FourFourTwo UK - December 2024

In this issue

"Steph Houghton speaks to FFT: The Lionesses legend on Olympic stardom, Princess Anne’s faux pas and a shock phone call from Becks.

Dancing on the streets of TNS: FFT heads to Shrewsbury to see the Welsh minnows defeat Astana.

Luis Diaz: kidnapping and chaos - How the Liverpool winger emerged from Colombia to become a star.
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STEPH HOUGHTON

\"Princess Anne called me Fara when I got my MBE - I didn't dare correct her! What can you say? You just say, 'Yes, ma'am\"\"

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PAUL SMITH

Maximo Park's frontman on a rocket from Rochemback, meeting Gareth Southgate at Colin Cooper's big bash and being dropped for a doppelgänger

5 mins

Buenos Diaz

Luis Diaz's journey has taken him from humble origins in Colombia to stardom at Liverpool. A year since his father's kidnapping, he's been reinvigorated under new manager Arne Slot

10+ mins

THE (NEW) SAINTS GO MARCHING ON

Wrexham dominate most of the Welsh football headlines these days, but it's TNS who've been making history in the UEFA Conference League - FFT headed to Shrewsbury to see them record a shock 'home' win over Kazakhstan's Astana

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10 TO THE FUTURE

Andoni Iraola was a left-field choice to become Bournemouth manager in June 2023. The noir fiction fan and Marcelo Bielsa disciple tells FFT why falling for Dorset helped to defy a slow start and break records on the south coast

10+ mins

SUMMIT SPECIAL

Bryan Robson can still move mountains - FFT teamed up with the Manchester United marvel to scale Africa's highest peak

8 mins

A MATCH WITH THE MONKS THE GREATEST COMPETITION PRIZE EVER

A globe-trotting FourFourTwo has gone beyond even Tanzania’s borders this month. American fan Matthew Eide of the Far Away Football blog ventured to equally mountainous Bhutan, after winning the most unusual of raffles...

4 mins

Why I love Scottish football

The legendary goal-getter recounts his strangest tales, featuring Graeme Souness punch-ups, broken sofas, Duncan Ferguson's errant pigeon and, of course, Gazza...

10+ mins

GREEN SHOOTS

Less than two years ago, Saint-Etienne were at real risk of relegation to the semi-professional third tier - unthinkable for a club who were the finest in France throughout the 1960s and '70s. Now Les Verts are back in the big time following last term's Ligue 2 play-off success. Oh, and they're also billionaires...

10+ mins

Why Thomas Tuchel is the perfect fit for the England job

The new gaffer might not have been born and bred in Barnsley, but he’s long proved himself to be particularly astute in high-profile knockout competitions

3 mins

How Liverpool have changed under new manager Arne Slot

The Reds have had to adapt to life without their legendary boss Jurgen Klopp, But their new managers tactical tweaks showed highly promising early signs

2 mins

Why Cole Palmer is an absolute genius on a football pitch

Chelsea’s attacking star attracts plenty of mirth for his interviews, but he often displays unrivalled intelligence in the heat of Premier League action

3 mins

"SVEN GOT IN TOUCH TO SEE IF I'D BE KEEN ON PLAYING FOR ENGLAND THAT MADE ME SO PROUD"

The former Italian shot-stopper tells FourFourTwo about following in his father’s footsteps at Milan and the game that changed Chelsea forever...

5 mins

"I SWAPPED SHIRTS WITH ETO'O AFTER MY DEBUT HE PROBABLY USED MINE ON HIS WINDOWS"

The lifelong Magpie opens up about earning Sir Bobby’s trust, his new career in the Middle East, and how Ruud van Nistelrooy knew I wanted to kick him”

5 mins

"THE MISSILE SIRENS WOULD START DURING TRAINING, SO WE'D HAVE TO GO INSIDE AND TAKE COVER"

The Welsh international striker recalls growing up in Africa, humiliation at Derby and air strikes in Israel, not to mention a certain hat-tricks record...

5 mins

CORINTHIANS X SENNA 2018-19

Kit connoisseur Phil Delves looks back at an ultimate 'collab shirt' from South America - one that heralded a black and gold craze

3 mins

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