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
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School kids play football with Man United’s Marcus Rashford as part of EA Sports programme
By Alex Reid published
In Other News... “Are you worried that I’m going to take your place next year?” one cheeky youngster asks the Manchester United and England attacker.
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Quiz! Can you name the 41 players who have 10+ Champions League assists?
By Alex Reid last updated
Football quiz Just 41 footballers have reached double figures for assists since the first season of Champions League football in 1992/93. How many can you recall?
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World Cup, day 11: the things you might have missed
By Alex Reid last updated
FIFA World Cup England roast a burly Panama side 6-1 as Harry Kane takes his World Cup tally to five, Senegal draw 2-2 with Japan, Colombia beat Poland 3-0 to send the Poles out of the tournament
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Quiz! Can you name all 33 England players to take a shootout penalty in a competitive tournament?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz From Italia '90 to the Nations League 2019, these are the players who’ve scored – or missed – in a penalty shootout for England
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18 things you’ve already probably forgotten about football in 2018
By Alex Reid published
Lists France won the World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid – but what about the other notable events which are already past recalling?
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Celtic and Rangers in the ‘90s: When the Old Firm felt (even) bigger
By Alex Reid published
Scottish Premiership Gazza, Larsson, Laudrup, Viduka: Scotland’s giants boasted attacking superstars... before the Premier League’s growth swallowed everything up
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Quiz! Can you name the Premier League’s highest active appearance-makers from these 50 major countries?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz These current top-flight players are leading the way for their nations on games played, from the Czech Republic international on 437 to the Italian defender on 81
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Ranked! The 20 most successful Premier League managers – based on their win percentage
By Alex Reid last updated
Premier League The stats don’t lie: these are the Premier League gaffers who’ve got more wins per game than their rivals...
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Ranked! Every Premier League club by how ‘big’ they are
By Alex Reid last updated
Premier League It’s time to finally sort the big kahunas from the small fries, as we apply science to separate the current Premier League sides by size
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Quiz! Can you name the top 50 active Premier League players with the most wins?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz These current Premier League stars have racked up more victories in England’s top division than their colleagues. Bravo!
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Quiz! Can you name EVERY Premier League club’s most-used debutant for 2017/18?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz New players who’d never played for their clubs before this season – but have racked up the Premier League appearances since
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Quiz! Can you name the last 22 footballers to have played in FOUR or more World Cups?
By Alex Reid last updated
Football quiz After a Mexican stalwart played in his fifth World Cup, can you name the men who’ve featured in a World Cup this century – and played at four or more tournaments overall?
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Quiz! How many of Manchester City’s 50 biggest ever transfers can you name?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz They’ve splashed the cash like few other clubs in the past decade – and outlay has already increased this summer. But can you name Man City’s 50 most whopping signings?
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Quiz! How many of the 82 goalscorers from north London derbies since 1992/93 can you name?
By Alex Reid last updated
Football quiz It's a fixture that's produced a sizeable gang of goalscorers in over 25 years. How many can you recall?
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Quiz! Can you name the 17 highest own-goal scorers in Premier League history?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz Unlucky or just clumsy hoofers? These footballers all scored five or more own goals in their top-flight careers – time to name and shame…
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Quiz! How many of the 141 footballers to win Premier League Player of the Month can you name?
By Alex Reid last updated
Football quiz As a Tottenham striker equals the all-time record of six awards, it’s time to see if you can name the Premier League’s greatest monthly performers
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Quiz! Can you name the 50 top-scoring Premier League defenders ever?
By Alex Reid last updated
Football quiz John Terry may have retired, but his goal-getting legacy in the top flight will live long. From thumping header merchants to dead-ball experts, it’s the Prem’s most prolific defenders
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World Cup, day six: the things you might have missed
By Alex Reid published
FIFA World Cup Russia defeated Egypt 3-1 despite Mohamed Salah's penalty, Senegal beat a lacklustre Poland 2-1, while an early red card hindered Colombia as they lost 2-1 to Japan
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Quiz! Can you name the 30 most expensive Premier League goalkeeper transfers?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz As Premier League clubs break the world’s keeper transfer record twice in one summer, can you name the division’s priciest ever net-minders?
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Quiz! Can you name the line-ups from lasagna-gate: West Ham 2-1 Tottenham in 2006?
By Alex Reid published
Football quiz See how many men from the teamsheet you can recall from this controversial Premier League 2005/06 season finale
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Matthijs de Ligt: I've heard nothing about interest from Tottenham…
By Alex Reid published
Matthijs de Ligt Highly rated 19-year-old centre-back has told FourFourTwo it’s flattering to be linked, yet he’s focused on Ajax – but Davinson Sanchez is definitely an animal.
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FourFourTwo's best 100 Premier League matches ever
By Alex Reid published
Lists From high-scoring comebacks to title deciders, via the odd goalless draw, these are the Premier League’s greatest ever games
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Quiz! How many of the 41 multiple winners of Premier League Manager of the Month can you name?
By Alex Reid last updated
Football quiz No prizes for guessing who tops this list - but can you name every Premier League gaffer to win the monthly going twice or more?
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