[6] Ronay was born and raised in South East London, and is of Austrian and Jewish descent.
How Football (Almost) Came Home: Adventures in Putin's World Cup was published by HarperCollins in November 2018.
[8] The Manager: The Absurd Ascent of the Most Important Man in Football, was published in 2010 and was named book of the week by The Independent,[9][10] Any Chance of a Game?
[17] Ronay and Liew have written a TV series called The Red Zone which was set to be shown on Netflix in 2021, executive produced by Sam Mendes.
[21] He was a highly influential campaigner against plans by Lewisham council that he believed could harm the club.