Brian Alexander

Who is Brian Alexander?

Brian Alexander is a media and public affairs adviser. His chief client is Sepp Blatter and football world governing body FIFA. Alexander is also part of the team at City-based Square1 Consulting, working on a range of international projects.

He was previously best known as a British broadcaster who was a presenter on BBC Radio Five Live in the UK and on the BBC World Service until January 2011 when he made the move into communications and public relations. He hosted the Radio Five programmes Late Night Live and Weekend Breakfast and launched and presented Sportsweek on the same network. He also presented the BBC's Sport Specials. His stand-out extended interviews included Jonny Wilkinson, Sepp Blatter, Joey Barton, Thaksin Shinawatra, while he also researched and presented investigations into right-wing football violence in eastern Europe, corruption in Italian football, gambling in tennis and the young African boys who are abandoned in Europe after being conned by agents.

During an 18-year career in Fleet Street, Alexander worked for nine different national papers. In addition to being Sports Editor on The Sun, he was also Sports Editor of the Mail on Sunday and the London Evening Standard.