Born London, 12 May 1956
2019
Worldwide launch of six-part Amazon Prime Video documentary film series “This is Football” on which I am creator, writer and executive producer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMrZ-LaOqAY
2018
Full-on with documentary series to be aired in 2019
Weekly column for La Vanguardia ((Barcelona) and Clarín (Buenos Aires)
‘Mandela and the General’, graphic novel with illustrator Oriol Malet. Published originally in French in June, soon in English (the US) and in Spanish (Spain).
Commencement speech for Universidad Ramon Llull graduates at Basilica de Santa María del Mar, Barcelona
2017
El Pais informed me by letter on 10 October that my contract with them had been terminated, apparently for having written article in the London Times that the bosses (and the Spanish government) did not like
Two film documentary projects launched (more later)
Work on a graphic novel, or “comic”, that will be published in France in 2018
2016
Wrote many articles on Brexit, the Colombian peace process and Trump
Gave several speeches in Colombia and Argentina, where I had meetings with the presidents of both countries
Developed film and book projects which will come to fruition in 2017
Left Twitter for good
2015
Writing for el País, Financial Times, Sunday Times.
Speeches in Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, France, Spain.
Appearances on various TV and radio shows in UK, Ireland, Spain, Poland and all over Latin America.
2014
“Chase Your Shadow: the Trials of Oscar Pistorius” published November/December by Atlantic Books in UK and Commonwealth, Penguin Books in South Africa, Harper Collins in US. Also published in Spain, France, Italy, Holland and (March 2015) Germany.
Speeches on Mandela and leadership in UK, Spain, Argentina.
Ad campaign with Rafa Nadal.
2013
“Knowing Mandela: a personal potrait”, published in December 2013 by Harper Collins in the US, Atlantic Books in UK and Ireland and Commonwealth, Penguin Books in South Africa. Publishing rights sold also in France, Italy, Greece and Spain.
CBS TV analyst on Nelson Mandela
Speeches before business audiences on Mandela, leadership and negotiation
Articles for the Financial Times
Pre-production on feature documentary about Barcelona Football Club, director Paul Greengrass
Book on Rafael Nadal titled “Rafa: my story” co-authored with Nadal.
Senior international writer for El País, the world’s leading newspaper in the Spanish language
Articles for the London Observer, Independent, Sunday Times, New York Times and others
Release of film ‘Die Hard 4’, starring Bruce Willis, based on article in ‘Wired’ magazine in the US, whose rights I sold to 20th Century Fox
Finalist for 2004 “William Hill British Sports Book of the Year”
Winner 2004 British Press Awards “Food and Drink Writer of the Year”
US bureau chief, based in Washington, for the (London) Independent on Sunday.
Articles for Wired; Spin; Conde Nast Traveler; Punch; New Statesman.
Weekly columnist for South Africa’s Sunday Independent.
Freelance articles for New Republic and others.
BBC radio documentaries on various subjects.
Sports reporter, film critic and political writer for Buenos Aires Herald, Argentina.
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