography

Daniel Roan was born on 31 December 1976 and was brought up in Northampton, England. Roan went to

Wellingborough School Wellingborough School is a co-educational day independent school in the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. It was established in 1595 and is one of the oldest schools in the country. The school today consists of a Prep school ...

. He matriculated at

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Fitzwilliam College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college traces its origins back to 1869 and the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer academically excellent students of al ...

in 1995 to read Social and Political Sciences. He graduated with a second-class degree in 1998. In 2012, Roan was banned from all media activity involving

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two ...

following an interview with

Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira (born 23 June 1976) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Crystal Palace. He is widely considered as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. Vieira began his career a ...

, which had been originally arranged to promote Football Against Hunger, a charity Vieira was involved with. Vieira was quoted in the interview as stating that city rivals

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receive favourable refereeing decisions when playing at home. Roan was accused of deliberately taking Vieira's comments out of context and engaging in "leading and aggressive questioning". In 2018, Roan faced calls to resign following his comments at the memorial for

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ( th, วิชัย ศรีวัฒนประภา;} born Vichai Raksriaksorn, th, วิชัย รักศรีอักษร; 4 April 1958 – 27 October 2018) was a Thai billionaire businessman and th ...

and four other victims of a fatal helicopter crash. Roan alleged that the Leicester City's boss had a "mistress who died in the crash". Following, Roan issued an apology to explain that the comments were made off-air and with "no offence intended".

Personal life

In July 2018, Roan was awarded an honorary degree by the

University of Northampton The University of Northampton is a public university based in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. It was formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of a number of training colleges, and gained full university status as the University of Northampton in ...

. Roan is a native of

Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...

References

External links

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Roan's blog – BBC Sport
1976 births Living people BBC newsreaders and journalists British broadcasters British sports journalists Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge People from Northampton {{UK-journalist-stub