Alec Fenn
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Nile Ranger's long journey back to football: "I’ve reflected on everything I’ve done wrong – and everyone I've hurt"
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LONGREAD Nile Ranger was tipped for the very top after making his Newcastle debut aged 18, the striker tells FFT about his troubled past, long list of regrets... and what he'll do with his final chance

The best kids' soccer cleats you can buy right now
By Alec Fenn published
Buying guide Keep your Mini Messis happy this season with our selection of the finest soccer cleats on the market

Trent Alexander-Arnold reveals how he pushes himself to get better: "Good is never enough, great is never enough"
By Alec Fenn published
In a behind-the-scenes documentary, the Liverpool and England right-back explains the motivation behind his special visual skills training programme

How did Trent Alexander-Arnold become one of the world's best defenders? Discover the story behind his rise to the top
By Alec Fenn published
The Liverpool defender has been working with Red Bull on an innovative training regime he has been keeping under wraps. Until now...

Trent Alexander Arnold: Vision is the foundation of football – and this is how I improved mine
By Alec Fenn published
Liverpool right-back Trent-Alexander-Arnold is working with a sports vision expert and he says it's already helping his game

Why Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold hired a sports vision coach
By Alec Fenn published
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has teamed up with a sports vision expert to boost his visual skills on the pitch – and reveals all in a new documentary

Robbie Savage reveals Euro 2020 opposition he's desperate for Wales to get
By Alec Fenn published
Former midfielder says Gareth Southgate's Three Lions are the dream opposition for Gareth Bale & Co this summer

Do YOU want to train with Trent Alexander-Arnold?
By Alec Fenn last updated
Red Bull are giving you the unique chance to train with Trent - but first you need to undergo a special vision training test

Should you use free weights or machines?
By Alec Fenn published
Strength We find out whether free weights or machines are best for improving your strength on the pitch

The best kids' football boots you can buy right now
By Alec Fenn published
Keep your Mini Messis happy this season with our selection of the finest football boots on the market

Arjen Robben, You Ask The Questions: 'They called me the "man of glass" – but I had the last laugh'
By Alec Fenn published
The Big Interview The Dutch ace has retired aged 35 after a glittering career with the likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. He answered your questions about his career in May 2018...

Why sleep is football’s most staggering performance-enhancer – that nobody's talking about
By Alec Fenn published
FourFourTwo Football is leaving no mattress unturned in its quest for the perfect night’s kip. Sleep gurus, napping pods and wearable tech help today’s stars to stay fit and firing in ways their predecessors wouldn’t have dreamt of...

'Ronaldo averaged a game every 4.3 days'
By Alec Fenn published
Cristiano Ronaldo Wales’ head of performance on how GPS monitoring revealed Cristiano Ronaldo’s physical capacity and the challenge of measuring workload in international football

Marcus Rashford - by the men who made him
By Alec Fenn published
Shooting Marcus Rashford's brother and former youth team coaches explain his evolution from a football mad baby to one of the game's brightest stars

'Ronaldo's kneecap exploded, it was by his thigh'
By Alec Fenn published
Strength Ronaldo's former physiotherapist, Nilton Petrone, tells FourFourTwo how the Brazil great recovered from 'the worst football injury' he's ever seen

Jose Mourinho’s coaching secrets
By Alec Fenn published
Jose Mourinho Gwynn Williams was director of football at Chelsea during Jose Mourinho’s first spell in charge of the club – he reveals the secrets to his success

Why do so many footballers end up broke? FourFourTwo investigates...
By Alec Fenn published
Premier League It’s the unseen epidemic: the game’s young, rich and famous ending up penniless. Alec Fenn investigates how excess, addiction and divorce is leading former millionaires to financial ruin

How to improve your confidence as a coach
By Alec Fenn published
Luke Chadwick Luke Chadwick reveals how he has overcome issues with self-belief in his role as foundation phase lead coach at Cambridge United

Kyle Walker-Peters: Your team-mates are your rivals
By Alec Fenn published
Mental Preparation Tottenham youngster Kyle Walker-Peters on competing for contracts, life in digs and balancing school and football

Fletcher: What I learned from Vieira, Scholes & Keane
By Alec Fenn published
Manchester United Stoke City midfielder Darren Fletcher talks about football's finest athletes, developing box-to-box fitness and the value of a sharp football brain

The secrets behind Man United's youth success
By Alec Fenn published
Manchester United Former Manchester United youth team coach Paul McGuinness reveals how the club develop resilience in their next generation

Football fan gift ideas: The 10 best boots to buy this Christmas
By Alec Fenn published
Christmas Treat someone special (or just yourself, let's be honest) to some new weapons for the new year

Inside the Ronaldo factory
By Alec Fenn published
Speed Mick Clegg spent six years turning Cristiano Ronaldo into football's greatest athlete. Now he wants to create his clone...on an industrial estate in Greater Manchester...

Paul Scholes: Passing, playmakers and scoring goals
By Alec Fenn published
Passing Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes talks about pinging passes, finding the back of the net and his favourite modern midfielders

Scholes: Pogba has Ronaldo's arrogance; don't play him as a holding midfielder
By Alec Fenn published
Manchester United The former Manchester United midfielder believes the pair have the same confidence in their own ability and says Jose Mourinho should play his new signing as an attacking midfielder
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