Alex Reid
Alex Reid is a freelance journalist and the former digital features editor at FourFourTwo. He has also written for the Guardian, talkSPORT, Boxing News and Sport magazine. Like most Londoners, he is a lifelong supporter of Aberdeen FC. He is deceptively bad in the air for a big man. He has never been a cage fighter.
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Quiz! Can you name the top 20 scorers from the 2002/03 Premier League season?
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Football quiz A close title battle between Arsenal and Man United was reflected in the strikers who topped the scoring charts. But can you recall all 20 players to hit double figures?
Quiz! Can you name the 26 top-scoring substitutes currently active in the Premier League?
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Football quiz Each of these super subs has at least five goals from the bench, including the all-time Premier League leader on 23 strikes…
Quiz! Name the top 29 goalscorers from the 1994/95 Premier League season
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Football quiz The third Premier League season saw a prolific pair of Blackburn strikers take the title to Ewood Park – but how many of players who hit double figures can you recall?
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 60 to 51
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FFT 100 Greatest Milan’s greatest goalscorer, Brazil’s World Cup record-breaker and the most intense kiss of the World Cup
Quiz! Can you name top five players at each Premier League club with the most career goals in the division?
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Football quiz The highest goalscorers at every Premier League club, based on their career tally – including the Bournemouth man with 162 Prem strikes. How many can you name?
Quiz! Can you name the 50 most expensive footballers of all time based on accumulated transfer fees?
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Football quiz From the one-move record-breakers to the multiple big-club movers, more money has been spent on these 50 players than any others
Quiz! Can you name the top 25 scorers from the 2001/02 Premier League season?
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Football quiz Arsenal won the double, Alex Ferguson did a retirement U-turn and 25 players hit double figures for Premier League goals. Name ‘em…
Quiz! Can you name the last 12 players to open the scoring for England in a major tournament?
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Football quiz England players who scored the first goal for the Three Lions in World Cups or European Championships from 1990 to 2018 in our quickfire quiz
Quiz! Can you name all 21 Belgians who played in the Premier League last season?
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Football quiz In this World Cup, they are the foes of Gareth’s mighty Lions – but during the season, many of these Belgians are our beloved club heroes
Quiz! Can you name the 27 highest scorers across Europe’s top five leagues this season?
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Football quiz The hot-shot players with at least six goals across the top flights of England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France
Quiz! Can you name the 31 Champions League top scorers after the 2017/18 group stage?
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Football quiz Liverpool have blitzed goals, while a new record has been set by a chap who scored in all six matches – but how many of the players with 3+ goals can you name?
Quiz! How many of the top 27 scorers from the 2012/13 Premier League season can you name?
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Football quiz A Manchester United striker topped the scoring charts in Lord Ferg’s final season, but can you recall every player who hit double figures in '12/13?
Quiz! Can you name the 50 top tacklers currently playing in the Premier League?
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Football quiz These Prem players have won more tackles than any others – including the man closing in on 1,000 successful challenges
Quiz! Can you name the 62 Premier League players who haven’t missed a minute of the 2018/19 season?
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Football quiz After six games, there are still 62 ever-presents who’ve started and finished every match of this season – which means they can’t all be goalkeepers. How many can you name?
Quiz! Can you name the 28 Premier League players who have reached 50 goals AND assists?
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Football quiz This season, a Manchester United midfielder became the 28th player to grab a half-century of goals and of assists in the Premier League era. How many do you know?
Quiz! Name the top five Champions League appearance-makers AND goalscorers among this season's quarter-finalists
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Football quiz The most experienced – and prolific – players for each side left in the 2017/18 Champions League. How many can you name?
Quiz! Can you name the first goalscorer for every club in the 2016/17 Premier League season?
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Football quiz A year ago this month, 20 Premier League clubs began their seasons full of hope (mostly). But can you recall the players who struck first for each side?
Quiz! Name the 16 top European scorers in World Cup 2018 qualifying
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Football quiz The players who've banged in the goals propelling their nations toward Russia. Can you name them?
Quiz! Can you name every Premier League player to score in a World Cup since 1998?
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Football quiz From France ’98 through to the present day, these are the 107 occasions that a Prem star featured at a World Cup – and scored
Quiz! How many of Manchester United's 50 biggest ever transfers can you name?
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Football quiz The most expensive deals in Red Devils history, from big-money hits to the expensive flops. Can you recall the top 50?
Quiz! Can you name all 35 FA Cup final goalscorers since 1999?
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Football quiz Remember the late '90s? Spice Girls, the Millenium bug, the Euro... but can you recall who scored in the FA Cup final back then?
Quiz! Can you name Everton’s 50 highest Premier League appearance-makers after 1,000 games?
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Football quiz U-S-A! U-S-A! The players who’ve played the most league games for the Toffees since 1992, from the American on 354 to half a dozen Scots
Quiz! How many of the 64 England players to appear in a World Cup match since 1998 can you name?
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Football quiz Every England footballer to feature in a World Cup match in the last two decades. Can you name all 64?