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Alan Smith

Former Arsenal striker and FIFA commentator

We retrieved 1 post and 67 comments from u/AlanSmithOfficial, all from 2024, most often in r/soccer.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/soccer

On “Hi Reddit, I'm Alan Smith, former Leicester & Arsenal forward, now pundit & author, AMA!”

How often do you get confused for the Alan Smith who played as a forward for Leeds, Man U, and Newcastle?

u/AlanSmithOfficial replied

We don’t look too similar!  I’m the one who won the trophies! 😄

More moments

A redditor wrote in r/soccer

On “Hi Reddit, I'm Alan Smith, former Leicester & Arsenal forward, now pundit & author, AMA!”

What was it like recording Fifa commentary with Martin Tyler?

u/AlanSmithOfficial replied

It was great fun. We didn’t read from a script. It was all ad lib to make it sound realistic.

Behind the scenesr/soccer · 991 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗
A redditor wrote in r/soccer

On “Hi Reddit, I'm Alan Smith, former Leicester & Arsenal forward, now pundit & author, AMA!”

What would you say was the proudest moment in your career?

u/AlanSmithOfficial replied

Standing at Wembley for England as the National Anthem played. At that moment I was the best centre forward this country could produce

Personal storyr/soccer · 381 points as of Nov 2026Full thread ↗