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

• $50m of Neymar’s assets frozen by Brazil court in tax evasion case (Sep 26,2015)
• “I’m really sorry” – Zouma apologies for calling team-mate Diego Costa a cheat (Sep 25,2015)
• TRANSFER: Barca star admits Man United talks occurred (Sep 25,2015)
• Fans should trust Wenger – Arsenal legend David Seaman (Sep 23,2015)
• MANAGERIAL CHANGE: Ancelotti linked with a return to the EPL (Sep 23,2015)
• Athletic Bilbao-Real: Ramos ruled out of San Mamés clash with injury (Sep 22,2015)
• Fans start petition to ban Mike Dean from Arsenal games after Chelsea defeat (Sep 21,2015)
• REPORT: Pep Guardiola is Man Utd's "primary objective" for next season (Sep 21,2015)
• Barcelona vs Levante live stream info, lineups, TV listings (Sep 20,2015)
• "Iker alone made the decision to leave Real” – Florentino Perez (Sep 19,2015)
• Mourinho denies aiming sexually-charged insult at Eva Carneiro (Sep 19,2015)
• Wenger: Petr Cech the key factor in Chelsea vs Arsenal (Sep 19,2015)
• Chelsea vs Arsenal: Champions League flop Wenger to get Mourinho sacked? (Sep 18,2015)
• “Hazard is the best player in England” – Mourinho (Sep 18,2015)
• Chelsea vs Arsenal: how bad are Mourinho's stats after 5 EPL matches? (Sep 18,2015)
• Pedro and Willian OUT of Arsenal clash, reveals Mourinho (Sep 16,2015)
• Wenger sets UCL record in 2-1 Dinamo Zagreb loss, but for all the wrong reasons (Sep 16,2015)
• Twitter rips Olivier Giroud apart after 1st half red card vs Dinamo Zagreb (Sep 16,2015)
• “I feel really sorry” – Moreno apologizes to Shaw for leg-breaking tackle (Sep 16,2015)
• BEST TWEETS: CR7 nets hat-trick but gets labeled “Penaldo” along the way (Sep 15,2015)
• Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk live stream info, TV listings - Sep 15, 2015 (Sep 15,2015)
• PSV-Man Utd: I’ll celebrate if I score at the Philips Stadion, says Depay (Sep 15,2015)
• PSV vs Man Utd: Wayne Rooney ruled out of UCL opener (Sep 14,2015)
• "Those five goals are yours too": CR7 dedicates quintuplet to team-mates (Sep 14,2015)
• Mourinho in foul-mouth confrontation with Martinez after Everton defeat (Sep 14,2015)
• STATS: All the records set by super sub Messi in 2-1 Atletico win (Sep 13,2015)
• Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona live streaming info, TV listings - Sep 12, 2015 (Sep 12,2015)
• “I’m not a dictator!” – Louis van Gaal (Sep 12,2015)
• FOUR MORE YEARS: De Gea extends Man United deal until 2019 (Sep 11,2015)
• HILARIOUS! How FIFA 16 trolled Arsenal in their Career Mode trailer [VIDEO] (Sep 11,2015)