Every month, our team deliver the biggest names, the finest features and the most respected columnists in football. FourFourTwo is the only magazine that truly reflects football in all its extremes. Spectacular, dramatic, hilarious, opinionated, authoritative, intelligent, quirky - from the grass roots up, if it's in the game, it's in FourFourTwo.
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WELCOME
LIAM BRADY • “When I first went to Arsenal, my mum said, ‘Don’t worry about him – he only eats chips’. And so my nickname was cast: ‘Chippy’”
THE MIXER THE BEST OF FOOTBALL • KIT • FASHION • ART DESIGN • TECH
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UPFRONT • Playing off the last defender, it’s the big-manlittle-man partnership of football and funnies
SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS GAMES THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
THE ULTIMATE QUIZ • Have a go at this month’s puzzlers concerning Michael Jackson, sleeveless shirts and record-breaking Aussies
JULES BREACH • The TNT Sports presenter reveals what makes Jude Bellingham a sensation…
ALL HAIL THE EUROPEAN AFRICAN SUPER LEAGUE • Florentino Perez’s divisive scheme quickly fell apart – but two years later, Africa’s own version is ready to begin
MY FOOTBALL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW • The award-winning performer on duets with Steve Bull, halftime teas and Mick McCarthy’s handbag
MEANWHILE IN… • …Antarctica, a group have set up their own country – and launched a football team
THE DEBATE • Who deserves to win the Ballon d’Or?
SERHIY REBROV • The former Spurs striker is now coaching Ukraine and aiming to lead his nation to Euro 2024
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ANGE MANAGEMENT • Ange Postecoglou has restored optimism at Tottenham Hotspur and now wants to return them to glory, just like he did at Celtic and Yokohama F Marinos. His 27-year-old coaching journey has proved circuitous – at one point he couldn’t even get a job in his native Australia – but he explains to FFT why he never stopped believing
“AS FANS, ANGE MAKES US FEEL SPECIAL” • Chris Miller of the Extra Inch podcast on why Postecoglou has captured so many hearts in north London already
“A FOOTBALL MATCH IS LIKE AN EXAM – YOU PREPARE, BUT YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THE QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE” • FFT’s tactical expert Adam Clery sits down with the Spurs gaffer to discuss the theory behind ‘Ange Ball’, Greek philosophy and all
THE BRINK OF DESPAIR • Farhad Moshiri’s stated goal was to put Everton back among the elite – instead, the Toffees have narrowly avoided relegation to the Championship. FFT finds out how it went awry, via huge losses and alleged headlocks
THE POD COUPLE • Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have starred together for the BBC since 2006, and now they’ve teamed up on a new podcast. They tell FFT why their partnership works, via goals galore, porn noises and breadstick karaoke…
THE HISTORY OF THE BALLON D’OR • With Lionel Messi favourite to win a record-extending eighth golden orb on October 30, FFT explores the prestigious prize’s 67-year history, veering from Blackpool to Barcelona, viatheman who inspired Half Man Half Biscuit and a future Charlton Athletic star…
NO SHRINKING VIOLETTES • Ever since Red Bull bought Austria Salzburg, chucked out their history and prompted furious fans to start their own club, the two teams had never played each other – until now. FFT was there, and it was special
WES MORGAN •...