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CLIVE TYLDESLEY • “I broke commentary’s cardinal sin by saying, ‘And Solskjaer has won it’ – if they hadn’t won, they would’ve hanged effigies of me!”
UPFRONT • Playing off the last defender, it’s the big-man-little-man partnership of football and funnies
GAMES THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
JULES BREACH • The TNT Sports presenter explains what it’s like to do post-match interviews
THE ULTIMATE QUIZ • Test yourself with our teasers, on subjects ranging from footballer fears to kings, Grecians and Pilgrims
MY FOOTBALL • The legendary Led Zeppelin frontman tells FFT all about his 70-year love affair with Old Gold, from Billy Wright through to Ruben Neves…
MEANWHILE IN… • …Greenland, the world’s shortest season finished in just seven days – icebergs ahoy!
THE DEBATE • Who are the greatest Champions League team ever?
THE RETURN OF THE GALACTICOS • Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo helped Real Madrid to become continental champions yet again last season – now they’ve signed Kylian Mbappe and Brazilian teenage sensation Endrick, too. Can the new Galacticos fare better than their Noughties predecessors and dominate Europe for a generation?
THE LONG ROAD BACK • Aston Villa won the European Cup in 1982 but didn’t grace Europe’s top club competition for 40 years following their title defence. Now they’re in the Champions League, after a journey featuring Moscow misery and a Spanish saviour
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW CHAMPIONS LEAGUE • Europe’s biggest club competition has become even bigger – FFT explains what to look out for in the revamped format, including Thursday night matches, chess and French pirates
ANEWERA • Manchester United warmed up for their first full season under Sir Jim Ratcliffe by heading Stateside – and FourFourTwo joined them, to discover the plans behind their quest to revive a giant
30 WORST STARTS EVER • FFT recalls the most disastrous beginnings to a campaign, via protests, torched cars… and Alan Carr’s dad
“I WAS REJECTED NINE TIMES AS A YOUNGSTER… THEN I FOUND MYSELF WINNING THE WORLD CUP AGAIN, WITH PELE HANDING ME THE TROPHY. I COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED IT” • Only one man has played in three consecutive World Cup finals – and Cafu won two of them. The iconic Brazilian shares his outstanding career with FourFourTwo, including the time he almost joined Chelsea
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN • Southampton needed just one season to return to the Premier League. Now they’re back, and – just as they did following their last promotion there, in 2012 – they’ve come with potential future England internationals in tow
WHY LAMINE YAMAL IS ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER • Spain’s teenage winger was Euro 2024’s breakout star after showing his potential at Barcelona – but that’s just the start
MICHAEL SKUBALA • The Lincoln City gaffer on cutting his teeth at Old Trafford, England’s futsal side and Impish dreams
EVER THE OPTIMISTS • Edinburgh City’s fans have had to deal with financial implosion, relegations and even an aborted name change by opportunistic owners, but they’re still smiling
BEST&WORST BRISTOL CITY • Lifelong Robin Aidan Connolly on Dean Windass nightmares, northern seagulls and besting Jose Mourinho…
A DIFFERENT CHOICE OF CLUBS • Peter Odemwingie has swapped one ball for another, having just qualified as a PGA...