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
West Ham and Leicester Just Delivered the Ultimate Saturday Disaster Class
West Ham missed a 95th-minute penalty while 10-man Leicester collapsed to Burton. …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Alexander Isak faces Newcastle cauldron as Premier League season kicks off
Alexander Isak faces a hostile St James' Park return as Xabi Alonso …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Curtis Jones to Inter exposes Liverpool's dangerous transfer gamble
Inter Milan have signed Curtis Jones for £30m, but losing his press-resistant …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola confirms late transfer moves before deadline
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola confirmed to Sky Sports that Anfield will …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks agoCONCACAF Qualifiers Were Pure Chaos and Costa Rica Should Be Ashamed
Curaçao and Haiti made history while Costa Rica and Jamaica choked away …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Erling Haaland at £15.5m is the ultimate modern football dilemma
Erling Haaland enters his fifth season at Manchester City commanding an unprecedented …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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, …
1 month, 2 weeks ago