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
Quiz! Can you name the 2014 World Cup final line-ups for Germany 1-0 Argentina?
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Football quiz Four years ago today, the World Cup final took place in Rio de Janeiro as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 in extra time, but can you recall the 28 players that appeared on the pitch?
The big interview: Jermain Defoe – “I regret the way I left West Ham – I did something wrong, hold my hands up and take responsibility"
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The Big Interview Does he regret his West Ham exit? Why did he bite Javier Mascherano? I’m a Celebrity or Strictly Come Dancing? Your questions answered…
Iconic shirts: who is Manchester United's greatest ever No.10?
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Manchester United From a teenage sensation to a returning hero: in our series looking at some of world football's most iconic jerseys, we explore the famous players to have worn the Manchester United No.10 shirt
The 7 greatest Roy Hodgson moments captured on the internet
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Roy Hodgson The Crystal Palace boss is simply the world’s most GIFable human. Will a visit to Old Trafford produce more magic this weekend?
Quiz! Can you name the 41 England internationals who were born in the 1990s?
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Football quiz Remember Italia 90? Well this lot definitely don’t. It’s every full England men’s senior player who’s born after January 1, 1990...
Quiz! Name the 68 uncapped English players who’ve played in the Premier League this season
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Football quiz One for the true Prem quiz brainiacs out there. Can you name the league's potential England players yet to play a full international?
Quiz! Can you name the three longest-serving players at every Premier League club?
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Football quiz The club stalwarts who’ve clocked up the years and are still going strong right now. Name these hardened troopers!
Quiz! Can you name the 50 biggest-spending current managers over their careers?
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Football quiz Transfer fees spiral ever upwards – but can you name the 50 current bosses who’ve splashed the most cash during their careers?
Quiz! Can you name the top 21 scorers from the 2011/12 Premier League season?
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Football quiz Manchester City won the title on goal difference, while an Arsenal player netted 30 league goals – but can you name every player to hit double figures in '11/12?
Quiz! How many of the 40 keepers with the most Premier League clean sheets since 2006/07 can you name?
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Football quiz All of these fine shot-stoppers have kept 20+ shut-outs since the 2006/07 season
Quiz! Can you name the 50 most valuable footballers in the world?
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Football quiz According to the good folk at Transfermarkt, these players could command the highest transfer fees in the game – if their clubs were willing to sell…
Quiz! Can you name the first goalscorer for every Premier League club in 2017/18?
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Football quiz Cast your mind back a year. The Prem’s opening weekend is imminent, but do you recall the players who first broke the deadlock for their sides when last season began?
Quiz! Can you name the line-ups from England vs Italy in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals?
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Football quiz The Three Lions and the Azzurri played out a thrilling* 0-0 draw before England inevitably exited on penalties – but can you name the players who graced the white and the blue shirts?
Quiz! Can you name all 19 British clubs to appear in a major European final?
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Football quiz From the first in 1963 to the most recent in 2017, can you name every British side to take part in the final of one of Europe’s premier club competitions?
Jaap Stam: I think of losing to Liverpool in 2005 more than winning with Man United in 1999
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Jaap Stam Dutch defender Stam has told FourFourTwo that defeat with Milan to the Reds is his overriding memory from Champions League finals.
FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: 45-41
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FFT 50 Managers Antonio Conte’s protege, a game-changer in English football and the man working miracles at Barcelona (no, not that one)
Quiz! Can you name the 51 highest goalscorers across Europe’s top five leagues this season?
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Football quiz As English, French, German, Italian and Spanish top-flight seasons come to an end, these prolific players have all netted 13+ goals...
Quiz! Name the 35 highest-scoring Premier League players by the age of 23
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Football quiz Fifteen years on from a certain Everton striker’s explosive first league goal, let's quiz you on the highest scoring Premier League players by age 23
Quiz! Can you name the 50 club sides that Harry Kane has scored against?
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Football quiz The Tottenham striker has struck a whopping 150 club goals in his career to date. Do you know who those strikes have come against?
Quiz! Can you name the 55 most expensive transfers of all time?
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Football quiz After a crazy summer scrambled this list, can you name the priciest football transfers the game has ever seen?
Quiz! Can you name these World Cup countries by their national anthems?
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Football quiz The World Cup is here! We all know what that means: watching footballers stand in a line and singing anthems (then a match usually follows)
Quiz! How many of the 114 current Premier League players who’ve been to a World Cup can you name?
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Football quiz Each of these footballers have played Premier League football this season AND been part of a World Cup squad for their national team. Talk about having it all...
Quiz! Can you name the 45 Premier League goalkeepers who’ve made the most saves in the past decade?
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Football quiz Manchester United’s No.1 has been making headlines with his incredible stats, but can you name every keeper to make at least 200 saves since 2006/07?