
Joe Donnohue
Joe joined FourFourTwo as senior digital writer in July 2025 after five years covering Leeds United in the Championship and Premier League. Joe's 'Mastermind' specialist subject is 2000s-era Newcastle United having had a season ticket at St. James' Park for 10 years before relocating to Leeds and later London. Joe takes a keen interest in youth football, covering PL2, U21 Euros, as well as U20 and U17 World Cups in the past, in addition to hosting the industry-leading football recruitment-focused SCOUTED podcast. He is also one of the lucky few to have 'hit top bins' as a contestant on Soccer AM. It wasn't a shin-roller.
Latest articles by Joe Donnohue

Manchester United will move for ex-Chelsea manager as Ruben Amorim replacement
By Joe Donnohue published
Manchester United are expected to make a move for recently out-of-work Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca

'The Boy's A Bit Special' Why Chelsea's answer to Bukayo Saka is arriving at Stamford Bridge this summer
By Joe Donnohue published
Geovany Quenda could prove to be Chelsea's answer to Bukayo Saka - if the Portuguese winger is given the same pathway the England star was afforded at the Emirates Stadium

'The Boy's A Bit Special' Bournemouth breakout puts elite clubs on red alert for France international of the future
By Joe Donnohue published
Few players make the jump from France's second tier to the Premier League as seamlessly as Eli Junior Kroupi appears to have done for AFC Bournemouth

'The Boy's A Bit Special' Bundesliga's Dimitar Berbatov regen Can Uzun coming to a league near you
By Joe Donnohue published
Eintracht Frankfurt have a reputation for developing forwards before exporting them to the Premier League - is Can Uzun next?

'The Boy's A Bit Special' Ajax teenager with shades of Liverpool star already in World Cup reckoning
By Joe Donnohue published
Ajax are renowned for producing talent through their world-renowned De Toekomst academy but for this versatile midfielder, Amsterdam is merely a finishing school

'I respect Xhaka and Shaqiri as footballers, but if you like Albania so much, then why don’t you play for Albania?' Nemanja Matic on Serbia rivalry and political tension
By Joe Donnohue published
Serbia and Albania aren't the best of friends off the pitch, which makes for a testy affair whenever the two sides meet on it

‘Playing under Frank Lampard was strange. With little explanation I found myself out of the squad, so I decided to leave’ Pedro reveals why he called time on Chelsea spell
By Joe Donnohue published
Pedro spent five years at Stamford Bridge before leaving Chelsea to join AS Roma in 2020

Ex-Newcastle United manager reopens old wounds with shocking Mike Ashley admission
By Joe Donnohue published
Former Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce has offered his opinion on controversial previous Magpies owner Mike Ashley

'I’d gone from sleeping in a room with 40 kids to sharing with just one team-mate, with a television and meals whenever I wanted. I knew I couldn’t waste the chance' World Cup winner Denilson recalls humble beginnings
By Joe Donnohue published
Brazilian World Cup winner Denilson became the world's most expensive player in 1998 but was from the most ordinary of backgrounds

'I’ve always hated Liverpool since the 1990s, when you saw Kevin Keegan with his head slumped behind the boards at Anfield' Dan Burn on the Newcastle United revenge 29 years in the making
By Joe Donnohue published
Newcastle United's Carabao Cup triumph over Liverpool this year was extra special for boyhood fan and opening goalscorer Dan Burn

'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

‘Our fans died travelling to Madrid. We played to honour them and the Bernabeu applauded us’ Former Premier League striker remembers the most difficult game he ever played in
By Joe Donnohue published
Former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama Pongolle joined Spanish LaLiga side Recreativo Huelva following his spell in England

Liverpool share surgery update on Alexander Isak as six-month worst-case scenario revealed
By Joe Donnohue published
Liverpool striker Alexander Isak has undergone surgery on a fractured fibula

'My birthday was one day before the League Cup final, I thought Steve McClaren might put me on the bench, but I wasn't even in the squad' Former Middlesbrough man reveals bitter taste left by cup triumph
By Joe Donnohue published
Middlesbrough's 2004 Carling Cup triumph was a monumental victory for Teesside and head coach Steve McClaren, but not everybody was as happy as the former Manchester United assistant

‘My match bonus was 10 times my salary. I gave the money to my dad. Those bonuses were more than he earned in a whole month’ World's most expensive player Denilson tells extraordinary rags-to-riches tale
By Joe Donnohue published
Once the world's most expensive player, ex-Sao Paulo, Real Betis and Brazil star Denilson came from incredibly humble beginnings

‘Pep told me to enjoy it. It was a reward. I was the first Canary Islander to play in a Champions League final’ Pedro reveals calming instructions he received in biggest game of his career
By Joe Donnohue published
Former Barcelona winger Pedro is among the most decorated footballers of the modern era

“I gave my tie from the European Cup final to Rod Stewart. He always fancied it and I had a spare one – he wears it all the time now!” Lisbon Lion Jim Craig recalls run-in with Celtic-supporting rockstar
By Joe Donnohue published
Former Celtic defender Jim Craig gave his tie from the victorious 1967 European Final to one of the most famous glam-rockers of the era

Manchester City have already chosen Pep Guardiola successor: report
By Joe Donnohue published
Manchester City are said to be actively making Pep Guardiola succession plans with the 2025/26 campaign potentially the Spaniard's final season at the Etihad Stadium

Crystal Palace's upcoming opponents suffer tragedy as ex-Wolves forward involved in fatal accident
By Joe Donnohue published
Crystal Palace's upcoming FA Cup Third Round opponents Macclesfield FC have released a statement on the death of Ethan McLeod

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea sacking is inevitable as more strained Stamford Bridge relationships revealed
By Joe Donnohue published
The Chelsea hierarchy could be waiting for an opportune moment to part company with Enzo Maresca before the end of the season

Fiorentina face shocking relegation as ex-Manchester United and Everton stars bear responsibility
By Joe Donnohue published
Fiorentina are on course for their worst season in well over 20 years having gone winless in the opening 15 matches of this year's Serie A campaign

Manchester United youth team player takes swipe at Ruben Amorim in social media post
By Joe Donnohue published
Manchester United youngster Harry Amass has seemingly responded to Ruben Amorim's controversial comments

Thomas Tuchel sent Elland Road invitation as Leeds United man's Borussia Dortmund connection holds key
By Joe Donnohue published
Leeds United forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin is an outside bet for Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad

'He went to the boot, got a case of lager, gave it to me and said, ‘Have a drink tonight – you did well today’ Alan Curbishley brilliantly retells story of his West Ham United debut
By Joe Donnohue published
There's more to former Charlton Athletic and West Ham United manager Alan Curbishley than meets the eye
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.

