Alex Young is Senior Sport Editor at Evening Standard. He joined in 2017 to guide a younger audience to the website, and now leads the desk, alongside George Flood. He specialises in football, but is an avid lover of most sports, though cricket remains a struggle. He has also worked at Goal, Al Jazeera English and Manchester Evening News.
Alex Young is Senior Sport Editor at Evening Standard. He joined in 2017 to guide a younger audience to the website, and now leads the desk, alongside George Flood. He specialises in football, but is an avid lover of most sports, though cricket remains a struggle. He has also worked at Goal, Al Jazeera English and Manchester Evening News.

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