Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray is a freelance journalist, who regularly contributes to both the FourFourTwo magazine and website. Formerly a senior staff writer at FFT and a fluent Spanish speaker, he has interviewed major names such as Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero and Xavi. He was also named PPA New Consumer Journalist of the Year 2015.
Latest articles by Andrew Murray
Javi Martinez: How to play the holding role
By Andrew Murray published
Passing FFT asks Javi Martinez all about the art of playing the holding midfield role, the mental strength he's needed to overcome serious injuries and rondos
The FourFourTwo Preview: Chelsea vs Norwich
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | Stamford Bridge | Sun 4 May | 4pm
Radamel Falcao: How to be a penalty-box predator
By Andrew Murray last updated
Chelsea The Colombian hitman outlines the key skills you need to strike with deadly force inside the opposition area
Showstopping skills: The Sombrero Flick
By Andrew Murray last updated
Control Perfect the Neymar Sombrero flick with this video tutorial from professional football freestyler Daniel Cutting
A warning for Mourinho? Anderton bemoans being forced to play through injury
By Andrew Murray last updated
FourFourTwo The former Spurs winger knows a thing or two about injuries and managers believing whether he was injured or not, as he revealed to us a couple of years ago. Sound familiar, Jose?
Sebastien Bassong: How to defend against a target man
By Andrew Murray last updated
Sébastien Bassong Nullify the threat of a target man with tips from Norwich City's Cameroon international, Sebastien Bassong
The FourFourTwo Preview: Southampton vs Everton
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | St Mary's | Sat 26 Apr | 12:45pm
How do you follow greatness? The glorious successes – and crushing failures – of 15 men who came next
By Andrew Murray published
FourFourTwo After Zinedine Zidane resigned from Real Madrid having won three Champions Leagues in under three full seasons, his successor has almighty shoes to fill. As these examples show, it can be done - or it can go very wrong indeed
A brief history of (extra) time: is the format right for the modern game?
By Andrew Murray published
Euro 2016 With an extra round of knockout matches in this year’s European Championship, you can bet a few games will have an additional half-hour. FFT's Andrew Murray evaluates
Aymeric Laporte breaks his silence on Premier League link
By Andrew Murray last updated
Aymeric Laporte The reportedly in-demand Athletic and France Under-21 defender chats with FFT's Andrew Murray...
How important really is the 12th man? Players and experts reveal all...
By Andrew Murray published
Tottenham Hotspur You’ll hear the fans credited as the inspiration for almost every big win, but can a vociferous home support actually change the course of a match?
Lionel Messi: It’s no bad thing to be compared to Diego, but it’s not a motivation for me to win the World Cup
By Andrew Murray last updated
Lionel Messi Argentina's No.10 chats France 98, FIFA and Diego with FourFourTwo's Andrew Murray...
The ultimate half-time warm up
By Andrew Murray last updated
Warm Up Manchester City's head of sports science Sam Erith reveals how to limber up like a pro in 15 minutes to take the second half by storm
Roberto Carlos: Play like a Brazilian full-back
By Andrew Murray last updated
Brazil Be your team’s most feared attacking threat with guidance from the Real Madrid and Selecao legend
Joe Hart: Pre-match preparation
By Andrew Murray last updated
Joe Hart England and Manchester City No.1 Joe Hart talks you through his pre-match routine to help harness your on-pitch performance
Vincent Kompany: 'This is just the beginning'
By Andrew Murray last updated
Vincent Kompany Manchester City's popular skipper Vincent Kompany tells FourFourTwo's Andrew Murray about pressure, the title and his political future...
The FourFourTwo Preview: Liverpool vs Man United
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | Anfield | Sun 1 Sep | 1:30pm
Inside Ajax: how to become the world’s greatest talent factory
By Andrew Murray published
Ajax In 2011, we visited Holland to see what’s so special about the Dutch giants’ famous system – and took a peek at their fancy new digs
Arturo Vidal's VIP limo service at your... er, service
By Andrew Murray last updated
Arturo Vidal Want to go one better than your mates as you tie the knot? Well, you can’t hire Juve’s driving midfielder to chauffeur, but you can have his car...
Soldado: Tottenham shouldn't just be aiming for fourth
By Andrew Murray last updated
Tottenham Hotspur Nobody wants to be a striker in a team struggling to score goals, but Roberto Soldado tells FFT's Andrew Murray he's confident Tottenham Hotspur will come good...