Welcome to Football Insider!
Football Insider provides on-the-ground, expert coverage of British football, with a focus on the Premier League, Championship and the Scottish Premiership. Founded in 2015 and based in London, we bridge the gap between national sports news and the local fan’s perspective.
We have editorial teams based in London, the north-west of England, the north-east of England, the Midlands and Scotland, ensuring we are able to focus on the clubs our readers care about. This includes Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Fulham, West Ham and Crystal Palace in London, Liverpool, Everton, Man United, Leeds United, Man City and Burnley in the north, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough in the north-east, and Aston Villa, Wolves, West Brom, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City in the west and east Midlands. We also provide strong coverage of the Scottish top flight, especially Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers.
Unlike general sports outlets, 100% of our content is dedicated exclusively to British clubs and players, providing the depth that only a specialist outlet can offer.
A football site that is on the NewsNow and Google News networks of trusted websites, our content is written and edited by professional journalists with the aim of bringing you the latest news and the best comment and analysis on the stories that matter.
Our editor Wayne Veysey and transfer correspondent Pete O’Rourke have nearly 50 years experience of covering football news for professional publications, while our team of full-time correspondents and editors have over 60 years combined on-the-ground experience between them.
Impartial, authoritative and credible, we provide top quality original content, including exclusive stories involving Britain’s biggest clubs and players, and great insight from our stable of brilliant pundits led by former PGMOL chief and Fifa official Keith Hackett and ex-Everton and Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness.
What makes us different in this crowded marketplace? We have excellent contacts in the football industry, which means you will find the news first here, including the really big stories. We will set the agenda, break stories, provide insight and tell you something that maybe you didn’t know. We will also tell you the story behind the story.
In short, we strive to provide original football journalism that you want to read and that will give you a proper understanding about what is happening in the sport that you love and about issues that you care about.
To show why you can trust us, we have created a section of our site that chronicles stories we have exclusively broken, or been on top of, long before they were extensively trailed in the established media or officially confirmed. You can find this section here.
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The Team
Wayne Veysey
A former news reporter who cut his teeth at the Shrewsbury Chronicle and Shropshire Star in the late 1990s before heading to London where he clocked up nearly a decade-and-a-half at Press Association, London Evening Standard and Goal, Wayne is the founder and editor of Football Insider and is the managing director of Breaking Media Limited.
LinkedIn: Wayne Veysey
Pete O’Rourke
Pete is Football Insider’s transfer correspondent and has over 20 years experience as a football writer, specialising in the deals that make the market whirl. With a CV that includes lengthy spells with Sky Sports and ESPN, Pete has been breaking top-quality exclusives and leaving opponents trailing in his wake during his nine years with Football Insider.
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LinkedIn: Pete O’Rourke
James Murray
James holds a degree in Sports Journalism and Communications (MA) from the Real Madrid Graduate School. He has experience working for a number of local news outlets as well as the Sunday Mirror and Real Madrid TV. He started working for Breaking Media in July 2023, initially writing on the Club Sites before moving to FI – where he is now an expert in football finance, speaking regularly with Stefan Borson and Keith Wyness.
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LinkedIn: James Murray
Callum O’Connell
Callum graduated with a degree in Sports Journalism from the University of Brighton in 2022. After a year working for Breaking Media, he started as a full-time correspondent at Football Insider in May 2024, and is an expert in transfer news, working regularly with Pete O’Rourke and Mick Brown. Crystal Palace fanatic who’s still bemoaning Michael Olise’s departure.
X: @C_OConnellSport
LinkedIn: Callum O’Connell
Evan Lloyd
Evan Lloyd has featured for several websites, including VAVEL, Hayters TV, SPORTbible and Centredevils. He joined Breaking Media in July 2025 after attaining his NCTJ qualification, working first on the Club Sites before moving to Football Insider. Evan is a Premier League expert, and focuses on deep-dive opinion and analysis.
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LinkedIn: Evan Lloyd
Evan Shaw
Evan began working for Breaking Media in June 2025, when he took on a role writing across their Club Sites. Evan later moved over to Football Insider, where he has become a transfer expert in the Premier League and EFL, working closely with Pete O’Rourke. He graduated with a degree in Football Journalism from Derby University in the same year, having previously combined his studies with work for Football League World, and an internship with Burton Albion Football Club.
X: @evanshaw_8
LinkedIn: Evan Shaw
Harri Burton
Harri graduated from University of Derby with a degree in Football Journalism in 2023. With prior experience in the media team at Chesterfield Football Club, writing for The Football League Paper and Late Tackle, plus a short stint with the Premier League as a Freelance Consultant, he joined Breaking Media in November 2023 as a Football Writer. Harri made the move to Football Insider 18 months ago, and is now a resident expert on refereeing controversies having worked closely with ex-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett. Harri is also a Man City supporter.
X: @Harri_Burton
LinkedIn: Harri Burton
Jack Dawson
Jack graduated from the University of Derby with Football Journalism and a Masters in Journalism in 2022. He has since held roles at Edinburgh Evening News and GRV Media working on both men’s and women’s football. He joined Breaking Media in April 2025, working on the company’s Club Sites. Jack would join the Football Insider team later that year, where he is now an expert on Scottish Football.
X: @jakdaw74
LinkedIn: Jack Dawson
Oliver Walton
Oliver graduated with a degree in Sports Journalism from the University of Central Lancashire in 2023. He has previously worked for Reach PLC, and has had articles published on BBC Sport and Sky Sports through PA Media. He joined Breaking Media in 2025 as a writer for Football Insider, and focuses his area of expertise in fan engagement in the Premier League and the Championship.
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LinkedIn: Oliver Walton
Ciaran Morrison
Ciaran graduated with a degree in Football Journalism from the University of Derby in 2024. He has previously worked for Stats Perform as a Live Text Commentator and for PA Media as a Football Reporter. He joined Football Insider as a Football Writer in June 2025, and now specialises in football finance.
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LinkedIn: Ciaran Morrison
The Experts
Keith Hackett
Former FIFA and Premier League referee Keith Hackett joined Football Insider in March 2021 to deliver his exceptional insight into the unique world of refereeing. Never one to sit on the fence, he offers expert analysis into the officials’ performances, as well as the behaviour of players and managers. Ever wanted to know what Jose Mourinho’s really like on the touchline? Hackett’s your man.
X: @HACKETTREF
LinkedIn: Keith Hackett
Keith Wyness
Keith has huge footballing experience through his time as CEO at Everton, Aston Villa and Aberdeen. He now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs and joined the Football Insider team in December 2023. Keith joins us weekly on the Inside Track Podcast to provide his expert insight.
LinkedIn: Keith Wyness
Mick Brown
Mick has extensive experience in scouting, recruitment and coaching at some of England’s biggest clubs. He spent over a decade at Man United, where he rose to be chief scout, and was also the assistant manager to Ron Atkinson at United and Roy Keane at Sunderland. Mick has also held chief scout or senior scout roles at Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City and Aston Villa, with his most recent role at West Ham coming to an end when David Moyes left the club. He joined the Football Insider team in October 2024 to provide his expert insight.
Stefan Borson
Stefan joined the Football Insider team in June 2024 and provides expert insight on the world of football finance and business. A former investment banker, he is CEO at Watchstone Group PLC.
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LinkedIn: Stefan Borson