Louis Paul Shackshaft - Author, Football Writer & Podcaster
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Welcome to my website
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​​​Having always had a keen interest in both football and writing, I completed my Sports Journalism Diploma in 2015 to accompany my BA Hons Degree in Sports Studies.

My commitment to Sports Journalism started whilst working in Events at Sky. Laurie Tucker (Sky Sports News Editor)  guided me through this process during the early stages of my education as I received continuing support from my employer.

Consequently, my football writing journey began when I started working and reporting on Sheffield Wednesday for Shoot football magazine in spring of 2015. The main bulk of my day-to-day work consisted of keeping up to date with exclusive news, writing articles, blogging and conducting interviews.

Since then, as a freelance football writer, other work and contributions include many iconic and national publications. These include; Sporf, Late Tackle Magazine, Transfer Bible, Sheffield Star, Here In The City Sport, Yorkshire Post, Paddy Power, World Cup Bible, Football League World and Vital Wednesday, amongst others. I have also been lucky enough to interview football players past & present as well as other sporting celebrities. Also, in 2018 I gained my FA accreditation to report on the Under-17 European Championships on English soil.

I also host on the Championship Round Table Podcast (@ChampionshipPod) for the @EPLIndex, sister podcast of the @EPLRoundTable. This is a weekly discussion on English football's second tier.

As a life-time ambition of mine, it wasn't until August 2020 when I self-published my very first book. Very Wednesday - The Extraordinary and Unprecedented 2019/20 Season is out now and is available for purchase HERE. Or alternatively you can follow the tab at the top if this page for more information. 

You may find I often tweet the odd football statistic too, hence my creation of the '#SWFCSTATS' hashtag on Twitter, this is just a little obsession of mine.

​Please feel free to browse my website using the tabs above where you can also find my personal blog 'Clean Sheet' which was nominated in the 'Best New Football Blog' category at the Football Blogging Awards.
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