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

• "Football is difficult enough without unity” – Wenger enters the Carneiro-Mourinho debate (Aug 14,2015)
• Supercopa de Espana 2015: Stats show Athletic Bilbao should fear Barca’s Lionel Messi (Aug 14,2015)
• The Pedro to Man United transfer saga takes a twist! (Aug 12,2015)
• Messi proves he’s the best ever in UEFA Super Cup win, says Sevilla’s Vitolo (Aug 12,2015)
• Man United tell Real Madrid to cough up £28m if they want De Gea (Aug 11,2015)
• Sterling’s £125K Mercedes found CRASHED with empty laughing gas canisters (Aug 10,2015)
• CRAZY! West Ham fan gets 2-0 win over Arsenal tattooed on his back (Aug 10,2015)
• Mourinho angry with “naive” medical staff after Swansea draw (Aug 8,2015)
• Di Maria, RVP, Falcao & co: will Manchester United regret selling any of those? (Aug 7,2015)
• Arsenal, Chelsea, Man UTD, Man City or Liverpool - who's made better 2015 Summer Transfer deals? (Aug 7,2015)
• Wenger’s Arsenal vs Mourinho’s Chelsea: Who boasts the better Community Shield record? (Aug 1,2015)
• Arsenal-Chelsea: Stats you DID NOT KNOW about Wenger’s torrid record vs Mourinho (Aug 1,2015)
• OFFICIAL: Arsenal announce contract extension for Walcott and Cazorla (Jul 31,2015)
• Mourinho responds with scathing attack on Fat Rafa and his wife (Jul 29,2015)
• BIG BLOW: Facebook post ends speculation Benzema is in London (Jul 29,2015)
• Perez informs Ramos under no circumstance will he be leaving Real (Jul 27,2015)
• Ronaldo is exactly what Man United need – Van Gaal (Jul 27,2015)
• USWNT'S Alex Morgan pledges allegiance to Barcelona with a kiss (Jul 26,2015)
• PSG reach €63m Di Maria deal, as player misses ICC clash with Barca (Jul 26,2015)
• Recent Aaron Ramsey comment sparks Arsenal exit talk (Jul 25,2015)
• Arsenal vs Olympique Lyonnais live streaming info - July 25, 2015 Emirates Cup (Jul 25,2015)
• Racist Chelsea fans receive five-year stadium bans after Paris Metro incident (Jul 22,2015)
• Suarez and Gerrard rekindle bromance, as LA Galaxy vs Barca rakes in record attendance (Jul 22,2015)
• Sterling scores 3 minutes into debut, but Hart saves the day in Roma vs Man City (Jul 21,2015)
• TRANSFER: Van Gaal reveals Man United are after mystery striker (Jul 21,2015)
• Comedian Lee Nelson gatecrashes FIFA conference, showers Blatter in fake money (Jul 20,2015)
• Chelsea plotting £26m bid for “the next John Terry” (Jul 20,2015)
• Cech’s heroics and Santi’s magic guides Arsenal to BAT triumph (Jul 18,2015)
• Benitez loses his 1st game as Real Madrid boss, Twitter calls for his sacking (Jul 18,2015)
• UEFA Coefficients: Treble winners Barcelona surprisingly NOT Europe's best team (Jul 15,2015)