Author Profile: Ali Mukhtar
Ali is a self-declared football addict, though in no need of an intervention whatsoever.Growing up in the Middle-East, the beautiful game took up a big part of his childhood, following the sport vividly from a young age. Upon moving to Africa, his passion for football only grew.
Arsenal is Ali’s favorite team, with him also taking a liking to Barca in Spain, BVB in Germany, and Juventus in Italy. His favorite players of all-time include Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane, and inspirational Iraqi captain Younis Mahmoud.
The English Premier League is Ali’s favorite league, with La Liga a close second. However, his preferred football tournament is the FIFA World Cup, with fond childhood memories of the grand completion.
Football journalism is the career path chosen by Ali, having joined the LSTV team in March, 2014. With his zeal for writing, becoming a novelist is a dream Ali one day aspires to achieve.
Articles by Ali Mukhtar
- Argentina vs Croatia kick-off, team news, head-to-head at the World Cup (Jun 20,2018)
- How to watch Portugal vs Morocco on June 20, 2018 (Jun 19,2018)
- Evra says never go to Cristiano's house, explains why with hilarious story (Jun 19,2018)
- Carlos Sanchez sets two feats with red card in World Cup opener vs Japan (Jun 19,2018)
- Argentina shakeup: Sampaoli planning new-look starting XI vs Croatia (Jun 19,2018)
- Hilarious video shows what would happen if England won the 2018 World Cup (Jun 18,2018)
- Croatia forward kicked out of World Cup squad for refusing to play in opening game (Jun 18,2018)
- Maradona defends Messi after Argentine's penalty miss in Iceland draw (Jun 18,2018)
- Tunisia vs England preview: Three Lions aiming to end World Cup winless streak (Jun 17,2018)
- Brazil vs Switzerland preview: Selecao begins their push for a 6th World Cup (Jun 17,2018)
- Controversy arises as Griezmann scores first World Cup VAR penalty (Jun 16,2018)
- The different theories behind Cristiano's chin-stroke goal celebration (Jun 16,2018)
- Costa Rica vs Serbia: Los Ticos aiming to begin World Cup with a another bang (Jun 15,2018)
- Egypt vs Uruguay preview: All eyes on Salah ahead of Group A clash (Jun 13,2018)
- Russia vs Saudi Arabia preview: Host eyeing victory in World Cup opening game (Jun 13,2018)
- Spain sacks Julen Lopetegui two days before their World Cup opener (Jun 13,2018)
- Monaco confirms preliminary agreement to sell France ace Thomas Lemar (Jun 13,2018)
- Why Hazard blames his brother for recent knee injury (Jun 12,2018)
- Video: Neymar leads training-ground prank on birthday boy Coutinho (Jun 12,2018)
- Zidane denies quitting Real Madrid to take over France national team (Jun 12,2018)
- Pique forced to leave training after suffering slight injury (Jun 11,2018)
- New study reveals the total estimated value of the 32 World Cup participating nations (Jun 11,2018)
- Guardiola explains why he will never manage Barcelona again (Jun 11,2018)
- Why Real Madrid will reportedly pay $59m extra to land Neymar this summer (Jun 9,2018)
- Spain coach reveals Carvajal could miss World Cup opener vs Portugal (Jun 9,2018)
- Salah hints that all is not forgiven with Ramos in recent interview (Jun 9,2018)
- Harry Kane signs new six-year Tottenham deal reportedly worth $121m (Jun 8,2018)
- Argentine midfielder suffers knee injury, set to miss the World Cup (Jun 8,2018)
- Video: Cristiano Jr. scores stunning goal after Portugal’s 3-0 Algeria win (Jun 8,2018)
- Sweden vs Peru preview: The Scandinavian nation takes on an in-form La Blanquirroja (Jun 6,2018)
