Sports Journalist
Cover matches, teams and athletes for papers, sites, radio or streaming.
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- Typical pay
- €20k–€55k
- Usual education
- Degree
- Outlook
- Strong demand from streaming platforms and club media, alongside traditional sports desks.
A day in the life
Travel to a fixture, pre-match reading, live updates during the game, post-match quotes in the mixed zone, then a piece filed within the hour.
Ways in
- Journalism degree with sports specialism
- Club or federation media internship
- Fan site or podcast that gets noticed
What to study at 16
The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.
Spain
Bachillerato de Artes
Portugal
Línguas e Humanidades
France
Bac technologique
Italy
Liceo classico / scienze umane
Netherlands
Profiel Cultuur & Maatschappij
Belgium
KSO – Artistic secondary
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
BA Journalism
Reporting, writing, media law and ethics, with newsroom practice and work placements.
A general journalism degree plus sports work experience also works.
Helpful school subjects: News writing, Media law, Interviewing, Multimedia production
BA/MA Sports Journalism
Covering sport across print, broadcast and digital, including live reporting and commentary.
Specialist route with live reporting from day one.
Helpful school subjects: Live reporting, Commentary, Sports data, Club and federation media
Places that hire for this
DAZN
Editorial and social video journalists around live rights.
La Gazzetta dello Sport (RCS)
Reporters on football, cycling and motorsport desks.
kicker
Football reporters producing ratings, data and analysis.
L'Équipe
Sports reporters and pigistes covering fixtures across France.
Mundo Deportivo
Match reporters and club correspondents in Barcelona.
Record
Match reporters covering the Primeira Liga.
TVP
TVP Sport reporters covering domestic leagues and internationals.
Unidad Editorial (El Mundo, Marca)
Marca sports reporters covering football and Olympic sports.