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

Frank Lampard, John Terry and Wayne Rooney in England training at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
‘We used to play computer games and stuff with the Man United boys. Yes, there was a massive rivalry between clubs, but I’m not sure that got in the way’ John Terry addresses England’s ‘Golden Generation’ cliques criticism

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The mid-2000s ‘Golden Generation’ never made it past the quarter-final mark at a major tournament

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Erling Haaland of Manchester City reacts after missing a penalty for his team during the Premier League match between Sheffield United and Manchester City at Bramall Lane on August 27, 2023 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)
‘The award can be passed down to my children. My name will forever be written in the annals of the world’s greatest cup competition, and that makes me crazy proud’ The non-league striker who pipped Haaland, Salah and Isak to the FA Cup Golden Ball Award

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The non-league forward netted ten FA Cup goals last season to beat all-comers

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho celebrates with the Premier League trophy on his head, flanked by players Frank Lampard and captain John Terry, after winning the 2004/05 title
‘He sat us all down in the hotel and his aura was instantly clear. He kept repeating that we were going to win the league the following season’ John Terry opens up on his first meeting with Jose Mourinho

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Portuguese boss made a strong first impression at Stamford Bridge

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'Newcastle should cash in on Isak – he's handled it wrong but it's the right thing to do' Chris Waddle calls for the Magpies to offload troubled star

By Ed McCambridge Published

Newcastle icon Chris Waddle believes his former club would be foolish to keep hold of want-away striker Alexander Isak

England boss Thomas Tuchel has laid down the law
‘He’s got a really tough job to keep everything Southgate built up, add his own style of play and push this side over the last hurdle and win a trophy, in less than two years’ Teddy Sheringham on Thomas Tuchel’s England challenge

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Three Lions striker has weighed up the size of the task facing the England boss

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Nottingham Forest players celebrate victory in a penalty shootout in the FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton & Hove Albion, March 2025
‘It’s not going to be that easy, but Forest’s ability to counter-attack will stand them in massively good stead, particularly away’ Stan Collymore outlines why Forest could be suited to European football

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Forest are back in Europe for the first time since the 1995/96 season

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Chelsea and Donald Trump with the Club World Cup trophy
‘I want to see them push the teams who’ve been challenging regularly over the past few seasons. To truly challenge, I think Chelsea need two more years’ William Gallas on Chelsea’s next steps

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Chelsea defender assesses his old club’s progress under Todd Boehly

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Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
‘No European football means less money to spend, and less reason to choose Manchester United over others’ Brian McClair on Manchester United’s major transfer issue this summer

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Red Devils limped to a 15th-place finish last season

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank reacts prior to the pre-season friendly match between Reading and Tottenham Hotspur at Select Car Leasing Stadium on July 19, 2025 in Reading, England.
‘He’s taking over a squad that were terrible last season but have Champions League football, it’s literally the best opportunity to take over a football club. You’ve got a team who can’t get any worse than 17th’ Jamie O’Hara on Thomas Frank at Spurs

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Thomas Frank replaced Ange Postecoglou in the Tottenham dugout this summer

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‘People expected a feelgood story of promotion. They ended up getting something very different’: Simon Grayson on nightmare season documented in Sunderland ’Til I Die

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Sunderland’s disastrous 2017/18 campaign saw the club relegated to the third tier - and was all played out in front of a documentary crew

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Dennis Wise
‘On away days, Dennis Wise would say, “Oi, go and get me a coffee”, and you’d have to. You’d come back with it, sit down, and he’d want another one for someone else. You’d do it again and again' John Terry on breaking into a star-packed Chelsea side

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE There were some big personalities at Stamford Bridge when future Chelsea skipper John Terry came up through the ranks

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Premier League
‘No other owner was on Roman Abramovich’s level, in terms of investment and ambition. In my opinion, he was the best club owner in world football’ John Terry recalls the impact Chelsea’s former owner made on English football

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Chelsea owner Roma Abramovich changed the face of English football when he bought the Blues in 2003

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Nottingham Forest Season Preview 2025-26: European nights beckon for Mr. Marinakis' men

By Ed McCambridge Published

PREVIEW Nottingham Forest's 2025-26 Season Preview is brought to you by FourFourTwo ahead of what promises to be an exciting, enlightening campaign for the Reds

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Manchester City Season Preview 2025/26: Why Pep Guardiola will take City back to the top

By Ed McCambridge Published

PREVIEW FourFourTwo's Manchester City Season Preview 2025/26 takes a look at the Sky Blues' drop-off last term – and why they're ready to conquer all over again

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John Terry's famous penalty miss in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final denied Chelsea a chance to win the game
‘I still think about my miss to this day. Honestly - not as often as I used to, but I still wake up and it’s there. I can see it’ John Terry opens up on his 2008 Champions League final shootout miss

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Chelsea came out on the wrong side of a penalty shootout at the end of the first-ever all-English Champions League final

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John Terry plays in goal for Chelsea vs Reading, 2006
‘I even had my own pair of gloves brought to every match by the kit man, just in case I needed them. Jose left nothing to chance’ John Terry recalls his appearance in goal for Chelsea against Reading in 2006

By Joe Mewis Published

exclusive Seeing an outfield player donning the goalie gloves is always a highlight

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Will All Three Promoted Clubs Be Relegated From The Premier League Again?

By Ed McCambridge, Chris Flanagan Published

DEBATE FourFourTwo writers debate a burning question ahead of the 2025/26 season

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‘Clough and Alex Ferguson were good friends, and Brian would often arrange friendlies between the youth teams so he and Fergie could enjoy a few wines’ Paul McGregor lifts the lid on an iconic rivalry

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Old Big ‘Ead and Fergie remain two of the greatest football managers of all-time

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CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 25: The players surround John Terry of Chelsea as he lies injured during the Carling Cup Final match between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium on February 25, 2007 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
‘I slept for almost two days straight – Arsenal’s physio basically saved my life’ John Terry on the brutal head kick he received from Abou Diaby in the 2007 League Cup Final

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Terry was knocked unconscious in the incident during Chelsea's 2007 League Cup final victory

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Paul McGregor celebrates after scoring for Nottingham Forest vs Lyon in the UEFA Cup on 21 November 1995
“Clough had me running errands and fixing his drinks. Occasionally we’d meet in the corridors and he’d say, ‘Cut that bloody hair, young man, it’s too long!’” Paul McGregor on coming through at Forest under Old Big 'Ead

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The music-loving McGregor and veteran boss were cut from a different cloth

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John Terry celebrates with the Champions League trophy after Chelsea's win over Bayern Munich in the 2012 final.
‘I don’t regret wearing full kit to lift the Champions League trophy – we got a letter from UEFA, saying I had to do it!’ John Terry lifts the lid on his infamous celebration

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Chelsea skipper became a meme back in 2012 when he celebrated the Blues' Champions League victory

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Ian Woan and Paul McGregor of Nottingham Forest celebrate during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United at City Ground on May 1, 1996 in Nottingham, England.
‘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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Forest striker was labelled the ‘Britpop Footballer’ in the 1990s

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England midfielder Owen Hargreaves in action against Sweden at the 2002 World Cup
‘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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Owen Hargreaves achieved many things in his career, but turning out for his dad’s team was not one of them

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Owen Hargreaves
‘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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE A series of knee injuries wrecked the midfielder’s career after he had established himself in the England side

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Owen Hargreaves
‘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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Hargreaves moved to Manchester United's cross-town rivals at the end of his injury-hit Old Trafford spell

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