Ed McCambridge

Ed McCambridge

Staff Writer

Ed is a staff writer at FourFourTwo, working across the magazine and website. A German speaker, he’s been working as a football reporter in Berlin since 2015, predominantly covering the Bundesliga and Germany's national team. Favourite FFT features include an exclusive interview with Jude Bellingham following the youngster’s move to Borussia Dortmund in 2020, a history of the Berlin Derby since the fall of the Wall and a celebration of Kevin Keegan’s playing career.

Latest articles by Ed McCambridge

‘I improved a lot working with Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and other brilliant Manchester City youngsters. A coach has to up their game in that environment’ Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy’s Man City learning curve

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Bluebirds boss worked his way through the coaching ranks at Manchester City

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The Debate: Which Premier League manager did the best in 2025?

By Mark White, Ed McCambridge Published

OPINION It's FourFourTwo's big end-of-year debate, and we want to hear from you: tell us your thoughts on our writers' picks and what 2026 might have in store for these two bosses

OPINION
'The linesman cost me a few England caps! I hit the bar and the ball came down over the line - but it wasn’t given' Arsenal legend reveals lingering Three Lions regret

By Joe Donnohue Published

Arsenal have had countless England internationals over the years but few have played as many games for the Gunners as Ray Parlour

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‘I’ve had a couple of good interviews recently and I'm open to working abroad’ Ryan Giggs is plotting a return to football management

By Ed McCambridge Published

EXCLUSIVE Giggs hasn’t managed a football match since leading Wales to a 1-0 defeat of Bulgaria in October 2020

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'There’s a changing of the guard and he’s no longer that permanent fixture on the team sheet' Emile Heskey on Salah's tantrum, criticism for Slot and why a tactical tweak has upset the team so much this season

By Ed McCambridge Published

Liverpool legend Heskey wasn't shocked by Mo Salah's recent outburst

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‘It was Cole’s idea to play twice in a day. He cleared it with Pep and wanted to play. He was brilliant and made no mention of sharing a pitch with Rodri and Phil Foden’ Why Cole Palmer played twice in one day

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Chelsea man could not get enough when he was coming through the ranks at Manchester City

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‘When I agreed to make my documentary, I went up to Anfield and met Kenny Dalglish. His only rider was some Irn-Bru and a Dairy Milk’ Asif Kapadia on making his Kenny Dalglish documentary

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The director has previously documented the likes of Ayrton Senna, Diego Maradona and Amy Winehouse

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‘I’m still hugely grateful to Celtic. People may say, "Well, Kenny wanted to move away", but that’s where it all began for me' Kenny Dalglish on his decision to join Liverpool

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Scotland icon made the move south of the border in August 1977

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Diogo Jota: Forever a champion

By Ed McCambridge Published

Diogo Jota’s final act as a Liverpool player was to pose with the Premier League trophy in May – his tragic death devastated the football world, but as FourFourTwo remembers the Portuguese on what would have been his 29th birthday, his achievements at Anfield and beyond will never be forgotten

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‘If Ewood Park’s undersoil heating hadn't broken, my Premier League appearance record wouldn’t exist’ Brad Friedel recalls how Dirk Kuyt and faulty electrics both played roles in his astonishing record of 310 consecutive top-flight matches

By Ed McCambridge Published

Legendary Premier League goalkeeper on a record that will surely never be broken

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‘He's emerged into a heck of a goalkeeper – he’s a joy to watch’ Brad Friedel names the Premier League's best goalkeeper right now, and it ISN'T Alisson or Donnarumma

By Ed McCambridge Published

Former Premier League star Friedel has been hugely impressed with one goalkeeper in particular this Premier League season

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‘Every time you win a trophy, it’s a great achievement, but to win European trophies is even more special. Going to Liverpool gave me the best possible chance of doing that’ Kenny Dalglish on winning the 1978 European Cup

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Dalglish won Europe’s biggest prize in his first season south of the border

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‘Jack Walker was most responsible for everything Blackburn achieved. We hardly blinked our eyes in the second tier, then suddenly we were champions of England’ Kenny Dalglish on his Ewood Park title success

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Dalglish led Rovers to the Premier League title in 1995

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'Benjamin Sesko isn't as good as Manchester United's other forwards' – Gordon Strachan wants to see more from Slovenian Red Devils attacker

By Ed McCambridge Published

Manchester United great Strachan hasn’t been too impressed with summer signing Sesko so far

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‘My dad took me to Rangers from an early age - yet he said "Son, the best place for you right now is at Celtic" That never caused me any bother later on, you have to support someone when you’re a kid’ Kenny Dalglish on crossing the Old Firm

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The future Celtic star grew up as a Rangers fan during his childhood in Glasgow

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‘Becoming Liverpool manager was a surprise. I loved that camaraderie in the dressing room - but suddenly, you become the manager and feel things clam up when you enter the room’ Kenny Dalglish on becoming Liverpool boss

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Dalglish was appointed as the Reds player-manager in 1985

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‘Wounded animals have nothing to lose’ Sol Campbell on why Tottenham could cause an upset against Arsenal in Sunday’s North London Derby

By Ed McCambridge Published

Campbell is one of the few players to have experienced a North London Derby for both teams

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‘My own team-mates booed me after I moved to Arsenal’ Sol Campbell recalls how Gunners team-mates helped ‘prepare’ him for toxic White Hart Lane return

By Ed McCambridge Published

Sol Campbell’s free transfer between Tottenham and Arsenal remains one of the North London Derby’s most infamous storylines

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‘I remember playing “Wembley Doubles” when I was just a kid’ Glenn Murray on helping the next generation realise their dreams

By Ed McCambridge Published

Former Brighton and Crystal Palace striker Murray is an ambassador for the 2025/26 Utilita Kids & Girls Cup

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‘Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Ice Cube – I’m from that late-70s, early-80s era, so I like those kinds of raps’ John Barnes reveals the one rap song he wished he’d been asked to perform on

By Ed McCambridge Published

Former England winger Barnes rhymed himself into music folklore with his iconic rap on New Order’s ‘World in Motion’, but reveals he was never asked to perform on other records

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Ray Parlour: Games that changed my life

By Ed McCambridge Published

Arsenal legend Ray Parlour reveals the four most important matches he ever played in

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‘Frank Lampard and Palmer are both goalscorers – they can find the net at any time during a game’ Former Chelsea star Geremi’s Cole Palmer comparison

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Cameroon international says Cole Palmer shares a key trait with one of his former Chelsea team-mates

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‘He’s a bit like Paul Gascoigne. Gazza had a way of just enjoying himself around the place, which is important when you’re away in a tournament environment for up to six weeks’ Teddy Sheringham on what Cole Palmer adds behind the scenes

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former England striker sees a similarity with one of his iconic former Three Lions team-mates

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‘That old-school No.10, the player that everyone looks for, is a dying breed in the modern game, but Cole Palmer is that player for Chelsea’ Tony Dorigo on the England star’s throwback qualities

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Former Chelsea left-back Tony Dorigo sees a player from his era in Cole Palmer

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‘The top players – and Palmer looked ready to start showing he was one – don’t just want the medal or the experience, they want to play a key role’ David James on Cole Palmer’s winning attitude

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former England stopper has been impressed by the young Chelsea star’s desire to succeed

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