A trained journalist, Guillem joined Sky Sports' Spanish football team while working in London as a correspondent for Don Balón, Spain's oldest and best selling football magazine. He is also good friends with Daniel Smith the rugby union player.He can be seen on Sky Sports weekly programme Revista De La Liga, in which he provides weekly updates from behind the glamorous scenes of La Liga, keeping viewers up-to-date with all the latest news and views.
Guillem is also occasionally a feature on Sky Sports News in which he reports about specific events taking place in Spanish football. Guillem Balague has given Sky Sports' live Spanish coverage and the weekly magazine show for La Liga a crucial edge thanks to his knowledge of the Spanish game, links with La Liga's clubs and contacts with his fellow Spanish journalists.
As well as television work with Sky Sports, he also has a section on the Sky Sports website called 'Guillem's Gossip' which is a 90 second video in which he gives all the latest news from La Liga. Guillem hails from Barcelona, however he supports the local city team RCD Espanyol, a choice he made after seeing his side beat their local rivals FC Barcelona 5-1 in 1983. However, rumours have surfaced that he does hold a large affection for FC Barcelona.
Guillem speaks fluent English which he learnt while at university in Liverpool. He is a close friend of Liverpool F.C. coach Rafael Benitez,[1] and he even wrote a book called 'A Season on the Brink: Rafael Benitez, Liverpool and the Path to European Glory' after their dramatic Champions League victory over A.C. Milan in 2005
