Suraj Radia

Suraj Radia

Suraj Radia is an NCTJ-qualified journalist and editor with more than a decade of experience at some of the biggest sportsdesks and press agencies across the industry. He has been a regular freelance contributor to FootballTransfers since April 2022.

A business owner by day, Suraj comes from a unique and diverse background, having provided content for the likes of Eurosport and Yahoo and covering a variety of sports from football to gymnastics. He began his career in Manchester, writing for the Manchester Evening News and providing match reports for the Football League Paper. He has reported on international tournaments such as Africa Cup of Nations and the Olympics, attending high-profile events and interviewing a host of top personalities along the way. He is also a lifelong Newcastle United fan and an obsessive NBA follower, who is also passionate about social justice, music and technology.

Bilingual and a creator across all mediums, Suraj enjoys writing in-depth and nuanced pieces, primarily for FootballTransfers and his personal blog, while also editing and curating content for websites, businesses and individuals in a multitude of industries.

Articles from Suraj Radia

Gerard Pique waves goodbye to the Barcelona fans as he retires
  • 23 May 2023

Revealed: Why Pique held off retirement to help Barcelona

Aurelien Tchouameni, Kylian Mbappe, France, 2022
  • 23 May 2023

'Mbappe tried to get me to reject Real Madrid for PSG!' reveals Tchouameni

Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal, 2021/22
  • 23 May 2023

What is Portugal's World Cup squad?

Do Milan need Chelsea’s Fikayo Tomori?
  • 10 Nov 2022

Five England World Cup absentees who need a transfer

The incredible 2020/21 stats of Brentford playoff hero Ivan Toney
  • 10 Nov 2022

Ivan Toney's World Cup snub paves way for Man Utd transfer

Frenkie de Jong, Barcelona, Manchester United
  • 7 Nov 2022

What Man Utd's tie with Barcelona means for De Jong transfer

De tien duurste uitgaande transfers Liverpool
  • 7 Nov 2022

Net Spend FC: FSG's biggest transfer profits at Liverpool

Frenkie de Jong, Jude Bellingham, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund
  • 23 May 2023

How Man Utd could repeat De Jong mistake with Bellingham transfer

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and PSG's Kylian Mbappe, 2021/22
  • 7 Nov 2022

Haaland? Mbappe? Ancelotti reveals Real Madrid’s successor to Benzema

Raphinha, Brazil, 2022
  • 23 May 2023

What is Brazil’s World Cup squad?

What the hell has happened to €146m flop Hazard?
  • 7 Nov 2022

Premier League sides on ‘red alert’ as Real Madrid ‘lose patience’ over Hazard

Gerard Pique, Barcelona, Primera Division, 2021/22
  • 4 Nov 2022

End of an era: Pique retires as Barcelona bid farewell to legendary defender

Alejandro Garnacho, Manchester United, 2021/22
  • 3 Nov 2022

Ronaldo to Garnacho is a glimpse of the future for Man Utd

Gerard Pique, Osasuna v Barcelona
  • 3 Nov 2022

Pique retires a Barcelona legend with one final gesture

Pique: I hope Messi can be ‘seduced’ into staying at Barcelona
  • 23 May 2023

Pique set for shock retirement after final match in Barcelona this weekend

Mykhailo Mudryk, Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal, 2022/23
  • 3 Nov 2022

Mudryk 'is already at Arsenal' as Arteta targets new 'level' of transfers

Cristiano Ronaldo, Man Utd, 2022/23
  • 23 May 2023

Flamengo rule out Ronaldo transfer as ‘he would sit on the bench’

Kylian Mbappe, PSG, 2022/23
  • 3 Nov 2022

Mbappe ‘lost his identity’ and should have joined Real Madrid, claims Zlatan

Mykhalo Mudryk Shakhtar Donetsk 2022-23
  • 23 May 2023

Arsenal, Chelsea or Newcastle? 'Mudryk plays final Shakhtar game'

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea
  • 31 Oct 2022

How De Gea could play his way into new Man Utd contract