
Joe Mewis
For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.
Latest articles by Joe Mewis

Quiz! Can you name the clubs, nations and players who won trophies in the 2000s?
By Joe Mewis last updated
Quiz! Can you remember where every major gong went in the Noughties?

'My question for Andy Robertson is, why Tottenham?' Former Liverpool star casts doubt on Reds defender's next move
By Joe Mewis last updated
The Liverpool defender will be saying his Anfield goodbyes at the end of the season

Quiz! Can you name every winner of the Premier League Golden Glove?
By Joe Mewis published
Quiz! We want you to name the best glovesmen of the Premier League era

Liverpool in Arne Slot u-turn, as Xabi Alonso talks begin: report
By Joe Mewis published
Amid fresh Liverpool discontent over Arne Slot, the Reds have reportedly enquired about the Spaniard's Madrid spell

Forget the Premier League: THIS is the best relegation battle in Europe
By Joe Mewis published
It's set to be a final day for the ages over in the German top flight

Manchester United in talks with ex-Ruben Amorim star to become first summer buy: report
By Joe Mewis published
Manchester United have been linked with one of Sporting's best performers this season

Where Arsenal would be in the Premier League table without VAR
By Joe Mewis published
A last-gasp VAR decision meant that the Gunners were able to claim all three points against West Ham on Sunday

When can Arsenal win the Premier League?
By Joe Mewis published
The Gunners moved five points clear at the top of the table following their narrow win at West Ham

Why was West Ham's goal disallowed - when this Arsenal goal stood?
By Joe Mewis published
West Ham forward Callum Wilson saw a last-gasp equaliser ruled out at the London Stadium

‘David Beckham’s red card at France 98 was excessive. He shouldn’t have been sent off, but Diego Simeone was clever’ Javier Zanetti’s World Cup 98 admission
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE England and Argentina's World Cup 1998 last-16 clash had everything

‘Harry Kane will be spurred on by his penalty miss in Qatar. He’s almost unshakeable in his mentality’ Stuart Peace and Chris Waddle on what it takes to come back from spot-kick misery
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Pearce and Waddle both missed spot-kicks in the shootout against West Germany in the 1990 World Cup semi-final

‘This group haven’t had the Golden Generation’s club success, but they’re putting everything together better’ Owen Hargreaves on his Thomas Tuchel’s side can eclipse his team’s efforts
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Bayern Munich midfielder was a part of England’s talent-packed team of the 2000s

‘Manchester United have always shown interest in me, but the ideal scenario to manage there has never quite materialised’ Mauricio Pochettino on his Old Trafford opportunities
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Tottenham boss has been linked with Manchester United on a number of occasions

‘Thomas Tuchel is a massive weapon for England in the big moments. He’s more decisive and that’s what wins you games’ Danny Murphy on the Three Lions’ difference-maker coach
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The German is preparing to lead England at this summer’s World Cup

‘When Cole Palmer scored in the Euros final, I don’t think I’d shouted as much in my life! It made me want to do it as well’ Morgan Rogers on watching his former Man City teammate excel on the biggest stage
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Rogers made his England debut shortly after the Euro 2024 final

‘My shootout save in 2018 was a huge moment for me and the team. We’d moved on from being the underachievers to a nation that genuinely believed’ Jordan Pickford on ending England’s penalty hoodoo
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Everton stopper made his first competitive Three Lions appearance at the 2018 World Cup

‘I had the opportunity to join Real Madrid after Zinedine Zidane left, but I’d promised I would stay at Spurs until the stadium was built’ Mauricio Pochettino on turning down the Bernabeu
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Argentine could have swapped White Hart Lane for the Bernabeu almost a decade ago

FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 52: Fours, draws and preseason tours
By Joe Mewis published
CROSSWORD The weekend starts here, with our latest FourFourTwo Crossword

Who are the commentators and pundits on TNT Sports this week?
By Mark White last updated
TNT Sports is back with the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League semi-final second legs kicking off this week

‘Everybody wanted to be in the post-match drug test, because you could drink as much alcohol as you wanted until you needed a wee!’ Gordon Strachan on his Scotland World Cup adventures
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Leeds United midfielder went to the 1982 and 1986 World Cups with the Tartan Army

‘People look at Trent Alexander-Arnold defensively and think that he’s not as good as others. I’d pick him every day of the week for what he gives you going forward’ Stephen Warnock on why the Real Madrid man must be picked for the World Cup
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Real Madrid right-back did not feature in the March friendlies

‘There’s no better feeling than going to a World Cup, walking out before a game, seeing all the England fans there and knowing the whole world is watching’ Why Jordan Pickford thrives for the Three Lions
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The England no.1 is gearing up for his fifth major international tournament

‘I showed Michael Owen a photo that proved I never fouled him at the 2002 World Cup. He signed it and wrote, ‘You definitely touched me’ along with a smiley face’ Mauricio Pochettino relitigates fiery England vs Argentina clash
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Three Lions claimed a narrow win over Argentina in Japan 24 years ago

‘Replacing Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds was a big challenge. It’s a shame the club gave up on us, then paid the price of relegation’ Jesse Marsch on succeeding the Leeds United favourite
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The American was the man tasked with succeeding Marcelo Bielsa at Elland Road

‘To even be in the conversation of trying to catch Kenny Dalglish’s cap record – our greatest player of all time – is a bit surreal’ Andy Robertson on chasing down the Liverpool and Scotland legend
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Robertson is within ten appearances of catching up with the Reds icon
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