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Lionel Messi's first ever interview with an English publication, 20 years on

In 2005 FourFourTwo visited the Nou Camp to interview Ronaldinho. We also met, for the first time, a then 18-year-old called Lionel Messi and conducted what is believed to be his first in-depth interview with an English-language publication

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"Teddy Sheringham had a bow tie on and Peter Kay was sat at the side of him, going, ‘Can we get a drink?’ I’m like, Pete, he’s not a f**king waiter!’” Paddy McGuinness on Peter Kay’s mistaken identity

Paddy McGuinness reveals he has a sharper eye for legendary footballers than his 'Max & Paddy' comedy pal

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Ex-Newcastle United manager reopens old wounds with shocking Mike Ashley admission

Former Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce has offered his opinion on controversial previous Magpies owner Mike Ashley

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‘I’m available for hire and haven’t retired! There was a bit of fake news a couple of years ago. I still feel the energy to keep on going and I try to master the ageing problems as much as I can’ Martin Tyler on continuing commentary in his eighties

Martin Tyler is a household name thanks to thousands of commentaries in a prolific career

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‘Everton fans will HAMMER me for this…’ Sean Dyche reveals what Liverpool fans told him during his relegation battle at Goodison Park

Sean Dyche led Everton to Premier League safety in 2022-23 and rival Liverpool fans had their say

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'I’d gone from sleeping in a room with 40 kids to sharing with just one team-mate, with a television and meals whenever I wanted. I knew I couldn’t waste the chance' World Cup winner Denilson recalls humble beginnings

Brazilian World Cup winner Denilson became the world's most expensive player in 1998 but was from the most ordinary of backgrounds

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The good, the bad and the OMGs: The 2025 Women’s Football Awards

FourFourTwo looks back at the biggest mic drop moments in the world of women’s football in 2025

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Estadio Azteca: Capacity, location, World Cup 2026 games and everything you need to know about the venue

Estadio Azteca is hosting World Cup 2026 games as football's global showpiece returns to Mexico

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Incredible Lionel Messi prediction made by Ronaldinho 20 years ago unearthed

Twenty years ago, the Brazilian spoke to FourFourTwo just before he won the only Ballon d’Or of his career – he also told us about a player who’d recently made his first league start. Some kid called Lionel Messi…

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'I’ve always hated Liverpool since the 1990s, when you saw Kevin Keegan with his head slumped behind the boards at Anfield' Dan Burn on the Newcastle United revenge 29 years in the making

Newcastle United's Carabao Cup triumph over Liverpool this year was extra special for boyhood fan and opening goalscorer Dan Burn

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"In the tunnel, I said to Diego Maradona, ‘I’m pissed.’ He said, ‘It’s OK, Gazza, so am I…’ I just started laughing!" Paul Gascoigne on lining up against Maradona

The maverick pair were two of the game’s most skilful - and unpredictable - players of their generation

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‘I have no doubt Lionel Messi will play at the World Cup – he’s fully capable of continuing as a leader for the national team’ Argentina great tells FFT that Inter Miami star can keep on shining on the global stage next summer

In an exclusive interview, an Albiceleste hero is confident that Messi's impact will continue for some time yet

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AT&T Stadium: Capacity, location, World Cup 2026 games and everything you need to know about the venue

AT&T Stadium is hosting World Cup 2026 games as football's greatest occasion heads for Texas

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'I was 31 before people started to ask me about the throw, I don’t know what I was good at before that, but it must have something!' Rory Delap explains how his throw-in morphed into a psychological assault in the Barclays era

The former javelin ace became a cult hero by rattling defences everywhere – he later spent time in a panic room in Israel before watching son Liam shine

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‘At 16, a national newspaper front page said I was on £5,000 a week. It wasn’t true. It was very difficult to deal with and it really changed the course of my life. It attracted a different kind of attention’ Joe Cole on the ‘nonsense story’

Former West Ham United starlet Joe Cole reveals a turbulent start to life as a professional footballer

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‘I was leaving Chelsea a champion and I felt like I needed Manchester United on my CV. For me, United and Real Madrid are historically the two biggest clubs’ Red Devils hero on why he made the switch to Premier League rivals

Former Manchester United star Nemanja Matic explains his notorious switch between Premier League giants

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‘I get that some Everton fans wanted a fashionista appointment, but I do think I was the right appointment - we were in uncharted territory in the Premier League.’ Sean Dyche tells FourFourTwo how proud he is of Toffees stint

Now in charge at Nottingham Forest, Sean Dyche helped to stabilise Everton against the threat of relegation

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'Roman Abramovich came to speak to me after I’d had an argument with Jose Mourinho and put an official transfer request in. It was very unusual: he wanted to keep me' Joe Cole on dealing with Chelsea’s former owner

Joe Cole reveals rift with Jose Mourinho during 'footballing heaven' Chelsea title season

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‘I’m convinced it will be unforgettable’ Javier Zanetti tells FourFourTwo about joining forces with Rivaldo, Didier Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko to launch new global tournament at Walt Disney World

The Argentine great is one of several footballing legends backing an event that brings together top academy teams and inspiring grassroots sides

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Arrowhead Stadium: Capacity, location, World Cup 2026 games and everything you need to know about the venue

Arrowhead Stadium is hosting World Cup 2026 games as Kansas City welcomes football's greatest showcase

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The three finest individual displays of 2025 – two of which came from the same club

Heck of a year, but these were the three standout efforts on the pitch that deserve special recognition

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'After Chelsea won the 2014/15 title, we were unofficially on holiday - then Jose gave us 40 days off. Players came back overweight - I remember seeing them and thinking, 'Oh, we’re in trouble…'' Nemanja Matic on Chelsea's horror title defence

Premier League champions Chelsea finished 10th, leaving Leicester City to step up to the plate and win the title

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‘I was very confident, it was weird. There was no shred of doubt I was going to smash it. ‘Hit it clean,’ was all I was thinking. That’s what I did’ Sean Dyche on viral ‘Brexit penalty’ for Chesterfield

The Nottingham Forest manager is providing a rich seam of meme material

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'The linesman cost me a few England caps! I hit the bar and the ball came down over the line - but it wasn’t given' Arsenal legend reveals lingering Three Lions regret

Arsenal have had countless England internationals over the years but few have played as many games for the Gunners as Ray Parlour

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‘Our fans died travelling to Madrid. We played to honour them and the Bernabeu applauded us’ Former Premier League striker remembers the most difficult game he ever played in

Former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama Pongolle joined Spanish LaLiga side Recreativo Huelva following his spell in England

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