Alex Cooper
Football Reporter
Alex Cooper reports on football from the grassroots to the elite, covering breaking transfer news, injury updates and match results across the top European leagues and international tournaments.
Articles by Alex Cooper
Alan Shearer is walking away from Match of the Day and we all know why
Alan Shearer is cutting his Match of the Day appearances down to …
1 month, 3 weeks agoPalace got dismantled, but Man City's terrifying new engine is the real story
Rayan Cherki cooked Palace while £86m signing Ayyoub Bouaddi watched from the …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Rayan Cherki is tearing up Enzo Maresca's tactical blueprint at Man City
Rayan Cherki scored twice as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1, but …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Rangers fans are burning down Ibrox timelines after Jablonec nightmare
Derek McInnes promised elite preparation, but Rangers delivered a Pedro Caixinha-level disaster …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why Manchester United's set-piece crisis is worst in the Premier League
Manchester United won just 42% of their duels against Hull while conceding …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Swansea's £3.4m grab of Stephen Eustaquio fixes Vitor Matos' midfield
Swansea City's £3.4m capture of Porto midfielder Stephen Eustaquio gives Vitor Matos …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ander Herrera is playing for free, but Real Zaragoza need more than romance
Ander Herrera has returned to Real Zaragoza for free in Spain's third …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Tottenham and Newcastle face early squad strain in Carabao Cup ties
Carabao Cup second-round ties put squad depth and physical fitness to the …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Martin O'Neill must rebuild Celtic's broken spine before Sunday
Following a catastrophic 5-4 aggregate collapse against LASK in Linz, Celtic return …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
How Celtic turned a 4-0 lead into a historic Champions League disaster
Celtic surrendered a 4-0 aggregate lead against LASK in Austria, falling 5-4 …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Celtic blew a four-goal lead against LASK in an epic European collapse
Leading 4-0 on aggregate after 21 minutes, Celtic managed to blow their …
1 month, 4 weeks agoLeeds gambling on Conrad Harder while discarding Ramazani makes no sense
Daniel Farke freezing out £10m Largie Ramazani while chasing Leipzig striker Conrad …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Joao Pedro and Chelsea's new front three are already sending title warnings
Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer, and £117m summer signing Morgan Rogers all scored …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Gary Neville putting Chelsea second is the wild prediction of the summer
Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher just dropped their Premier League predictions on …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Gianni Infantino faces governance breakdown as European FAs pull support
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin declares FIFA's private equity plan dead as home …
2 months agoWest Ham and Leicester Just Delivered the Ultimate Saturday Disaster Class
West Ham missed a 95th-minute penalty while 10-man Leicester collapsed to Burton. …
2 months ago
Bayern edge Dortmund 2-1 in Supercup despite Musiala scare and late chaos
Bayern Munich retained the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup with a 2-1 win over …
2 months ago
Manchester United's midfield shape is already a complete disaster
A tactical autopsy of Manchester United's 2-0 defeat to Hull City and …
2 months ago
Arsenal fixed their midfield spine, but can Slegers stop dropping points?
Arsenal led Opta's expected points metric but lost the WSL title after …
2 months ago
Alexander Isak faces Newcastle cauldron as Premier League season kicks off
Alexander Isak faces a hostile St James' Park return as Xabi Alonso …
2 months ago