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
Champions League group draw: Ronaldo gets Manchester United return
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UEFA Champions League The draw for the 2018/19 group stage has thrown up tough groups for Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham for the ties starting September 18 and 19
Quiz! Name all 86 players to win the Premier League with Manchester United
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Football quiz Manchester United's 13 Premier League title wins have meant medals for 86 different players. How many can you name?
Analysed: What Liverpool fans can REALLY expect from Mo Salah
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How the £36.9m new Reds signing compares to Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho – and why Roma’s attack will be very different without him
Quiz! Name the top three players with the most minutes for EVERY Premier League club this season
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Football quiz These iron men have racked up the most playing time for their clubs across this season – including the 13 players who are yet to miss a minute on the pitch
Peter Crouch: I nearly killed Dirk Kuyt!
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Peter Crouch The big striker tells FourFourTwo how he had to choose which Liverpool player to crash into when the team when go-karting in 2007
Quiz! Can you name the top 25 attacking players from the 2018 World Cup?
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Football quiz Goals and assists combined, each of these players contributed directly to three or more goals in Russia this summer. Time to name them...
Quiz! Can you name the highest active goalscorer at every Premier League club?
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Football quiz Not every player can match a certain Man City striker’s tally, but these lads boast more goals across all competitions than any of their team-mates
Quiz! Can you name all 61 managers to have taken charge of 100+ Premier League games?
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Football quiz It’s the Premier League’s 25th birthday! Can you recall all of the craggy stalwarts who’ve each bossed a century of Prem matches?
Quiz! Name the 68 players to score for Manchester United in the Champions League
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Football quiz They’ll need to add to this total to best Sevilla, but can you name the players who’ve netted Champions League goals for the Red Devils since 1992/93?
Quiz! Name the 19 players to score a hat-trick for Arsenal in the Premier League
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Football quiz The Gunners have had a greater variety of hat-trick scorers than any other Premier League club. Name ’em…
Quiz! Can you name the top 19 scorers from the 1998/99 Premier League season?
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Football quiz It’s squeaky quiz time here at FourFourTwo, as we ask you to recall all of the players who reached double figures for top-tier league goals in 98/99
Quiz! Can you name all 47 clubs that played in the Premier League after Arsene Wenger took over at Arsenal?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Our rapid-fire quiz tests you on every club to have featured in England’s top flight during the Frenchman’s epic, 22-year reign
Quiz! Name all 28 clubs to appear in a Champions League semi-final since 1993
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Football quiz A total of 28 teams from nine different countries have played in a Champions League semi-final match. How many can you name?
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: 30 to 21
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FFT 100 Greatest The greatest player of the mid-2000s, the 20th century’s most intimidating keeper and England’s fairytale hero
Premier League money: how much of the £2.4 billion payout has gone to your club?
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Premier League Ker-ching! The Premier League has cashed out for the season - but why have Manchester United received more than higher-placed Arsenal? And what are Cardiff, Fulham, Reading and Wigan still raking in?
World Cup, day 14: the things you might have missed
By Alex Reid published
FIFA World Cup Holders Germany finish bottom of Group F after a stunning 2-0 loss to South Korea as Sweden, Mexico, Brazil and Switzerland progress
Quiz! How many of Chelsea's 55 Champions League scorers can you name?
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Football quiz Ivorian strikers, Brazilian defenders... even a few Englishmen. It's every player to net for the Blues in Europe’s biggest club competition since 1992
World Cup, day eight: the things you might have missed
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FIFA World Cup Argentina are trounced by Croatia on a madcap night in Nizhny Novgorod, after France knock out Peru and Australia hold Denmark to a draw
Don’t buy into the fantasy: why there's no Raheem Sterling redemption story
By Alex Reid published
Raheem Sterling The Manchester City and England star didn't deserve the animosity he received, and his new narrative sets a dangerous precedent
Quiz! Can you name every player to score 20+ goals in a Premier League season?
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Football quiz 35 different players have now managed the striking feat in a Premier League campaign. Can you recall them all?
Quiz! Can you name all 20 Belgians to play in the Premier League this season?
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Football quiz A host of Belgian talent now calls England’s top flight home – including the nation’s all-time top-scorer and their record appearance-maker
Quiz! How many of the 60 players to win the Premier League with Chelsea can you name?
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Football quiz The Blues' fifth Premier League triumph means 60 different players have now won title medals with the club. How many can you name?
Quiz! How many of the 55 players to score in a Champions League final can you name?
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Football quiz These players from Italy, Spain, Germany, Brazil – yes, even England – and beyond have all scored in European football’s biggest club game. How many can you recall with our clues?