The former Manchester United and Real Madrid frontman remembers his most significant matches May 1986: v.v. Nooit Gedacht Geffen (2-1 victory) “I can’t remember the exact date or who it was against, but playing for my village team in Geffen in an under-10s cup final was very special. The whole school came to watch and all the kids made banners. “It… Read more →
Tony Adams won’t want to see this… Following Real’s convincing 3-0 victory over fierce rivals Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, Los Galacticos’ attention now turns to domestic matters as they prepare to face Adams’ already-relegated Granada side on Saturday evening. But the former Arsenal defender has every right to be fearful of his team’s… Read more →
Former Manchester United youth team coach Paul McGuinness reveals how the club develop resilience in their next generation How important is mental resilience if a player wants to make it to the top? You’re always trying to develop the end profile of a player – whether it’s skills, decision-making, game understanding and obviously part of the whole package is mental… Read more →
Who would have thought one Marcus Rashford free-kick would lead to the most ridiculous of arguments? Speaking on the Alan Brazil breakfast show on talkSPORT, former Chelsea and QPR midfielder Ray Wilkins was not impressed with Celta Vigo goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez and how he failed to save Marcus Rashford’s free-kick in the Europa League on Thursday night. The goal was… Read more →
Football phrases roll off the tongue so naturally that we barely stop to think about how weird and wonderful some of them are. Where do these odd idioms come from? And can FFT really stake a claim to one? Over the moon Football folk who aren’t sick as a parrot may well be over the moon. The phrase’s origins lie with… Read more →
FourFourTwo’s preview of the Premier League weekend, as Tottenham continue their chase of Chelsea and Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger face each other for potentially the final time The big talking point: Tottenham’s fading title chances. Mauricio Pochettino and his players have already exceeded expectations this season, meaning that everything that happens from this point on is a bonus. Still,… Read more →
A host of football’s biggest names have suffered this serious knee injury – FFT asks physio Andy Mitchell what causes it and how players recover.