
Marcus Alves
Marcus Alves is a freelance journalist based in Lisbon and has written for FourFourTwo since 2012. He can also be found at BBC Sport, the Telegraph, Kicker and Yahoo. A former ESPN reporter, he covered 12 games in 15 days during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but can barely remember any of them. He blames cachaça for that.
Latest articles by Marcus Alves

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: No.15, Tite
By Marcus Alves last updated
FFT 50 Managers The successful Brazilian club manager has enjoyed an instant impact with the national side, rebuilding confidence after a string of major tournament disappointments

7 things you should know about incoming Brazil boss Tite – and what’s on his plate
By Marcus Alves published
Brazil Dunga was disposed of after the Seleção’s disastrous Copa America campaign, and they’ve picked Corinthians’ current boss to replace him. Marcus Alves provides the lowdown

Meet Alex Teixeira: Shakhtar's latest brilliant Brazilian who could save Chelsea
By Marcus Alves last updated
Shakhtar Donetsk The 25-year-old forward has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in January. Marcus Alves introduces the prolific goal-getter who's tearing things up in Ukraine...

FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.16, Zico
By Marcus Alves last updated
FFT 100 Greatest Brazil’s great entertainer and goalscorer is the closest thing the nation had to a second Pele

Willian: Shake off two markers
By Marcus Alves last updated
Willian Regularly getting double-teamed? Stay on the move and look behind you, says Chelsea's Willian

The big interview: Juninho – "When I got to Boro it was so cold I put newspaper inside my boots to help warm them up"
By Marcus Alves last updated
The Big Interview Was Ronaldinho's goal against England a fluke? Was winning the League Cup better than the World Cup? And how did he play two games in one night?! Your questions answered in August 2015...

The big interview: Robinho – "I had a fight with Craig Bellamy once, but then who at City didn’t?!"
By Marcus Alves last updated
The Big Interview Was it tough being ‘the next Pele’? Why did his move to Chelsea fall through? And did he really get the bus around Manchester? Your questions answered in March 2017...

Meet Luan: The talented Brazilian with futsal feet who could rock up at Leicester
By Marcus Alves published
Talentspotter Marcus Alves explains why Gremio's exciting forward might be Brazil's next big thing, via a mooted move to the English champions
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