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GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST
“I almost had a dream farewell, with the World Cup trophy in my hands – then suddenly it dawns on you that your career is over”
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UPFRONT
Playing off the last defender, it’s the big-man-little-man partnership of football and funnies
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JULES BREACH
The TNT Sports presenter pays tribute to the young stars shining this season
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MEANWHILE IN…
…Turkey, Bursaspor’s cursed crocodile stadium may lead them down to the fourth tier
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THE ULTIMATE QUIZ
Can you conquer our latest collection of teasers concerning Gary Lineker, Raumdeuters and Barcelona’s ‘MSN’?
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WHEN WOLF PLAYED FOR GILLINGHAM
Thirty years ago, the Kent side gave a surprise debut to a 42-year-old Gladiator
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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
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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
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THE DEBATE
Are the Financial Fair Play rules really working?
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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…
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30 GREATEST FULL-BACKS EVER
FFT ranks the finest to step foot on Planet Football, via Jon Flanagan superfans, raw chickens and a magic dwarf
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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
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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…
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EUROS PLAY-OFF PREVIEW
Twelve countries tussle in the Euro 2024 play-off semi-finals on March 21, before the winners battle five days later for the three remaining finals spots. Some want to make history – for others, it’s a chance to forget war…
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“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 Solskjaer 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
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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
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SHAUN MALONEY
The Wigan gaffer on why he could have taken up tennis, seeking Sir Alex’s advice and memories of cup glory with the Latics
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EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE
Simon Rix somehow juggles his role as head of Leeds United Supporters’ Trust with playing bass guitar for rock royalty Kaiser Chiefs – talk about a full-time gig
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BEST & WORST RAITH ROVERS
Robbie Weir of podcast Oh No No No on the ‘Mini Messi’ from Kilmarnock and pipping Celtic to the League Cup
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TO INFINITY, AND BEYOND?
Every year, the FA considers dozens of applications from amateur clubs looking to commence their journeys at the bottom of the football pyramid. Sometimes, the sensational names alone deserve semi-professional status
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WHAT WOULD WOODWARD DO?
Sir Dave Brailsford isn’t football’s first interloping innovator from another sport, as Southampton fans will recall
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GORDON STRACHAN
“THE BOSS TOLD US FRANCE HAD ‘A POOR MAN’S JOE JORDAN’. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A YOUNG CANTONA!”
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ALBERT FERRER
“WE ASSUMED WE’D BEAT MILAN IN 1994, BUT THEY BATTERED US 4-0 – THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE DREAM TEAM”
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MICKY HAZARD
“PEOPLE USED TO LAUGH AT SWINDON, CALLING OUR COACH OUR BEST PLAYER. BUT GLENN WOULD’VE BEEN ANY CLUB’S BEST PLAYER”
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THE BEST OF FOOTBALL
KIT • FASHION • ART DESIGN • TECH
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OTTMAR HITZFELD
The legendary manager builds a dream team of his finest Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich charges, including the tireless Scot who kept Zinedine Zidane quiet