Your byline, our back page
We're always welcoming talented writers to the BPF team. In over fifteen years online, we have platformed hundreds of writers who have gone on to write books, feature on some of the biggest platforms in the world, or contribute to the most popular podcasts.
Write about what you love
Do you enjoy the Bundesliga, or fancy a bit of South American football? Or perhaps something closer to home — Irish football, the Premier League or the women's game. Then we want to hear from you.
What you get
Our main goal is to platform you, the writer. We are honest about this: we are not in a position to pay contributors. What we will do is invest in you properly.
- Work with you to better your writing standards
- Iron out ideas before you commit to a piece
- Develop your editing and proofreading
- Promote your social media and portfolio links
- Provide accreditation references where possible
- Help you take the next steps in the profession
BPF has been a starting platform for many fantastic journalists and writers who have gone on to run their own successful sites, and to work for publications including:
“What I’ve always liked is that BPF has never been afraid to go its own way — it’s never been a slave to SEO or clickbait or the agenda of the day, but instead a forum simply for insightful and honest writing about the game, on and off the pitch. Long may it last!”
— Gavan Reilly, author & Political Correspondent
“A super, varied site that became the first of a few Irish outlets foolish enough to commission me many years ago. It was the first Irish site I can remember willing to tell stories from all pockets of the world, and has happily remained true to that.”
— Gavin Cooney, Sports Correspondent and Author
“When I knocked on their doors in 2013, Back Page Football gave me — a 19-year-old high school graduate from the small West African nation of Ghana — a rare opportunity to enter. Though barely knowing who I was, they gave me the chance to explore and find myself under great guidance; to write on topics that mattered to me, and this gave my confidence (and ultimately, my career) a major boost. Today, many major milestones later, I look back with gratitude in my heart. The folks at Back Page Football are as passionate about people as they are about football — and that really is what makes them special.”
— Fiifi Anaman, award-winning Ghanaian journalist
“Back Page Football was an important website for me when I started off in writing and journalism. The variety of topics on the website gave me lots to learn and I had the freedom and guidance to write on a range of topics which were key at that stage of my career. The BPF team have done well to maintain a wide-ranging portfolio, and it is definitely a recommended, independent football website that’s worth following.”
— Karan Tejwani, football writer and author of Wings of Change
“BPF was the first place to give me the opportunity and platform to write about football without restraints. They consistently provide a quality alternative to much of the commercial content out there, as well as exploring issues beyond the game and how it is played. A brilliant, and important, site.”
— Maurice Brosnan, Irish Sportswriter
Pitch us
Use the form below, or email us directly — tell us who you are, what you want to write about, and link anything you've written before (a school paper or a personal blog counts).
editor@backpagefootball.com