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
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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Will Lankshear's double and Bristol City's collapse light up opening day
Middlesbrough snapped Lincoln's 29-game unbeaten streak while Michael Skubala endured a nightmare …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Roberto Bautista Agut traded Wimbledon for regional football and scored twice
Former world No. 9 tennis star Roberto Bautista Agut scored twice on …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sebastien Pocognoli leads race for Scotland manager job
Former Monaco and Union SG head coach Sebastien Pocognoli is the leading …
1 month, 3 weeks agoPlayer stans are ruining football and clubs only have themselves to blame
From TikTok highlight chasers to Saudi shirt buyers, modern fans care more …
1 month, 3 weeks agoWest Ham's Shiny New Transfer Engine Might Actually Save Them
Tim Steidten and Julen Lopetegui are overhauling West Ham with £120m and …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Arsenal's wild summer transfer scramble is getting dangerously entertaining
Mikel Arteta is juggling defensive injuries, Istanbul swap talks for Victor Osimhen, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Inside Spurs' £137m push for Cody Gakpo and Savinho
Tottenham Hotspur are locked in talks for Cody Gakpo and Savinho in …
1 month, 3 weeks agoWhy Micky Quinn is actually right about Arsenal's striker obsession
Micky Quinn blasted Viktor Gyokeres and set a strict goal bar for …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why Mika Baur traded the Bundesliga for Celtic's midfield engine
Celtic have signed German midfielder Mika Baur from Paderborn. We dissect how …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
West Ham are about to find out how brutal the Championship really is
Three years after lifting European silverware, West Ham face second-tier reality amid …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Lionel Messi looks ready to walk away and nobody can blame him
After losing his father Jorge and exiting the Leagues Cup with Inter …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Michael Carrick has a chance to solve Man United's biggest tactical flaw
Arsenal have reportedly offered Myles Lewis-Skelly to Manchester United, giving Michael Carrick …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Arsenal's summer overhaul is getting wild and Gabriel Jesus might be next
Fresh off winning the Premier League title, Mikel Arteta is tearing up …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Liverpool fans are losing their minds over Jeff Bezos buying into Anfield
Liverpool fans are locked in a civil war over news that Jeff …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Andoni Iraola's Liverpool press is running into a dangerous fitness wall
Back-to-back pre-season collapses have exposed Liverpool's conditioning gap ahead of their Premier …
1 month, 3 weeks ago