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Joy, tears and tension: Kevin Keegan’s three-part Newcastle stay was gripping

‘Special K’ made the club more vivid and exciting in his playing and managerial stints and ‘wanted to stay for ever’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

Everton and Manchester United matches are the Premier League distilled

From Peter Beardsley's Old Trafford strike to the slap heard around the world, these Premier League ever-presents have always been box office

FourFourTwo · Feb 23

Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music

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

FourFourTwo · May 18, 2025

Players who played for Manchester United and Manchester City

A look at the footballers who crossed Manchester's derby divide by playing for both United and City...

FourFourTwo · Oct 11, 2024

The best English players of the 1980s

We count down England's finest footballing talents of the years 1980-1989

FourFourTwo · Sep 15, 2024

The most one-sided penalty shootouts at major football tournaments

Plus: goal-shy teams who topped their groups, yellow cards as tie-breakers and England v Aylesbury

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024

"Gazza had the rhythm, everything, but you cannot understand one word of what he’s saying": the making of New Order's classic England anthem World In Motion

A few members of the team had a go at doing the John Barnes rap to much less success

Louder · Jun 30, 2024

'The FA will never accept that!' Hidden innuendo and anarchy behind England's 1990 World Cup smash World In Motion

Keith Allen has revealed how the famous rap in the New Order hit was cobbled together in the studio and has hidden double-meanings

FourFourTwo · Jun 19, 2024

The best English midfielders ever

Ranking the nation's greatest players in the middle of the park

FourFourTwo · Mar 23, 2024

Who was the first footballer booked for removing a shirt in celebration?

Plus: most goals conceded with a positive GD, more refuseniks and managerial replacements with the same initials

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024