Alasdair Mackenzie
Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.
Latest articles by Alasdair Mackenzie

‘The Denmark game transcended football – you couldn’t write that ending if you tried’ Ryan Christie on the classic win that sealed Scotland’s World Cup return
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Scots saw off Denmark 4-2 last year in a match for the ages

Exclusive: Andy Robertson discusses Scotland's World Cup ambitions
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Scots will play at their first World Cup since France 98 this summer

Gary McAllister believes Manchester United made a mistake selling Scott McTominay
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Leeds United and Scotland star believes letting McTominay go was a huge mistake

EXCLUSIVE Andy Robertson: Scotland's success 'starts and ends with the manager'
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Robertson is set to lead Scotland at their first World Cup for 28 years

‘Everybody wanted to be in the post-match drug test, because you could drink as much alcohol as you wanted until you needed a wee!’ Gordon Strachan on his Scotland World Cup adventures
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Leeds United midfielder went to the 1982 and 1986 World Cups with the Tartan Army

‘To even be in the conversation of trying to catch Kenny Dalglish’s cap record – our greatest player of all time – is a bit surreal’ Andy Robertson on chasing down the Liverpool and Scotland legend
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Robertson is within ten appearances of catching up with the Reds icon

‘When we qualified for the World Cup, there was a part of me that felt Diogo Jota was looking over us’ Andy Robertson on the World Cup bond he formed with his tragic former Liverpool team-mate
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Scotland captain spoke movingly about his close friend Jota when his side secured World Cup qualification last year

Ranked! The 10 best Brazilian players ever
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
Our countdown of the best Brazilian players of all time is a who's who of the beautiful game

Ousmane Dembele's Ballon d'Or and Simone Inzaghi leaving? What the winners and losers said after the Champions League final
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Paris Saint-German destroyed Inter Milan in the Champions League final 5-0

The Champions League final could be Simone Inzaghi's last dance with Inter Milan: and here's why
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Simone Inzaghi's Inter Milan take on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final - and FourFourTwo are on the ground in Munich to watch what could be a demon's defining moment

Revealed: Every EFL team that HASN’T played at the new Wembley
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
NO WEMBLEY, NO PARTY An incredible 88 of the 92 teams in the current Football League pyramid have found one way or another of reaching the national stadium since 2007

Ranked! EVERY England manager ranked from worst to best
By Greg Lea last updated
From Wembley finals to pints of wine, we run through the best and worst of England's 15 managers

‘I was annoyed when Zlatan broke my record as Serie A’s oldest goalscorer – I wanted to remain in Milan’s history and he took that from me’: Italy legend bitter about Ibrahimovic scoring aged 41 and five months
By Ryan Dabbs published
Zlatan Ibrahimovic annoyed an AC Milan legend after he broke the oldest goalscoring record

Ranked! The 10 best Dutch players ever
By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated
The best Dutch players ever have style, grace and intelligence – and these are the best of the lot

Ranked! The 25 worst refereeing decisions of all time
By Ryan Dabbs last updated
Complaining about referees has always been, and always will be, a big part of being a football fan - and here are the most controversial decisions in history

Federico Chiesa to Liverpool: Why he's signed, how he fits in and how the Italian is hoping to recapture his best form
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Liverpool have signed Federico Chiesa - so what's the catch? Italian football expert Alasdair Mackenzie breaks down the move

England beware, Dan Ndoye has had the year of his life and can fire Switzerland to the Euro 2024 semi-final
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Dan Ndoye has lit up Euro 2024 with his dazzling dribbling, sensational speed and superb goal against Germany – now he wants to make history by taking down England

Juventus 'prepared to sell' Italy star but Serie A rivals lead race with cut-price deal is on the table
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Juventus need to sell one of their star men before they can pursue a deal for top target Teun Koopmeiners, according to Italian media reports

From career-ending fears to Italy's golden boy the remarkable rise of Riccardo Calafiori
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Arsenal are interested in signing the Bologna centre-back after an incredible breakthrough year for a player who has been through a lot in his young career

Spain hero Mikel Merino mirrors father's Stuttgart celebration 33 years later
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Former Newcastle midfielder Merino came to Spain's rescue with a late winner over Germany then replicating his dad's celebration which happened in the same venue in 1991

The real reason Newcastle United sold Mikel Merino
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
Merino was Spain's match-winning hero against Germany - but will be best remembered in England for a brief spell at Newcastle

'Tears of joy' Giorgi Kinkladze says the nation's debut Euros can make Georgia believe
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
EXCLUSIVE Georgia will be competing at their first-ever major tournament at Euro 2024

'No words are enough to describe him, he has brought hope, joy and happiness - he is going to conquer the world!' Giorgi Kinkladze on Georgia's new star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
By Alasdair Mackenzie published
EXCLUSIVE Giorgi Kinkladze played 58 times for Georgia but is excited by the prospect of the new kid on the block
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