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SUCCESSION
Bob Paisley delivered glory when he followed Bill Shankly as Liverpool boss. At other clubs, though, following a legendary gaffer has had mixed results...
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March 2025
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SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING
FEATURE FOOTBALL SONGS SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 FFT salutes a lost tradition
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March 2025
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"PLANTING THAT FLAG WASN'T PLANNED, IT JUST HAPPENED. IT MADE ME A HERO"
Graeme Souness should have had his feet up in the mid-90s after undergoing heart surgery, but then Galatasaray made him an offer he simply couldn't refuse. In his own words, he recalls controversy, fallouts, threats... but certainly no regrets
10 min |
February 2025
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WHEN BUENOS AIRES BECAME BRAZIL
Black-and-white-striped compatriots Botafogo and Atletico Mineiro descended on Argentina's capital for the Copa Libertadores final - and FFT joined the 70,000 travelling fans to witness the madness
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February 2025
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Sporting chance
Several managers have failed to return Manchester United to their perch since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. Ruben Amorim overcame potential bans and a Christmas row with Jesus to revive a listing Lisbon giant, but can lightning strike twice at Old Trafford? Those who know him best reveal all
10+ min |
February 2025
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"SO TELL ME...WHO DID WIN THE RUMBELOWS CUP THE END?"
Returning to the White House this month, Donald Trump will be central to next year's World Cup. His football/soccer links go back decades, via Saint & Greavsie, a possible Rangers takeover... and reports of a six-match stint as Wolves' youth-team goalkeeper
7 min |
February 2025
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Return of the target man
Chris Wood began 2024-25 in the goalscoring form of his life, hitting double figures before Christmas as Nottingham Forest gatecrashed the Premier League's top four. He tells FFT how New Zealand toughened him up, and why he left Newcastle
8 min |
February 2025
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ESCAPE TO VICTORY
More than three years have passed since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan sparked a resurgence of the Taliban. It forced the country's women's team to flee, but they've inspired many since setting up home at Australian club Melbourne Victory. This is their remarkable story...
10+ min |
February 2025
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BILL WYMAN
The original Rolling Stones bassist on pretending to have toothache to go and watch Crystal Palace, and taking Ian Wright around London's clubs...
5 min |
February 2025
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JULES BREACH
The TNT Sports reporter on why the FA Cup remains magic for clubs at all levels of the pyramid
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February 2025
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SOME MARSEILLE
A former Champions League winner now plays in a bona fide Oasis tribute band - what's the story?
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February 2025
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ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI
“Sir Alex Ferguson wanted me and I said yes – even though it was very tough to understand every word he was saying!”
10+ min |
February 2025
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How Liverpool have changed under new manager Arne Slot
The Reds have had to adapt to life without their legendary boss Jurgen Klopp, But their new managers tactical tweaks showed highly promising early signs
2 min |
December 2024
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Why Cole Palmer is an absolute genius on a football pitch
Chelsea’s attacking star attracts plenty of mirth for his interviews, but he often displays unrivalled intelligence in the heat of Premier League action
3 min |
December 2024
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CORINTHIANS X SENNA 2018-19
Kit connoisseur Phil Delves looks back at an ultimate 'collab shirt' from South America - one that heralded a black and gold craze
3 min |
December 2024
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"THE MISSILE SIRENS WOULD START DURING TRAINING, SO WE'D HAVE TO GO INSIDE AND TAKE COVER"
The Welsh international striker recalls growing up in Africa, humiliation at Derby and air strikes in Israel, not to mention a certain hat-tricks record...
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December 2024
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"I SWAPPED SHIRTS WITH ETO'O AFTER MY DEBUT HE PROBABLY USED MINE ON HIS WINDOWS"
The lifelong Magpie opens up about earning Sir Bobby’s trust, his new career in the Middle East, and how Ruud van Nistelrooy knew I wanted to kick him”
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December 2024
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"SVEN GOT IN TOUCH TO SEE IF I'D BE KEEN ON PLAYING FOR ENGLAND THAT MADE ME SO PROUD"
The former Italian shot-stopper tells FourFourTwo about following in his father’s footsteps at Milan and the game that changed Chelsea forever...
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December 2024
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Why Thomas Tuchel is the perfect fit for the England job
The new gaffer might not have been born and bred in Barnsley, but he’s long proved himself to be particularly astute in high-profile knockout competitions
3 min |
December 2024
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GREEN SHOOTS
Less than two years ago, Saint-Etienne were at real risk of relegation to the semi-professional third tier - unthinkable for a club who were the finest in France throughout the 1960s and '70s. Now Les Verts are back in the big time following last term's Ligue 2 play-off success. Oh, and they're also billionaires...
10+ min |
December 2024
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Why I love Scottish football
The legendary goal-getter recounts his strangest tales, featuring Graeme Souness punch-ups, broken sofas, Duncan Ferguson's errant pigeon and, of course, Gazza...
10+ min |
December 2024
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A MATCH WITH THE MONKS THE GREATEST COMPETITION PRIZE EVER
A globe-trotting FourFourTwo has gone beyond even Tanzania’s borders this month. American fan Matthew Eide of the Far Away Football blog ventured to equally mountainous Bhutan, after winning the most unusual of raffles...
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December 2024
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SUMMIT SPECIAL
Bryan Robson can still move mountains - FFT teamed up with the Manchester United marvel to scale Africa's highest peak
8 min |
December 2024
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10 TO THE FUTURE
Andoni Iraola was a left-field choice to become Bournemouth manager in June 2023. The noir fiction fan and Marcelo Bielsa disciple tells FFT why falling for Dorset helped to defy a slow start and break records on the south coast
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December 2024
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THE (NEW) SAINTS GO MARCHING ON
Wrexham dominate most of the Welsh football headlines these days, but it's TNS who've been making history in the UEFA Conference League - FFT headed to Shrewsbury to see them record a shock 'home' win over Kazakhstan's Astana
10+ min |
December 2024
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Buenos Diaz
Luis Diaz's journey has taken him from humble origins in Colombia to stardom at Liverpool. A year since his father's kidnapping, he's been reinvigorated under new manager Arne Slot
10+ min |
December 2024
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PAUL SMITH
Maximo Park's frontman on a rocket from Rochemback, meeting Gareth Southgate at Colin Cooper's big bash and being dropped for a doppelgänger
5 min |
December 2024
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STEPH HOUGHTON
\"Princess Anne called me Fara when I got my MBE - I didn't dare correct her! What can you say? You just say, 'Yes, ma'am\"\"
10+ min |
December 2024
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Over the Top with Brian Clough - The legendary former Derby and Nottingham Forest manager was a columnist for FourFourTwo from 2001 until his death in 2004 at the age of 69 - not all of his forecasts came true, though he was never short of an opinion...
The legendary former Derby and Nottingham Forest manager was a columnist for FourFourTwo from 2001 until his death in 2004 at the age of 69 - not all of his forecasts came true, though he was never short of an opinion...
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November 2024
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"THE PLAYERS DIDN'T SEE KEVIN KEEGAN'S 'MELTDOWN' AS ANYTHING NEGATIVE. WE LOVED HIM FOR HIS PASSION"
The Geordie recalls King Kev's rant, shares his love for Ossie Ardiles and reveals what it's like to cross the Tyne-Wear divide
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