Alex Hess

Lists Three years ago this month, Brazil’s World Cup humbling rocked football. But what results over the last two decades have sent the biggest shockwaves through the football world?

Premier League As 34-year-old Dani Alves prepares to join Manchester City, Alex Hess recalls the international stars who turned up late to the Premier League party – and then showed their class

FFT 50 Managers The two-time Bundesliga winner hasn’t yet achieved glory with Liverpool, but Merseyside's Mr. Charisma has consistently performed above his resources

Manchester United Success in the Europa League means more high-stakes showdowns in 2017/18. Unfortunately, these are the kind of games that will expose Mourinho’s true colours, says Alex Hess

Radamel Falcao He looked an irreparably broken player at Manchester United and at Chelsea, but the Colombian striker has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance in Monaco

Manchester United History tells us this should make for a winning combination, but results tell a very different story. Alex Hess explores the issues

Premier League Alex Hess explores the after-game one-on-one – with the help of those who've been there and done it

Premier League Alex Hess argues that pundits spend too much time focusing on the actions of match officials

Antonio Valencia Alex Hess explains why the Ecuador international has become such an important member of the Red Devils side

Premier League The huge managerial posts that could have left them with ever-lasting legacies served only to dent their steely reputations – and now both of their teams are staring relegation in the face. Alex Hess evaluates the damage done by disaster

Premier League Many Premier League teams have fallen away the season after a failed title bid, which Alex Hess believes makes Spurs' current campaign all the more impressive

Premier League With Glenn Murray in the form of his life aged 35, Alex Hess takes a look at other players who continued to shine in the autumn of their careers

Chelsea Maybe – just maybe – Chelsea's oligarch overlord has found what he's been looking for all along, writes Alex Hess

Premier League The football world bubbled with hysteria at the prospect of Mourinho, Guardiola, Conte and Klopp in the same league this season – but only one of them is enjoying success so far this season. It’s time to get a grip, writes Alex Hess

Victor Moses Alex Hess takes a look at some of the players who have outperformed expectations so far this term

FFT100 Alex Hess takes a look at the space invader who just misses out on the top ten…

FFT100 Alex Hess hails Atletico Madrid's defensive rock after another brilliant 12 months…

Manchester City Times they are a changin', writes Alex Hess, who explains the remodelled role of the Premier League skipper with reference to other forms of leadership…

Premier League As Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy’s recent benchings have proved, nobody’s place is safe these days with a team’s best interests at heart. Alex Hess evaluates a growing trend...

Chelsea It's early days, says Alex Hess, but the Blues certainly seem more willing to give youth a chance under the guidance of Antonio Conte

Premier League Alex Hess picks out some of the key talking points ahead of another round of top-flight fixtures

Paul Pogba  Alex Hess takes a look at some of the big questions ahead of this weekend's round of fixtures...

Jürgen Klopp Sure, the latter trio are incredibly successful coaches – but why don't they ever seem to enjoy themselves? And come to think of it, why doesn't anyone? Alex Hess investigates

Premier League Alex Hess picks out the key talking points ahead of another round of top-flight tussles

Premier League Alex Hess picks apart some of the key issues ahead of the fourth round of fixtures in England's top flight