He holds an NCTJ-accredited Masters in Sports Journalism from St Mary’s College, Twickenham as well as a Bachelor of Arts in English and History from NUI Galway. The author of Johan Cruyff: The Total Voetballer, Ciaran has contributed to FourFourTwo, the Southwestlondoner newspaper, and cfcuk fanzine. He has also written a popular weekly feature with backpagefootball for the past three years. Ciaran has interviewed a range of high-profile figures, including Bertie Ahern, Eamon Dunphy, and Brian Barwick.