Alasdair Mackenzie

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.

Latest articles by Alasdair Mackenzie

Barcelona eye Man Utd and Arsenal strugglers in January bargain hunt: report

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 29 September 23

The Spanish giants need to be opportunistic in the market given their financial difficulties

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Ivan Toney in action for Brentford against Nottingham Forest in April 2023.

Arsenal and Chelsea informed of Ivan Toney’s desire to leave Brentford: report

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 29 September 23

The striker will return from an eight-month suspension in January but wants a new challenge

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Manchester United and Chelsea scout Flamengo's £43m teenage sensation: report

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 29 September 23

Lorran is the Brazilian club's youngest-ever goalscorer and is already attracting interest from the Premier League aged 17

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Liverpool line up Dortmund star as potential Mohamed Salah back-up: report

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 29 September 23

Jurgen Klopp's search for reinforcements could take him back to his former employers

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‘The lads I felt out with were idiots’ - Roy Keane says he has no managerial regrets

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 29 September 23

Roy Keane reflected on his choices as a manager as pundits looked at Erik ten Hag's stand-off with Jadon Sancho

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Paolo Di Canio: I was told to “run away to Italy” after pushing referee Paul Alcock

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 28 September 23

The Italian received a whopping 11-match ban for the shove but accepts it was the correct punishment

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Marc Cucurella in action for Chelsea against Real Madrid in the Champions League in April 2023.

Real Madrid on alert as Chelsea prepare to sell Marc Cucurella in January: report

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 28 September 23

Cucurella is yet to play a single minute of Premier League football under Mauricio Pochettino this season

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Jamie Carragher questions Arsenal intensity levels – “You’ve got another 10 months of this!”

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 28 September 23

Arsenal might be overdoing it at the start of the 2023/24 season and need to pace themselves, says the former Liverpool defender

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Manchester United star Jadon Sancho has been frozen out of the first team after a fall-out with manager Erik ten Hag

Jadon Sancho: Manchester United reintegration a "distant dream" with January exit likely: report

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 28 September 23

Manchester United star Jadon Sancho has been frozen out of the first team after a fall-out with manager Erik ten Hag

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Napoli striker Victor Osimhen looks on during a Serie A match against Bologna in September 2023.

Chelsea and Real Madrid to battle Saudi clubs for unsettled Napoli star: report

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 28 September 23

Victor Osimhen's future at Napoli was thrown into doubt during a chaotic week for the striker

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Serie A Season Preview: Napoli's Italian defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo (C) holds the Italian Scudetto Championship trophy as he and his teammates celebrate winning the 2023 Scudetto championship title on June 4, 2023, following the Italian Serie A football match between Napoli and Sampdoria at the Diego-Maradona stadium in Naples.

Serie A Season Preview: Who will win the most competitive of Europe's top five leagues?

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 9 August 23

It's FourFourTwo’s Serie A Season Preview: up to seven clubs are dreaming of winning the Scudetto this season - which way it goes is anyone’s guess

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By Alasdair Mackenzie published 7 May 23

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By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated 7 May 23

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Brighton v Everton live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Premier League match

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 7 May 23

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Newcastle United vs Arsenal live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Premier League match

By Alasdair Mackenzie last updated 7 May 23

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Fulham v Leicester City live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Premier League match

By Alasdair Mackenzie published 7 May 23

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