Clinton Morrison

Clinton Morrison

Columnist

Clinton Morrison is a former international striker and prominent sports broadcaster best known for his two successful spells at Crystal Palace, where he scored over 100 goals. Over a 19-year playing career, he made more than 700 appearances for clubs including Birmingham City and Coventry City, while also earning 36 caps for the Republic of Ireland and travelling to the 2002 World Cup. Since retiring in 2016, he has transitioned into a ubiquitous media personality, bringing his energetic and charismatic style to major outlets like Sky Sports (Soccer Saturday), the BBC (Match of the Day and 5 Live), ITV and now FourFourTwo.

Latest articles by Clinton Morrison

'Tottenham Hotspur will get it right eventually. I have faith in Roberto De Zerbi to turn things around' Clinton Morrison tells Spurs hierarchy to stick with under-pressure boss

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CLINTON'S COLUMN Clinton Morrison reflects on Dominik Szoboszlai's stunning strike in the Carabao Cup, lamented another dubious VAR decision, and compared Arsenal’s Max Dowman to another former English starlet

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'Erling Haaland will win the Ballon d'Or one day, but 2026 isn't his year' Clinton Morrison on football's biggest individual prize, the Manchester Derby and...getting mauled by the Tigers

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CLINTON'S COLUMN Clinton Morrison reveals his tip to win the Ballon d’Or this week, looks ahead to tomorrow’s Manchester derby, and pays tribute to Hull City after an outstanding start to the season

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'Chelsea had a good transfer window but have left themselves short in a key position' Clinton Morrison assesses the most dramatic transfer deadline day in years

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CLINTON'S COLUMN Clinton Morrison reflects on the carnage of transfer deadline day, gives his verdict on the best signing of the summer, and looks ahead to a huge Premier League clash between Arsenal and Chelsea on Sunday

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'Arsenal can win the Champions League Premier League double with THIS signing' Clinton Morrison makes bold prediction about Gunners' title chances IF they get huge transfer over the line

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CLINTON'S COLUMN Clinton Morrison discusses Julian Alvarez’s future amid links to Arsenal, assesses the prospect of Enzo Fernandez joining Manchester City and explains the reasoning behind Ollie Watkins’ imminent move to Al Hilal

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'Losing top quality like Rodri when you're challenging for the Premier League is a huge blow to Manchester City' Clinton Morrison explains the lasting impact of one of this summer's most high-profile transfers

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CLINTON'S COLUMN Clinton Morrison discusses Rodri’s move to Barcelona, assesses how Ayyoub Bouaddi could fill the void by the Spaniard, and explained the ongoing importance of Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United

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"It was crazy for Palace to lose Brennan Johnson – I don't get it!" Writing in his Top, Top Column, Clinton Morrison reveals he intends to speak to people at Crystal Palace and seek clarity on the decision to lose their 25-year-old forward

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CLINTON'S COLUMN He also discusses Barcelona’s pursuit of Rodri, Myles Lewis-Skelly’s future after links with Chelsea and Manchester United, and looks ahead to the Community Shield

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'Eddie Howe has been let down by the people above him. Newcastle are selling their best players and not replacing them with the same quality' Clinton Morrison reveals summer transfer window thoughts in his Top, Top Column

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Clinton Morrison on Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal, Mohamed Salah's Trabzonspor move and the job Matthias Jaissle faces at Newcastle in this week's Clinton's Top Top Column

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'Xabi Alonso is being listened to by the owners and putting his stamp on things at Stamford Bridge' Clinton Morrison writes in his Top, Top Column

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COLUMN Clinton Morrison reflects on all the latest transfer comings and goings, changes in the dugouts and pays tribute to the world’s oldest professional footballer after he ended a four-year goalscoring drought

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"If I’m Steve Parrish at Crystal Palace and teams want Adam Wharton, I’d be thinking 'He’s going to go for just as much, if not MORE than Alex Scott!' Clinton Morrison on the summer window, and the World Cup Final, including a review of Justin Bieber

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COLUMN Clinton Morrison reflects on the World Cup final, assesses whether the 48-team tournament has been a success and gives his verdict on Morgan Rogers’ big-money move to Chelsea

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'Thomas Tuchel is still the right man for the England job - unless Pep Guardiola makes himself available' Clinton Morrison offers his thoughts on the Three Lions' next manager in his Top Top Column

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Clinton Morrison reflects on England's World Cup exit at the hands of Argentina, assesses where Thomas Tuchel goes from here, and looks ahead to the World Cup final on Sunday

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'Start Djed Spence against Norway. He'll be vital if England are to stop Erling Haaland doing what he does best' Clinton Morrison on the Three Lions' quarter-final showdown in his Top Top Column

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Clinton Morrison reflects on England's epic win over Mexico, assesses the threat Norway will pose in the quarter-finals, and discusses what Bruno Guimaraes and Andrey Santos could bring to Arsenal and Manchester United, respectively

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'England's right-hand side is exposed and it's left Thomas Tuchel looking bonkers. Mexico will be a huge test in the altitude' Clinton Morrison on the Three Lions' World Cup hopes in his Top Top Column

