alex waite

Alex is a sports writer based in London. After a long-term career in teaching, Alex changed careers and jumped into the sports journalism world in 2019. Since then, he has covered live EFL football in the UK and written features on various topics for global publications.

STORIES BY alex waite

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/ 6 days ago

Will the Premier League's Big 6 ever bounce back?

Throughout the 2000s, Arsenal, Man United, Liverpool and Chelsea dominated the Premier League’s top four spots. Arsene Wenger’s Gunners and Sir Alex Ferguson’s United battled to win the title a combined five times between 1999 and 2004. Chelsea, led by Russian money from Roman Abramovich, disrupted the status quo with back-to-back title wins in 2004/05 […]

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/ 13 days ago

Multi-club ownership continues to fail fans, players and soccer

Multi-club ownership (MCO) models are becoming common in professional soccer. In the 2023/24 season, just four of the 20 Premier League clubs had controlling owners from the UK. UEFA also found in 2023 that 180 clubs worldwide were part of an MCO group. Global investment in soccer has seen a massive shift from single club […]

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/ 35 days ago

Slot prepares for youthful exuberance in first Liverpool campaign

Change is afoot at Liverpool FC this season. The curtain drew to a close on Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool last season and Arne Slot has been tasked with guiding the Reds into a new era. Slot’s reign will begin this Saturday as the Reds take on English Premier League new boys, Ipswich Town. But Ipswich might […]

ByAlex Waite