Malyon began his journalism career as a freelance writer, reporting on South American football for
The Daily Mirror, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Guardian and
FourFourTwo. He joined the
Daily Mirror full-time in 2013 and was later made deputy sports editor and European football correspondent. Malyon was appointed sports editor of
The Independent in 2017 while still only 27, the youngest in the history of
Fleet Street to be given the role. He was the host of
The Indy Football Podcast, nominated for ‘best podcast’ at the 2017
Football Supporters Federation awards. He left the
Independent on 17 May 2019 to join startup US sports website
The Athletic, founding their London office and international business. Malyon was described by the Daily Telegraph as “among the most powerful figures in British sports media”. On 11 July 2025, Malyon and his investor group closed the acquisition of
Querétaro F.C. to become the first majority-U.S. ownership group in Liga MX. ==Personal life==