After graduating from the London School of Journalism, he came to Rio de Janeiro to cover the 2014 World Cup, working for a range of publications and broadcasters, including BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service, TalkSport radio, BeIN Sports and Fox Sports Australia. Following the World Cup he joined the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games as their Editor of English Content. Robbie has been writing for OddsShark since 2017.