BEN JACOBS
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CURRICULUM VITAE
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Seven League
Sports Consultant (Freelance)
April 2019 – Present
My clients include FIFA, The Football Association, Amazon, Fulham, Masters Football, Wimbledon (Rematch) and Intel. I worked at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and contributed to The FA's #FootballsStayingHome campaign.
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Whisper (Freelance)
Commentator
September 2019 – Present
Commentator on the 2019-20 Women’s Super League for FA Player with weekly highlights also airing on BBC Sport.
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Tifo Football (Freelance)
Writer
April 2019 – Present
I provide data-driven scripts to Tifo, who are now part of The Athletic. My tactical analysis on throw ins, corners and goal sizes have amassed over one million views.
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BT Sport (Freelance)
Reporter
October 2019 – Present
Match reporter for BT Sport Score and social editor for various Premier League and Bundesliga games.
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talkSPORT (Freelance)
Middle East Correspondent
June 2011 – Present
Punditry and paper reviews for talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2 with a particular focus on breaking news from the Middle East.
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Yahoo Sport (Freelance)
Writer
April 2019 – December 2019
Features writer for Yahoo Sport. I provided exclusives with Megan Rapinoe and
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beIN SPORTS
Senior Journalist
August 2013 – November 2017
Head of editorial for English News and in-house commentator on LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A. I also hosted a Champions League instant highlights show and was Olympics correspondent during Rio 2016.
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ESPN FC
Premier League Correspondent
August 2011 – May 2017
Lead Leicester City writer, including during the Foxes 2015-16 Premier League triumph. Provided weekly previews and post-match reports plus reaction to breaking news.
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Arabian Radio Network
Sports Presenter
October 2010 – June 2015
Presented a nightly two-hour radio show on Dubai Eye and commentated on site from most major sports event in the UAE.
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Ten Sports Commentator (Freelance)
Commentator
January 2011 – January 2014
Presented Ten Sports' weekly golf show across the MENA region.
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Sports Talk
Founder
January 2011 – January 2013
Ran the Middle East’s first all-sports magazine. We launched in May 2011 and had columnists including Usain Bolt, Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss and Rory McIlroy
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Middle East Golfer
Editor-in-chief
September 2010 – February 2012
I covered all four Majors, the Ryder Cups at Celtic Manor and Medinah and interviewed Tiger Woods.
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BBC Sport
Sports Reporter
September 2004 – October 2009
Sports reporter for BBC 5 Live and various local radio stations (Birmingham, London, Northampton, Oxford). I was also a Premier League and Championship match reporter for BBC 1's Final Score.
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Education
Oxford University
September 2001 – May 2004
First-class honours degree in English Language & Literature.
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Loughborough Grammar School
September 1999 – May 2001
A Levels
English: A
History: A
Politics: A