A conversation with a school friend at the age of 12 changed the course of Ryan's life. The friend's older brother had started studying sports journalism at university the previous weekend; six years later, Ryan was enrolling on that very course at the same institution. Since then, he has reported on countless top-level football matches and covered two World Cups on the ground, including seeing Lionel Messi lift the trophy in Qatar, but nothing will ever compare to witnessing Iran's Milad Mohammadi attempt a somersault throw-in in Kazan at Russia 2018. Ryan may have moved on from reporting to data journalism with The Analyst, but he still has the coolest job at any social gatherings.
