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Aston Villa in record bid to replace Ollie Watkins, with long-term striker targeted: report

Aston Villa’s interest in the La Liga star could break their transfer record

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NEW ISSUE: Cristiano Ronaldo’s quest for 1,000 goals, the football rich list, Granit Xhaka’s Arsenal rollercoaster, Michael Laudrup and Sol Campbell, plus trendsetter Tony Pulis

Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device – from Thursday January 8

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Manchester City outcast on Wolves transfer radar as Premier League lifeline proposed

FourFourTwo understands Premier League strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers are considering a move for Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips this month

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'People said I should have started managing at the bottom. Why? The stars aligned for me to get the Chelsea job' Frank Lampard rejects the idea he was benefactor of Stamford Bridge nepotism

Premier League legend Frank Lampard explains the choices he made early in his managerial career

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‘The smell was so bad that the chairman made me buy him a new car - £17,000 that cost me, and it was still cheaper than the other trout I divorced…’ Paul Gascoigne on the prank that cost him a fortune

Gazza loved a prank, but some came at a bigger cost than others…

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LIGHTS! CAMERA! ADDICTION! Gazza gives us his most revealing interview EVER

Many years since our last chat, FFT spent two weeks with Paul Gascoigne to get to know him as he is now. Conversations veered between the serious and the comical – from the dark side of fame, to a win bonus for a mouse…

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'There’s a feeling of togetherness at Coventry. The challenge now is whether we can take that forward and improve even more' Frank Lampard names best pound-for-pound signing he's made amidst Premier League promotion push

Chelsea hero Frank Lampard is forging a powerful connection with fans of Coventry City

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‘I got a phone call and our manager said, ‘I think you’d better take it’. It was the Pope - I said, ‘Hi Pope, you alright?’ So we went to the Vatican to meet the Pope and shook hands with him’ Paul Gascoigne on meeting Pope John Paul II

The Pope was lucky enough to have an audience with Gazza during his time in Serie A

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The story of 2025 in FourFourTwo covers

At the end of another thrilling football year, we look back at 2025 through the lens of our covers

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‘When Terry Venables died, I was sat in the car and cried my eyes out. Terry was a f**king diamond. He had to be, to put up with me’ Paul Gascoigne on the manager he loved playing for most

Gazza played for a succession of England managers and thrived more under some than others

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'I was just in a deep, dark place after West Ham got relegated. I didn’t want to leave the house, feeling that I’d let people down' Joe Cole on the Hammers' improbable relegation

Joe Cole tells FourFourTwo about the aftermath of West Ham United's relegation from the Premier League in 2003

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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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‘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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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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"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 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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‘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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'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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Ranked! The 100 best players in the world, 2025

The best players in the world right now – according to us

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'I would get picked up right after school and drive to Pittsburgh on Mondays and Wednesdays then to Cleveland on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday' Next MLS star Jason Shokalook on golden boot journey

Jason Shokalook sat down with FourFourTwo to discuss his rise with Chicago Fire in MLS Next Pro and what's on the horizon in 2026

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Chelsea could lose one of Enzo Maresca's key men with Atletico Madrid pushing for signing: report

Chelsea may be about to lose a major star, rocking the Blues

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Manchester City in for German wonderkid to bolster title bid: report

Manchester City are looking to reinforce their attack ahead of their push for the Premier League title

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Liverpool report: Ibrahima Konate's shock sale could be just €15m

Liverpool are prepared to let Ibrahima Konate go in a massively cut price deal

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Ranked! The 20 best strikers in the world

The best strikers in the world: a complete list not just of the boys who put the ball in the back of the net better than anyone, but who do the dirty work, too

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Ranked! The 20 best left-wingers in the world

The best left-wingers in the world, from the experienced to the wonderkids and all in between

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