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'If this doesn’t happen today, I’m not sure when and if I’ll be able to achieve this title with Newcastle – I’m 27 and I don’t know if I’ll have another shot at this' Bruno Guimaraes shares his mindset before the Carabao Cup Final
By Matthew Ketchell published
EXCLUSIVE Newcastle’s captain burned the midnight old on the eve of the cup final, but it didn’t prevent him from writing his name in the history books

'I have no doubt that we beat Liverpool because of him' Bruno Guimaraes believes Newcastle United were able to end their trophy drought because of ONE person
By Matthew Ketchell published
EXCLUSIVE The Brazilian has given full credit to Newcastle United’s manager for the club’s win over Liverpool at Wembley in March

Ederson's weird secret: The Manchester City goalkeeper has played in the same pair of boxer shorts all season
By Ryan Dabbs published
The Brazilian also discusses Erling Haaland and his rivalry with Alisson in the national team

Ederson says Manchester City ‘have the quality and the desire’ to finally win the Champions League but is unsure if he’ll get a trophy tattoo
By Caio Carrieri published
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson is looking forward to the Champions League final – but still doesn't know if he'll get commemorative ink if he wins

Fred reveals which Liverpool and Manchester City players he hangs out with in his spare time
By Ryan Dabbs published
Despite Manchester United's rivalries, Fred finds time for some opposition players outside of football

Fred will get a banned meal as a reward if Manchester United beat Manchester City in the FA Cup Final on Saturday
By Ryan Dabbs published
The Brazilian also reflects on what has been a successful season, but there's an element of disappointment

‘He changed his mind completely’: Ederson offers insight into the methods behind Pep Guardiola’s genius
By Caio Carrieri published
Pep Guardiola is prone to rip up his tactics and start again, as Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson now tells FourFourTwo

Fred confident Manchester United can beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final but admits City have ‘the world’s best forward’
By Caio Carrieri published
Manchester United midfielder Fred says that his team are capable of stopping Manchester City's treble… despite the obvious threat of Erling Haaland

"I thought, 'F*ck, Petr Cech is massive!'" – Anderson recalls four games that changed his life
By Caio Carrieri published
The former Manchester United midfielder talks fiery derby days in Brazil and lifting the Champions League against Chelsea in Moscow

"Anyone can win the league at 20, winning it at 42 is special!" – Ze Roberto recalls four games that changed his life
By Caio Carrieri published
The former Leverkusen, Bayern and Brazil trickster talks scoring screamers, bossing World Cups and growing old gracefully

Juliano Belletti's Perfect XI: Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry make the cut, with only the bench enough for Frank Lampard
By Caio Carrieri published
INTERVIEW After three years at Barcelona, three more at Chelsea and a role in Brazil’s 2002 World Cup triumph, it’s fair to say Juliano Belletti has some options…

Tim Flowers' Perfect XI: "Le Tissier wasn't the fittest but he could make a ball sit up in bed!"
By Caio Carrieri last updated
PERFECT XI Ex-Blackburn and England goalkeeper Tim Flowers runs through the ultimate team of his teammates

Sandro's Perfect XI: "Luka Modric has an absurd first touch – he's a maestro"
By Caio Carrieri published
PERFECT XI Ex-Internacional, Tottenham and Brazil midfield terrier Sandro selects his top team-mates for club and country, and even gives us a tune

Chelsea's Thiago Silva: “One of my lungs was completely white. I spent six months in a Russian hospital. But now I can say I’m a life champion, too!”
By Caio Carrieri published
Chelsea defender Thiago Silva tells FFT how he almost died from tuberculosis while on loan at Dynamo Moscow in 2006, but he battled back to become a serial winner for club and country and even went viral at Glastonbury...

Juan Sebastian Veron interview: “I’ll never regret joining Manchester United. I wish I’d stayed there longer”
By Caio Carrieri published
Juan Sebastian Veron dominated games in Italy before infamously struggling at Manchester United, but now the legendary Argentine – Estudiantes president since 2014 – tells FFT that he would do it all over again. Just a bit differently…

Hilton is Montpellier's 43-year-old hero: "Playing for Guinness Book of Records reasons may be for Kazuyoshi Miura – but not me"
By Caio Carrieri published
INTERVIEW The Brazilian veteran made his 500th Ligue 1 appearance on Sunday, becoming the first foreign player – and oldest – to reach that tally. Recently, FFT spoke to him about longevity, Mbappe and armed robbery...
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