Mike Starling, The Week UK
Mike Starling is the former digital features editor at The Week. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has since held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications.
Sport is his specialist subject, but the growth of the sporting industry in the past 20 years has seen him cover the related business, tourism and marketing arenas as much as the action on the field. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. His international experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon. He has worked on a number of publication launches, including a daily newspaper, travel magazine and news website.
Latest articles by Mike Starling, The Week UK
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 Top ten most valuable football clubs in the world in 2022feature Real Madrid top Forbes’s football rich list ahead of Barcelona and Man Utd By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 2022 Uefa Champions League final: Liverpool vs. Real Madrid preview, predictions and TVfeature Everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s showpiece in Paris By Mike Starling, The Week UK Last updated feature
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 A weekend in Newcastle upon Tyne: travel guide, attractions and things to doThe Week Recommends Everything you need to know for a city break in the north east party ‘Toon’ By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published The Week Recommends
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 Premier League goes to the wire: the ‘most exciting’ final day ever?feature A look at the title, top four and relegation permutations ahead of Sunday’s fixtures By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 2022 PGA Championship: predictions, tee-times and groups to watchfeature Everything you need to know about the men’s golf major at Southern Hills By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 A weekend in Dublin: travel guide, attractions and things to doThe Week Recommends Everything you need to know for a city break in Ireland’s capital By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published The Week Recommends
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 Jake Daniels comes out as gay: reactions to a landmark moment for British footballfeature Blackpool forward, 17, is the UK’s only openly gay male professional footballer By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 Uefa Europa League final: Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Rangers preview, predictions and TVfeature Can the Glasgow side make history in the final in Seville? By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 2022 FA Cup final: Chelsea vs. Liverpool preview, predictions, kick-off time and TV coveragefeature Premier League rivals go head-to-head in another Wembley final By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 Wing Wing London ‘chimaek’ review: fried chicken, beer and a large side of K-popThe Week Recommends Forget bibimbap or barbecue, chimaek is the king of all Korean cuisines By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published The Week Recommends
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 Erling Haaland: are Man City signing the ‘next best player in the world’?In the Spotlight City have reached an agreement in principle for the Borussia Dortmund goal machine By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Tottenham vs. Arsenal predictions: race for the Premier League top fourfeature Expect a ‘seismic’ north London derby with Champions League qualification on the line By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 Emma Hayes’s Chelsea: a trophy-winning machineIn the Spotlight It’s the third Women’s Super League title in a row for the Blues By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Ronnie O’Sullivan: snooker great reaches ‘Tiger Woods level’In the Spotlight The Rocket has equalled Stephen Hendry’s record of seven world championship wins By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Ben Stokes: from the ‘Bristol incident’ to England’s Test captaincyIn the Spotlight Durham all-rounder has been confirmed as Joe Root’s replacement By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 England cricket’s wanted list: two head coaches and a Test captainfeature Ben Stokes has reportedly agreed to take over from Joe Root as skipper By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 Karim Benzema: Panenkas, hat-tricks and a Ballon d’Or?In the Spotlight Real Madrid’s French striker was sensational yet again in the Champions League By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 What are the ‘radical’ plans to reform men’s football in England?feature Government will appoint an independent regulator – a move deemed ‘not necessary’ by the Premier League By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
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 Tyson Fury: will he retire from boxing or become the undisputed ‘Lord of the Ring’?In the Spotlight Pundits look at what the Gypsy King will do next after his masterclass against Dillian Whyte By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Daniel Kinahan: who is the Irish ‘mob boss’ with links to boxing, drugs and crime?In the Spotlight The Kinahan crime gang is subject to US sanctions and frozen assets in the UAE By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Erik ten Hag’s to-do list: can he bring the glory days back to Man Utd?In the Spotlight The Dutchman has a huge rebuilding job on his hands at Old Trafford By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte: predictions, fight guide, profiles, UK start time and TVfeature The Gypsy King puts his titles on the line in an ‘all-British blockbuster’ at Wembley By Mike Starling, The Week UK Last updated feature
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 A weekend in Cardiff: travel guide, things to do, food and drinkThe Week Recommends Everything you need to know for a city break in Wales’s lively capital By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published The Week Recommends
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 Humiliation at Anfield: is this the worst Man Utd team for 30 years?feature Gary Neville calls his former side a ‘waste of space’ after 4-0 thrashing at Liverpool By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published feature
