Rory Smith is an English journalist, broadcaster and author. He joined The Athletic in 2024 having previously been the chief soccer correspondent of The New York Times from 2016. Smith is a former journalist of The Times, The Independent, and The Daily Telegraph.
The Monday Night Club's Rory Smith explains how Manchester City "lacked game sense" in their 5-1 defeat by Arsenal in the Premier League. BBC Sport - Published
Monday Night Club's Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Steph Houghton to discuss Marcus Rashford's future and whether he should leave Manchester United. BBC Sport - Published
Mark Chapman, Shay Given, Rory Smith and Chris Sutton discuss Manchester City's poor form and whether Pep Guardiola can turn things around. BBC Sport - Published
Mark Chapman is joined by Shay Given, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith on the Monday Night Club to discuss Leicester City's appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy. BBC Sport - Published
Monday Night Club's Mark Chapman is joined by Rory Smith to discuss Ruben Amorim's arrival at Manchester United and how difficult his first game will be. BBC Sport - Published
Rory Smith breaks down why Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso turned down Liverpool and Bayern Munich last summer, but could well end up as the next Real Madrid manager. BBC Sport - Published
Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Conor Coady discuss manager Erik ten Hag's future at Manchester United following Sunday's 3-0 defeat by Tottenham. BBC Sport - Published
The Monday Night Club's Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Conor Coady explain what makes Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer "unique". BBC Sport - Published
The Monday Night Club's Mark Chapman, Rory Smith, Chris Sutton and Andros Townsend discuss whether Man City's Erling Haaland was lucky to escape punishment for throwing the ball at the back of.. BBC Sport - Published
The Monday Night Club's Mark Chapman, Shay Given, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith discuss whether Arsenal's William Saliba and Gabriel are the "best centre-back partnership in Europe". BBC Sport - Published
On the Monday Night Club, Mark Chapman, Shay Given, Rory Smith and Chris Sutton look at the dangers surrounding the new UEFA Champions League format and why it could get "messy". BBC Sport - Published
The Monday Night Club's Rory Smith and Conor Coady look at why Lee Carsley is in pole position for the England job, while Chris Sutton thinks Eddie Howe should get a chance. BBC Sport - Published
The Monday Night Club's Chris Sutton and Rory Smith look at why Cristiano Ronaldo is "holding Portugal back" despite scoring in back-to-back Nations League games. BBC Sport - Published
With Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui on the verge of signing for Manchester United, Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Theo Walcott discuss what they can bring to Erik ten Hag's side. BBC Sport - Published