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
Curtis Jones to Inter exposes Liverpool's dangerous transfer gamble
Inter Milan have signed Curtis Jones for £30m, but losing his press-resistant …
2 months ago
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola confirms late transfer moves before deadline
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola confirmed to Sky Sports that Anfield will …
2 months ago
Ligue 1 preview: PSG's reserves could probably win this title
With back-to-back Champions League titles and rival squads looted by the Premier …
2 months agoCONCACAF Qualifiers Were Pure Chaos and Costa Rica Should Be Ashamed
Curaçao and Haiti made history while Costa Rica and Jamaica choked away …
2 months agoThe Dutch World Cup Dream Is Back and It Will Break Your Heart Again
Every four years the Netherlands convince themselves Total Football will win a …
2 months agoFrom Sunday League Tackles to Pub Pint Sessions: Real Talk on Adidas Tiro Gear
Whether you're dodging crunching tackles from Big Dave on a frosty Sunday …
2 months agoLiverpool throwing £50m at Yankuba Minteh shows Arne Slot is calling the shots
Liverpool's simultaneous transfer pursuits of Yankuba Minteh and Bradley Barcola reveal front-office …
2 months ago
Arsenal's £50m Ezri Konsa deal exposes Aston Villa's structural crisis
Arsenal's £50m-plus deal for Ezri Konsa strips Aston Villa of 286 games …
2 months ago
Ethan Nwaneri's Arsenal future hinges on late loan offers before deadline
Arsenal are prioritizing loan offers for Ethan Nwaneri before the September 1 …
2 months ago
Erling Haaland at £15.5m is the ultimate modern football dilemma
Erling Haaland enters his fifth season at Manchester City commanding an unprecedented …
2 months ago
Why Liverpool are all-in on Bradley Barcola while Arsenal step back
Liverpool are locked in daily negotiations for PSG winger Bradley Barcola. Here …
2 months ago
FIFA's Balogun farce proves Howard Webb's worst refereeing fears right
Howard Webb's warnings over FIFA's Folarin Balogun scandal reveal a refereeing system …
2 months ago
Arteta wants Arsenal to rule global football and fans don't know how to react
Mikel Arteta claimed Arsenal want to be the best club in the …
2 months ago
FIFA just fired the one guy who stopped Gianni Infantino's cash grab
Gianni Infantino just sacked FIFA COO Kevin Lamour after Lamour killed a …
2 months ago
Premier League's new mic'd up referee experiment will not fix officiating
Sky Sports and TNT Sports are expanding RefCam audio broadcasts this season, …
2 months ago
Daniel Farke's Leeds are built to break second-season syndrome
With £74m in defensive upgrades, a proven 3-5-2 system, and James Trafford …
2 months, 1 week ago
Extreme summer heat is breaking elite athletes, and sports bodies are failing
As European football kicks off, extreme summer heat is tricking natural brain …
2 months, 1 week agoSelling Rodri to Barcelona for £65m is Manchester City's worst mistake ever
Manchester City selling Rodri to Barcelona for £65.4m is an absolute scandal …
2 months, 1 week ago
Cristiano Ronaldo wants 1,000 goals, but Al-Nassr face a harsh tactical truth
Cristiano Ronaldo is 24 goals away from 1,000 as he enters his …
2 months, 1 week ago
Arsenal face set-piece crackdown and injury test against Man City
Mikel Arteta's Premier League champions take on Enzo Maresca's Manchester City at …
2 months, 1 week ago