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THE BRADY BUNCH

Despite Birmingham dropping into League One, Blues are bouncing again - with an NFL legend in on the action

FOOTBALL'S FIGHT AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER

After battling the disease himself, Mick Harford tells FFT how he has joined forces with Viv Anderson, Grant McCann and more for a fundraising drive this October

BEWARE THE DIRTIEST TEAM EVER

Nestor Combin's face told the story of the 1969 Intercontinental Cup better than any match report.

IT WAS A WORLD RECORD TRANSFER.BUT I NEVER WANTED TO SIGN FOR MILAN.THEN CAME MY CRASH.I COULD HAVE DIED.

My name is Gigi and I'm a normal guy. I have friends and I spend time playing billiards with them it's one of the things I like the most.

THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT

While Chelsea's men have endured two years of mayhem, the women's side just keep on winning

BLUE IS THE COLOUR, CHAOS IS THE GAME

Todd Boehly's consortium took charge of Chelsea in the summer of 2022 - but what's followed has been a dizzying revolving door of players and managers, leading to disappointing results and discontent in the stands. If only he'd been allowed to play 4-4-3...

LOVE ALWAYS WINS

On August 1, 2019, Arsenal's great new hope appeared. Unai Emery was convinced he'd found a left-footer capable of scoring freely from the right wing, the man who'd lead the Gunners into the future.

DAVID PLEAT

\"Elton John sent me flowers after the newspaper allegations against me. A message with it said, 'Don't let the bastards grind you down\"\"

NINE REASONS TO BE EXCITED FOR COPA AMERICA

Family feuds, Bielsa's return and an Icelandic dentist - it's all been going on ahead of South America's biggest tournament hosted by, er, the USA. Oh, and Messi's going to be there as well...

30 GREATEST PUNDITS EVER

FFT rates the finest opinion offerers in the history of UK television, via Del Boy, Space Jam and Donald Trump...

"TERRY VENABLES PUT HIS FAITH IN ME AT EURO 96 - I COULDN'T LET HIM DOWN"

Only Cristiano Ronaldo and Michel Platini have more goals at the Euros than Alan Shearer's seven - the forward hit five on home soil to secure the Golden Boot in 1996, and tells FFT why he found form at the perfect moment

HOW DID I FEEL AFTER SCORING NINE GOALS IN FIVE GAMES AT EURO 84? TIRED!

Forty years ago, Michel Platini's Euros-record tally propelled France to glory on home soil... and he wasn't even a forward. No player has ever had a finer European Championship - now, in his own words, he recalls it to FFT

WHY ENGLAND COULD TAKE THE HANDBRAKE OFF AT THE EUROS

Gareth Southgate has been labelled a cautious coach in recent major tournament near-misses - in Germany he might just be more adventurous, which brings risks but also potential reward

GEORGIA ON THEIR MIND

A Frenchman, an Englishman and a local genius walk into a Caucasus country to qualify for a first major tournament - is this a joke? Not for Georgia, who are dreaming big

SYIVINHO KING OF ALBANIA

The former Arsenal defender was an unexpected appointment last year, but he guided the Balkan nation to Euro 2024 - and now he tells FFT that he wants to spring another surprise...

CAPITAINE LEADER LEGENDE

Kylian Mbappe wrote his name into history at successive World Cups. Now France's captain and desperate to break his Euros goal drought, can he make it to the Berlin final and succeed where Zinedine Zidane failed 18 years ago?

JUDE AWAKENING

Three years ago, Jude Bellingham briefly became the European Championship's youngest ever player - now, after a superb debut season at Real Madrid, he's ready to make a greater impact

VIVA RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal career was as good as over when he was dropped at the last World Cup - instead, CR7 goes to Euro 2024 as their main man once more, aged 39. Will this be the end, and can he make one last pitch to be considered the greatest?

Sean Longstaff – Local Hero

Like Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sean Longstaff has shone for his boyhood club this season. The midfielder tells FFT all about his Newcastle revival under Eddie Howe, a £50m move to Manchester United that never was, and why he hasn't been herding sheep...

"We won 3-0 at Spurs.Two games later. I was sacked"

Two-and-a-half years since his Manchester United reign came to an end, Ole Gunnar Solskjder sits down with FFT for a rare interview, opening up on the club’s post-Fergie struggles, Cristiano Ronaldo and the challenges of managing modern superstars

Trent Alexander-Arnold – Calm down! Calm down! Calm down!

There's been plenty of noise around Trent Alexander-Arnold's performances for club and country over the past 12 months, but the man himself has maintained a cool head. Donning a retro shellsuit for FFT, the Merseyside maestro insists he's still got lofty ambitions - none more so than becoming the best footballer on the planet...

WHAT WOULD WOODWARD DO?

Sir Dave Brailsford isn't football's first interloping innovator from another sport, as Southampton fans will recall

THE ARQUND GROUNDS EFL-NON-LEAGUE-SCOTLAND

The Wigan gaffer on why he could have taken up tennis, seeking Sir Alex's advice and memories of cup glory with the Latics

HOW LUTON TOWN BECAME A PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM

The Hatters were tipped to finish bottom of the table at the start of the campaign, but have adapted their game to give themselves a chance of avoiding the dreaded drop

NOISY NEIGHBOURS

Part-owned by the City Football Group, minnows Girona emulated Manchester City by surging past Barcelona to gain Catalan supremacy and even topped La Liga this season. FFT speaks to those in the know to find out how

THE DEBATE

Are the Financial Fair Play rules really working?

ENGLISHMEN ABROAD

Qualification for the 2026 World Cup resumes in various parts of the globe this month meet five English managers hoping to steer their adopted nations to unlikely success

MY FOOTBALL

The Barking-born singer-songwriter and activist recalls meeting Bobby Moore, making Stuart Pearce roar, and playing a gig during a Euros final

WHEN WOLF PLAYED FOR GILLINGHAM

Thirty years ago, the Kent side gave a surprise debut to a 42-year-old Gladiator