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.
Latest articles by Alex Reid
Gabriel Jesus: “I used to play in prison, people were asking me if I’d been sentenced!”
By Alex Reid published
Gabriel Jesus From surprise tattoos to offside advice from his mum, the Brazil and Man City striker gives FFT the inside scoop in a new video
World Cup, day 19: the things you may have missed
By Alex Reid published
FIFA World Cup Belgium come back from 2-0 down against Japan to win 3-2 and will face Brazil in the quarter-finals, after Neymar starred in a 2-0 victory over Mexico
Quiz! How many of the 18 players with multiple Champions League hat-tricks can you name?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz These elite goalscorers have bagged at least two trebles in Europe’s premier club competition – so let's see if you can name them all
FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: 25 to 21
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FFT 50 Managers The Italian who saves butts (twice) and one of the most exciting coaches in the world, tasked with cracking a problem for Lionel Messi
Cohen Bramall: "I'd never seen a mannequin in my life until I got to Arsenal"
By Alex Reid published
Arsenal One day he was on his way to a trial with Shrewsbury – the next he was training with Mesut Ozil. The 22-year-old former factory worker tells FourFourTwo all about his "mentally tough" first six months at Arsenal
Quiz! Can you name the 20 most recent England captains?
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Football quiz From the man who pulled on the armband 59 times to the chaps who’ve had the honour just once – these are the last 20 players to skipper the Three Lions
Quiz! Can you name the top 50 goalscorers in Champions League knockout games?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Every player with six or more Champions League knockout matches goals since the start of the 1992/93 season
Quiz! Can you name the top 25 Premier League scorers from countries that have NEVER appeared at a World Cup?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz These players hail from the minnow nations of world football, yet that hasn’t stopped them making their mark on the Premier League…
Quiz! Can you name the 50 current Premier League players with the highest foul count?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Filth! From two-footed scythes to a cheeky tactical, these are the players who’ve racked up the highest foul counts in the Prem – including the current leader on 573 offences
Quiz! Can you name every player to win the Premier League title while on loan?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Only nine times has a loanee claimed a Premier League crown – so can you recall those brilliant borrowed players in our fiendishly difficult quiz?
Quiz! Can you name the top 21 scorers from the 2006/07 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz The empire strikes back as Man United claim the league title, but a Chelsea player tops the scoring charts. How many players who hit 10+ league goals in 06/07 can you recall?
Quiz! Can you name the top 17 scorers from the 2005/06 Premier League season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Chelsea dominated and a dodgy lasagna did in Spurs, but can you recall every player healthy enough to have netted 10+ goals in the 05/06 Premier League?
Harry Winks dislikes snakes, Arsenal fan Piers Morgan – and the thought of being buried alive
By Alex Reid published
In Other News... “Is that a bit too intense for FourFourTwo?” asks the cheeky Tottenham star as he takes our quickfire Q&A
Quiz! How many of the 30 most successful Champions League managers can you name?
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Football quiz We're looking for the glory-hunting gaffers with the most Champions League wins since 1992/93
Quiz! Name these 20 players by their famous goal celebrations
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz From back-flips to gyrating hips: can you name the 20 footballers lauding their own post-goal brilliance?
The greatest all-time Premier League XI based on games played
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Premier League As James Milner passes the 500-appearance mark, we look at the Premier League XI based on the mighty warhorses who kept showing up
Quiz! How many of the top 21 scorers from the 2016/17 Premier League season can you name?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz It’s only last season: you have no excuse - can you recall the Premier League players to reach double digits in ’16/17?
Quiz! Can you name the top Champions League appearance-makers from these 50 countries?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz From the Spanish legend with 168 Champions League games to the American with 23, these are the all-time leaders for their nations within the Champions League
Quiz! Can you name the 35 players who've managed every minute of Premier League football this season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz After 12 games, these ever-presents haven’t missed a second of Premier League action. But who are they?
Quiz! Can you name Liverpool’s 50 highest Premier League appearance-makers after 1,000 games?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz From the two players who’ve broken the 500-game barrier to Brazilians, Germans, Spaniards and even an Australian – these are the players that define the Prem era for the Reds
Quiz! How many of the 25 players to score four or more goals in a Premier League game can you name?
By Alex Reid last updated
Football quiz A certain Manchester City attacker was at it again this weekend, but can you name every player to bag a four-goal haul in the English top flight since 1992/93?
Quiz! Can you name all 42 English players to score in the Premier League this season?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Before the Three Lions take on Croatia on Sunday, this is every English player who’s been in goalscoring form for their clubs in 2018/19
Quiz! Name the 23 Premier League players with Champions League hat-tricks
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Footballers at English clubs have managed 23 hat-tricks in the Champions League since 1992/93 – can you name them all?