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Rob Harris
NationalityBritish
EducationManchester Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of York
OccupationSports Journalist
Years active2004–present
EmployerAssociated Press

Rob Harris is a British sports journalist who is a global sports writer for the Associated Press.[1] He has appeared on MSNBC, BBC and Sky News.[2]

Career

Harris has worked for the Associated Press as a global sports writer.[3] In 2015, while covering the FIFA arrests in Zurich, Harris captured the only video of former FIFA officials being taken into custody by law enforcement at the Baur au Lac Hotel.[4] He has often appeared as an analyst on Sky News, BBC News, CBC News, Al-Jazeera, Al-Arabiya and APTN.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rob Harris". AP NEWS. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Breaking down the FIFA corruption scandal". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ Halliday, Josh (24 May 2011). "Sir Alex Ferguson caught on mic asking for reporter to be banned". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ^ Rob Harris (30 July 2016), TV: Rob Harris on NZ television outside FIFA HQ May 2015, retrieved 19 February 2019
  5. ^ Rob Harris (31 July 2016), Talking FIFA scandals, human rights in sport and his agenda against Manchester City on Sky News, retrieved 19 February 2019