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Clinton Morrison reflects on England's edgy 2-1 win over DR Congo, gives his tip for a future Ballon d’Or winner and assesses the latest comings and goings in the Premier League

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'Best version of England will come during the World Cup knockouts. Fans need to keep the faith' Clinton Morrison preaches patience after disappointing Three Lions' Ghana draw

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Clinton Morrison reflects on England's frustrating goalless draw with Ghana and assesses how Thomas Tuchel might change the team against Panama tonight

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'Better teams will cause England problems. I was surprised Thomas Tuchel didn't start Marc Guehi' Clinton Morrison assesses England World Cup winners credentials after contentious defensive display against Croatia

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Clinton Morrison reflects on an entertaining start to the World Cup, offers his verdict on England's win over Croatia, and assesses some of the controversial officiating decisions so far

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'Roy Keane leaving Saipan in 2002 galvanised us but Mick McCarthy wasn't right to question him in front of the squad' Ex-Republic of Ireland international Clinton Morrison gives first-hand account of famous 2002 World Cup fallout

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With the World Cup now underway, Clinton Morrison gives his take on that iconic bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy

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'John Stones has to start for England - Thomas Tuchel needs him fresh to partner Marc Guehi at the World Cup' Clinton Morrison writes in his Top Top Column for FourFourTwo

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COLUMN Clinton Morrison reviews some of the game's biggest talking points, including Andoni Iraola to Liverpool, Anthony Gordon to Barcelona and looks ahead to England’s first World Cup warm-up against New Zealand

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'I can't believe Thomas Tuchel has left these four players out of his England World Cup squad. He sticks with players he knows, but he's made some strange decisions' Clinton Morrison writes in his Top Top Column for FourFourTwo

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COLUMN Clinton Morrison reviews Pep Guardiola’s departure from Manchester City, Thomas Tuchel’s England World Cup squad, and previews the UEFA Champions League final between Paris-Saint Germain and Arsenal

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'Kick Southampton out of the play-offs and you're punishing players and fans who've done nothing wrong. It's a mess. But a fine isn't going to be enough' Clinton Morrison writes in his Top Top Column for FourFourTwo

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COLUMN Clinton Morrison reviews the VAR drama from Arsenal’s win at West Ham, the Southampton spying debacle, Chelsea’s reported talks with Xabi Alonso, and the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City

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'Manchester City made basic mistakes and were punished - but that Doku goal will be so important if Arsenal drop points now' Clinton Morrison writes in his Top Top Column for FourFourTwo

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COLUMN Clinton Morrison reviews some of the game's biggest talking points, including Arsenal’s progression to the Champions League final, the Premier League title race, Phil Foden’s new deal and Ipswich’s return to the top flight

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'Chelsea should sign John Stones this summer. He's had his injury problems but he's a Rolls Royce of a central defender' Clinton Morrison writes in his Top Top Column for FourFourTwo

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COLUMN In his latest column for FourFourTwo, Clinton Morrison reacts to PSG and Bayern's titanic tussle, John Stones’ Man City exit, José Mourinho’s possible return to Real Madrid and Michael Carrick’s prospects of getting the Manchester United job

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'Liam Rosenior deserved more time at Chelsea' Clinton Morrison's Top Top Column

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COLUMN In his latest column for FourFourTwo, Clinton Morrison reacts to Gabriel’s headbutt on Erling Haaland, the Premier League title race and Chelsea’s decision to sack Liam Rosenior

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'Martinez hair pull red card was terrible' Clinton Morrison's Top Top Column

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Clinton Morrison reviews some of the game's biggest talking points, including Hugo Ekitike's devastating injury, Lisandro Martinez's controversial sending off, and the huge Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal

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'Chelsea have issues behind the scenes and Enzo Fernandez could end up costing Liam Rosenior his job. Leaving him out of the team is a big call to make' Clinton Morrison's Top Top Column

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In his latest column for FourFourTwo, Clinton Morrison reacts to the trending stories in the world of football including Enzo Fernandez's Chelsea future and Harry Maguire’s new contract at Manchester United

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'I think Tottenham Hotspur's hierarchy has made the right appointment for a change' Clinton Morrison writes in his Top, Top Column for FourFourTwo

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COLUMN In his latest column for FourFourTwo, Clinton Morrison reflects on Roberto De Zerbi’s appointment at Tottenham, assesses two drab performances for England, explains why Newcastle should stick with Eddie Howe after a difficult season, and previews the big FA Cup clash between Man City and Liverpool at the Etihad.

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'Thomas Tuchel doesn't fancy Trent Alexander-Arnold and that's disappointing because England could use his passing and free-kicks - but that's the manager's prerogative' Clinton Morrison's Top Top Column

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In his latest column for FourFourTwo, Clinton Morrison reacts to Mohamed Salah’s impending departure from Liverpool, last Sunday’s Carabao Cup final and assesses Thomas Tuchel’s decision to omit Danny Welbeck and Trent Alexander-Arnold from his England squad

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