Latest articles by Ed McCambridge
‘I loved Plymouth, but my girlfriend didn’t fancy moving. She then went out with Chris Martin. Imagine having your girl nicked by the guy from Coldplay!’ Paul McGregor on combining his football and music careers
EXCLUSIVE The former Forest striker was labelled the ‘Britpop Footballer’ in the 1990s
‘My dad used to say I’d play for Bolton one day, but soon I was playing at World Cups and in Champions League finals. I’d love to have done it, though’ Owen Hargreaves reveals his Bolton Wanderers regret
EXCLUSIVE Owen Hargreaves achieved many things in his career, but turning out for his dad’s team was not one of them
‘I was never the same after all the injections and operations at Manchester United – I was in constant pain. I never realised just how dangerous my injury had been’ Owen Hargreaves opens up on the injuries that derailed his career
EXCLUSIVE A series of knee injuries wrecked the midfielder’s career after he had established himself in the England side
‘I came close to signing for West Brom, then bumped into David Platt in a pub. He and Roberto Mancini lived down the road, so that’s how the talks started’: How Owen Hargreaves swapped Manchester United for Man City
EXCLUSIVE Hargreaves moved to Manchester United's cross-town rivals at the end of his injury-hit Old Trafford spell
‘I glanced back and saw Chelsea’s England lads pointing at the top-left corner, as they knew where I’d shoot – but I backed myself and smashed it top-left’ Owen Hargreaves recalls Manchester United’s 2008 Champions League victory
EXCLUSIVE Owen Hargreaves did not shy away from taking a penalty in the all-English Champions League final in 2008
“At 10 Downing Street, Cherie Blair said, ‘You’re the Canadian player – why do you play for England?’ I was like, ‘Sorry, what?’ It was odd and it kind of hurt” Owen Hargreaves opens up on dealing with criticism over his international allegiances
EXCLUSIVE The Canadian-born midfielder has an English father and a Welsh mother
‘I felt privileged to swap a club like Bayern for one like Manchester United, with the history those clubs have. Sir Alex didn’t have to say much to convince me’ Owen Hargreaves on moving from one European giant to another
EXCLUSIVE Hargreaves swapped Bavaria for Old Trafford in a £17million move in 2007
‘He reminds me of Philippe Coutinho’ Emile Heskey waxes lyrical about expected new Liverpool signing
Liverpool great Heskey has been hugely impressed with Liverpool’s transfer business so far this summer
'England battered Germany 5-1 and I got dropped by Bayern Munich, I was devastated' - Owen Hargreaves explains club's reaction to famous Three Lions victory
That famous 2001 win in Munich came on home soil for England midfielder Owen Hargreaves, but had implications for his club prospects
‘When we made it 2-1 against Gillingham, I felt something big was happening – I knew I’d get one more chance and told myself I had to keep calm and take it’ - Paul Dickov remembers iconic moment that changed Manchester City history
Manchester City may not be where they are today if they had not miraculously escaped defeat in the third-tier play-off final in 1999
'Even when we won it wasn't good enough - Oliver Kahn was an animal, he would have steam coming out his ears': Behind the scenes at Bayern Munich's Champions League winning side
Bayern Munich's training ground could be an intimidating place at the turn of the millennium - as Owen Hargreaves found out
‘What Mary’s done for the game is incredibly impactful, she’s a huge loss this summer’ Former Lionesses goalkeeper Carly Telford on Mary Earps’ England legacy
Former England stopper Telford believes the next generation of women's goalkeepers have huge gloves to fill after Earps announced her decision to step away from Lionesses duty
Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music
LONG READ From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 - FFT salutes a lost tradition
Goodison Park: Farewell to the Grand Old Lady
LONG READ Just shy of its 133rd birthday, Goodison Park hosts its final Everton match – English football's last link to a bygone era will go with it…
‘I can understand comparisons between this current Manchester United team and the 1991 Cup Winners’ Cup Winners’ Brian McClair on why defeat to Tottenham Hotspur could have huge ramifications for his former club
Manchester United legend McClair was part of the side that defeated Barcelona in Rotterdam – a win which helped to kick-start the glory days at Old Trafford
'To be mentioned in connection with the likes of Erling Haaland and Mo Salah is something special' Eighth-tier striker Gary Lockyer on the 2024/25 FA Cup golden boot
Ashford United striker Lockyer scored 10 goals for the Isthmian League South East Division
‘Liam Delap would be perfect at Manchester United, he reminds me of a young Mark Hughes’ Paul Parker on why the Ipswich striker should be the Red Devils' number one target this summer
Manchester United have struggled to score goals this season, but Parker believes the answer could lie in a recently-relegated Premier League player
‘Liverpool need to sign a new right-back to help Conor Bradley, not hinder him’ Stephen Warnock on why replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold is so crucial
Former Liverpool and England defender Warnock believes rumours of a big-money replacement for Alexander-Arnold make perfect sense
‘Not many come close to what Kevin De Bruyne has achieved at Manchester City’ club legend Shaun Wright-Phillips on City's departing talisman
Former Manchester City and England midfielder Shaun Wright-Phillips weighs in on whether Kevin De Bruyne is the greatest Premier League midfielder ever
'They just need this one tweak and they'll be unstoppable' Ally McCoist reveals how Arsenal could become domestic and European champions next season
Legendary commentator and former striker Ally McCoist has been frustrated with Arsenal at times this season, but know how the problem can be fixed
'I went bananas after winning the League Cup, throwing champagne, while the senior players were like, ‘Bosh, onto the next game’. They were such winners' What Ben Foster learned about Manchester United's winning mentality
EXCLUSIVE The Red Devils stopper put in a man of the match display against Spurs in the 2009 final
Ranked! The 50 Best Premier League players of the season
RANKED! From warhorses to Wor History-Makers, FourFourTwo ranks a half-century of talent from 2024/25 – has your man made the cut?
Five classic El Clasicos: The greatest showdowns between Real Madrid and Barcelona
El Clasico Few games on Earth are as glamorous or as fiery as clashes between Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona
'Fabio Capello wasn’t my type of manager. He was incredibly strict and didn’t see us as individuals. It was a blanket, 'No, you’re not doing that – like it or lump it!'' Ben Foster's verdict on his England managers
EXCLUSIVE Former Manchester United and Watford stopper Ben Foster won eight England caps and was called up by four different managers
