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

By Steven Chicken Published
EXCLUSIVE Teenage sensation Freddy Adu was tipped for superstardom and got a trial at Manchester United - but it didn't work out

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The former USMNT international was heralded as the game’s next superstar when he was coming up through the ranks

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The England midfielder hails from the Channel Islands

By Steven Chicken Published
EXCLUSIVE The former Liverpool and England midfielder provided one of the strangest moments of this summer's World Cup

By Steven Chicken Published
EXCLUSIVE Having two England stars in the same family at the same time doesn't happen too often

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The two former Tottenham stars remain good pals to this day

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Bournemouth and England star swapped the Channel Islands for the Robins in 2020

By Steven Chicken Published
EXCLUSIVE The Bournemouth and England midfielder make a big shout that worked out big time as a young man

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The former Liverpool and England frontman now has a new passion

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Belgian international was thrown in at the deep end at the start of his senior career

By Chris Flanagan Published
LIST Some former footballers were just quintessentially rock’n’roll, whether they were music buffs, style icons or hellraisers – or all three…

By Chris Flanagan Published
In an exclusive interview, Dalglish discussed his record-breaking Scotland career – and an honour that he could be weeks away from losing

By Steven Chicken Published
EXCLUSIVE Michael Owen experienced life on the other side of the track just the once

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The former Belgian international found himself up against his old side on the biggest stage in 2019

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The former England striker works with a host of household names at his stables

By Chris Flanagan Published
EXCLUSIVE With all the nonchalance of a rock star, Dimitar Berbatov was a cult figure during his career – he tells FFT how he became a style icon, via pig bladders and spaghetti westerns

By Steven Chicken Published
EXCLUSIVE Belgium's star-studded line-up of the late 2010s and early 2020s were perpetually tipped to go far, but had to settle for a single World Cup semi-final appearance

By Chris Flanagan Published
EXCLUSIVE As a teenager, John Obi Mikel became embroiled in an infamous transfer saga between the two Premier League giants. In his own words, he details how it unfolded, including secret flights and a Sir Alex showdown

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE Former England forward Collymore believes Tuchel can bring out the best in Bellingham

By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE Bellingham turned in a series of outstanding performances for England at the World Cup this summer

By Steven Chicken Published
EXCLUSIVE Emile Heskey would have loved to have had Jude Bellingham as a teammate in his playing days

By Chris Flanagan Published
EXCLUSIVE After drunkenly stumbling into professional football, Troy Deeney spent 13 weeks in prison, but emerged to become a Watford legend

By Steven Chicken Published
EXCLUSIVE Bournemouth will play their first-ever European fixture tonight when kick off vs Real Sociedad in Spain

By Chris Evans Published
EXCLUSIVE Bournemouth will play the first continental fixture of their history on Thursday – FFT speak to key figures at the club to find out how they've climbed to greater heights than ever before

By Chris Flanagan Published
Como overtook Milan on the final day of last season to claim a top-four spot, making this the first time since the Champions League's rebrand that neither the Rossoneri nor Juventus will play in it
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