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ITALIA 90 THE TOURNAMENT THAT CREATED LEGENDS
Thirty-five years have passed since the lowest-scoring World Cup, yet the chronic lack of goals didn't stop it spawning big-stage heroes. As well as Gary Lineker, others shone and later recounted their memories to FFT
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May 2025
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GAMBA OSAKA HOME 1993
FFT's shirt specialist tumbled down a J.League rabbit hole and came up clutching a fine effort from its debut season
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May 2025
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Why January buy Omar Marmoush can fix Man City
The Egyptian recruit from Eintracht Frankfurt could play a key long-term role at the Etihad - by offering something that Pep Guardiola's side badly needed
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May 2025
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CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Lifelong Addick Paddy Pamment recalls random horse chants, play-off final limbs and bosses hiding in laundry bins
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May 2025
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"I STILL GET GOOSEBUMPS WHEN I THINK OF ARRIVING AT HEATHROW AND DRIVING TO SWINDON"
The ex-Norway frontman recalls his long wait for a first Premier League goal, as well as Juninho’s genius and the origins of his own aeroplane celebration
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May 2025
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Playing with 10 men at the Camp Nou, it was like climbing Everest.We left our souls on the pitch
In 2010, halfway through three decades at Inter, Javier Zanetti teamed up with Jose Mourinho to secure an unlikely Champions League triumph. In his own words, the Nerazzurri vice-president remembers ending 45 years of hurt, via some errant sprinklers...
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May 2025
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JAMES ARTHUR
The X Factor graduate talks Gazza Burgers, McCoist nutmegs, Ronaldo's invite and Scherzinger's trophy query
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May 2025
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Why Kevin Keegan's Entertainers came close... but blew it
Before last month’s League Cup triumph, Newcastle almost won the Premier League in 1996 - they found a formula that worked, then went away from it
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May 2025
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XHERDAN SHAQIRI
“I think I showed I could do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke, many times. It was always loud there, but it was very windy!”
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May 2025
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WELCOME TO THE CLUBS
League Two Walsall have been soaring with new financial overlords - as one of several sides operating under multi-club ownership. Next stop, the world?
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May 2025
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WELCOME TO HELL, JOSE
If Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce wasn’t already incendiary enough, Jose Mourinho’s first derby visit to the Ali Sami Yen promised more fireworks than ever. Naturally, FFT headed to Istanbul to witness a typically toxic Intercontinental Derby...
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May 2025
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GAME'S OFF, LADS...
From badgers and bees to a Grantham murder, there's no limit to the reasons for non-league postponements
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May 2025
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AROUND THE GROUNDS
Falkirk's homegrown hero is back where it all began, and aims to lead the Bairns back to the Scottish Premiership
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May 2025
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THE TOP 50 FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS
As voted for by you, the fans, FFT reveals our annual rundown of the finest footballers in the EFL this campaign
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May 2025
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SHOULD RULES BE CHANGED TO STOP GAMESMANSHIP IN FOOTBALL?
Recently, I went to a lower-league fixture in which a goalkeeper went down injured five times in one game, seemingly to break up the momentum of the match.
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May 2025
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JULES BREACH
The TNT Sports presenter explains why it'll be an emotional end to the season for Everton fans
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May 2025
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"BRAZIL HAD R9 UP FRONT, PLUS RONALDINHO, KAKA, ROBERTO CARLÓS, CAFU...AND I GOT MAN OF THE MATCH!"
The former Crystal Palace and Birmingham goal-getter discusses mixing it with Brazil’s best, his life as a pundit and waiting on his Selhurst Park statue
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May 2025
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"TO PLAY WITH KEANE WAS AN HONOUR - IT'S SAD THAT I GET TO DEAL WITH A PANTOMIME VILLAIN NOW"
The 52-time Republic of Ireland midfielder looks back on the Saipan Spat, the Spice Boys and going from non-league football to starring at Anfield...
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May 2025
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MY PERFECT XI ANITA ASANTE
The former Lionesses defender selects a cosmopolitan side brimming with talent and guided by an all-time great
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March 2025
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Complete TOSH
John Toshack's remarkable career took him from Wales, Liverpool and Real Madrid to Azerbaijan, Morocco and Iran. After a brush with death in 2022, he tells his story to FFT
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March 2025
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30 WONDERKIDS WHO FADED
FFT remembers the young stars who slipped by the wayside, via backflips, seal dribbles and a suffering goose
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March 2025
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Diego on for The son of God
Growing up as the initially unrecognised offspring of Diego Maradona wasn't easy, but after winning his dad's heart and enjoying success in beach soccer, the Neapolitan explains why he's now found peace
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March 2025
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VIVA LA REVOLUTION
Horrified at the Glazer family's impending takeover two decades ago, a group of Manchester United fans went to church. FC United was their divine inspiration, a phoenix club born at the heart of the community
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March 2025
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THE SLOT MACHINE
Via the shock exit of Jurgen Klopp, key figures tell the inside story of how a group of rising stars and future kings were brought to Liverpool - and how their new Dutch boss led them to the top of the Premier League
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March 2025
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SCOTLAND'S OTHER DERBY
It may lack the Old Firm's toxicity, but Edinburgh's head-to-head is no less hostile. FFT went to witness it first hand
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March 2025
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LIFE BEGINS AT 40
Now in his fifth decade, Cristiano Ronaldo has no intention of retiring - not with a World Cup in his sights and while still scoring for club and country. But should that decision be taken out of his hands, and could less be more?
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March 2025
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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
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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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