Join the newsroom
If you have a point of view on football and a voice of your own, we want to read you. This is a newsroom built for the next generation of sports writers.
Who we publish
You do not need a byline. You need a take, a voice, and the willingness to work a piece until it is sharp. We publish writers across six pillars.
How to sound like Striver
Before you apply
Aspiring football writers aged 18 to 28. You do not need a byline, a journalism degree or a big following. You need a point of view, a voice of your own and the patience to work a piece until it is sharp. We publish across the professional game, women’s football, youth and grassroots, so there is room for specialists.
Write, publish and get edited. Most football writers start by covering the club or league they know best, building a set of published pieces, and learning from an editor who pushes back. Striver gives young writers a newsroom to do that in: an editor, a style guide and a real audience of readers their own age.
Use the application form on this page. Tell us what you want to cover and why you are the person to cover it. Applications go straight to the newsroom team.
For any interest in writing for Striver, please submit an application form.
