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Manchester United and Manchester City set to battle it out for Bayern Munich star: report
By Matthew Holt published
Manchester United and Manchester City are said to be keeping a keen eye on the Bundesliga superstar
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Quiz! Can you name Liverpool's top 50 Premier League goalscorers?
By Sean Cole published
Quiz! Can you name every player to have scored at least 10 league goals for the Reds since the start of the 1992-93 season?
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Former Aston Villa captain: ‘I’ve been trying to find my European Cup Final shirt for a while now'
By James Ridge published
Dennis Mortimer captained Aston Villa to their famous 1982 European Cup win
Long Reads
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Why are Newcastle United’s local heroes are often ‘held to a higher standard’ by certain sections of their fan base
By Matthew Ketchell published
OPINION They say you hurt the ones you love the most. At Newcastle United this rings true at times
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Le Tournoi, 27 years on: When England last won a tournament
By Joe Brewin last updated
LONG READ England triumphed at Le Tournoi de France against the big boys of world football – this is the story of that strange little competition over a quarter of a century later
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Mark Goldbridge: meet the Alan Partridge of Manchester United YouTube – “I take it as a compliment... just be who you are”
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Manchester United Aha! Whether you love him or laugh at him, the ex-copper’s Twitter chat and Manchester United rants are compulsive viewing. He explains life from his side of the screen...
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'I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: Suddenly. Inexplicably. Uncritically. Giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it': Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch
By Bill Borrows published
INTERVIEW Nothing speaks to fandom like Hornby's 1992 classic, published when Highbury was crumbling and football literature amounted to little more than your matchday programme. Thirty years later, FFT grabs lunch with the author himself to chew the pasta over Arsenal, Fever Pitch's legacy, the wider game - and just a touch more Arsenal...
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Free scarves, free travel, free booze and three goals: inside the Sunderland vs Newcastle United bubble match
By Matthew Ketchell published
FourFourTwo’s Deputy Editor Matt Ketchell attended the Wear-Tyne derby inside the Newcastle United ‘bubble’ as 6,000 supporters were bused to and from the Stadium of Light under heavy police escort