Bio

Based in north London, I’m a freelance football writer and broadcaster who specialises in English and French football.

My written work has been published by The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Athletic, BBC Sport and ESPN and I’ve made broadcast appearances on Sky Sports, BT Sport, CNN, BBC News, BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT

I'm the resident Premier League expert for Canal+ in France and a regular contributor to CBS Sports, the Ligue 1 Show and the Totally Football Show.

My second book, Va-Va-Voom: The Modern History of French Football, was published by Bloomsbury in April 2024.

Writing

My writing has been published by The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, FourFourTwo, The Blizzard, The Athletic, BBC Sport, ESPN and Bleacher Report. I specialise in feature-writing and also have extensive live match reporting experience, having spent over 14 years reporting on top-level football around the world.

Finding N'Golo Kante: The Men Who Found the PFA Player of the Year (Bleacher Report)

‘Why not just hit it?’ The night Mark Hughes and Wales taught Spain a football lesson (The Independent)

Why are Kylian Mbappe and team-mates speaking out on French elections? (BBC Sport)

Inside the Valbuena and Benzema trial: the sex tape, missing watches, undercover cop and Louis Vuitton cushion (The Athletic)

VA-VA-VOOM

Va-Va-Voom: The Modern History of French Football by Tom Williams

My second book, Va-Va-Voom: The Modern History of French Football, was published by Bloomsbury in April 2024. Order your copy here.

The fruit of two years’ work and over 50 exclusive interviews, it charts French football’s evolution over the last 40 years, assesses France’s impact on the game around the world and tackles the slippery subject of what the country’s footballing identity actually is.

“The definitive story of how French football came of age.” - Christian Karembeu

“I loved my time in France and it changed the way I thought about the game. Using the stories of France’s most celebrated teams and players, this fabulous book explains what sets French football apart.” - Glenn Hoddle

“An inspiring account of how French football went, in a very few years, from almost nowhere to regularly leading the world – and of some of the colourful and sometimes frankly bizarre people who took it there. In a word, it’s excellent.” - Simon Kuper

A new version of my first book, Do You Speak Football? A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World, was published by Bloomsbury in February 2024. Originally released in 2018, it has since been translated into French, German, Polish, Czech and Japanese.

Broadcasting

I'm the resident Premier League expert for French rightsholder Canal+ and a regular contributor to CBS Sports, the Ligue 1 Show and the Totally Football Show. I’ve also made appearances on Sky Sports, BT Sport, CNN, BBC News 24, France 24, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC World Service, BBC London, BBC Radio Wales, talkSPORT and Second Captains. I speak fluent French and appalling Portuguese.

Contact

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