
Chris Flanagan
Chris joined FourFourTwo in 2015 and has reported from 20 countries, in places as varied as Jerusalem and the Arctic Circle. He's interviewed Pele, Zlatan and Santa Claus (it's a long story), as well as covering Euro 2020 and the Clasico. He previously spent 10 years as a newspaper journalist, and completed the 92 in 2017.
Latest articles by Chris Flanagan

Harry Kane exclusive: “Antonio Conte has improved me at Tottenham: it’d be great to surpass Jimmy Greaves as record scorer”
By Chris Flanagan published
EXCLUSIVE Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane sat down for an in-depth chat with FourFourTwo, ahead of a potentially historic few months

Mohamed Salah Ballon d'Or exclusive: “Am I the best player in the world? In my mind, yes”
By Chris Flanagan published
EXCLUSIVE In a feature interview for FourFourTwo, the Liverpool hero explains why he’s targeting the Ballon d’Or – and why he believes he’s the finest footballer on Earth

Mohamed Salah contract exclusive: “It’s not all about the money... the day I leave Liverpool will be really sad”
By Chris Flanagan published
EXCLUSIVE The Reds’ Egyptian star sat down for a lengthy chat with FourFourTwo – and admits he doesn’t know where his long-term future lies

Who will win the 2021/22 Champions League? FourFourTwo writers make their predictions
By Chris Flanagan, Ed McCambridge, Joe Brewin, Mark White, Conor Pope published
PREDICTIONS Place your bets - who are our esteemed team picking for the European crown this time around?

Why did Leeds sell Eric Cantona to Manchester United?
By Chris Flanagan published
EXPLAINED Eric Cantona won the league in his short spell at Leeds before he was promptly sold to Manchester United, where he added four more titles to his collectioon. So why did Leeds let him go?

How Sheffield Wednesday turned down signing Eric Cantona
By Chris Flanagan published
FLASHBACK Was it a trial? Sheffield Wednesday had the chance to sign Eric Cantona after he trained with the Owls – just days before he moved to Leeds

King of the Kop? When Eric Cantona nearly signed for Liverpool
By Chris Flanagan published
WTF?! Eric Cantona became a Manchester United legend in the 1990s – but only after a proposed transfer to Liverpool fell through...

When Wim Jansen guided Celtic to stop Rangers' 10-in-a-row – on the final day
By Chris Flanagan published
LONGREAD Former Celtic manager Wim Jansen has died, aged 75. Back in 1997/98, his Bhoys had to stop Rangers from landing that holy grail...

PSG's billion Euro gamble: Can Messi, Neymar and Mbappe win the Champions League?
By Chris Flanagan published
LONGREAD Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe all make FourFourTwo's list of the world's best players – but will PSG's star-studded side actually deliver the glory they want?

Ranked! The 100 best football stadiums in Britain
By Chris Flanagan published
GREATEST GROUNDS From Anfield to Oakwell, FFT ranks the best football stadiums by their matchday experience. We’re convinced there’ll be absolutely no arguing about it...

"Sergio Aguero does an impression of it!" - Martin Tyler recalls some of the greatest Premier League games he's commentated on
By Chris Flanagan published
AGUEROOOO Martin Tyler has been the voice of Sky Sports since the inception of the Premier League – so FourFourTwo asked him to share his best memories

How Ralf Rangnick became Manchester United's new manager – via Sussex, the England job, Jamie Vardy... and fake astronaut news
By Chris Flanagan published
INTERVIEW FFT visited Ralf Rangnick when he was sporting director at RB Leipzig in 2017 – and learned much about the incoming gaffer at Old Trafford

Toni Duggan interview: Winning it all with Manchester City, photos with Messi – and returning to the Barclays Women's Super League
By Chris Flanagan published
INTERVIEW Everton Women forward Toni Duggan tells FourFourTwo about coming back to England, and her plans to regain her place in the Lionesses squad
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