Latest articles by Joe Mewis
‘Scholesy was a phenomenal footballer and when people of Zidane’s ilk say things like that about you, it’s not just some s**t player, is it?’ Nicky Butt on Zidane’s Paul Scholes compliment
EXCLUSIVE The former Juventus and Real Madrid icon was a huge admirer of the ex-Manchester United midfielder
‘It’s going to be a hard task for England to win the World Cup – we have a chance like everyone else, but every player has got to be on it, you can’t afford to carry anybody’ Paul Gascoigne assesses England’s World Cup chances
EXCLUSIVE Gazza turned out 57 times for England during his career
‘Villa are really ambitious and the project is super exciting. It was the perfect fit for what I want to achieve and to be part of something that’s on an upward trajectory’ Ellie Roebuck opens up on her MLS return
EXCLUSIVE The England stopper returned to the WSL after a season with Barcelona in the summer
‘The smell was so bad that the chairman made me buy him a new car - £17,000 that cost me, and it was still cheaper than the other trout I divorced…’ Paul Gascoigne on the prank that cost him a fortune
EXCLUSIVE Gazza loved a prank, but some came at a bigger cost than others…
‘I’ll always be grateful to Venables for involving me in the England squad, but I knew I wasn’t quite at the level of Tony Adams and co’ Colin Cooper’s honest admission over his brief Three Lions career
EXCLUSIVE The former Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough stalwart won two England caps in 1995
‘I can’t imagine myself in any world other than football, though I don’t know in what role. For now, I just want to keep scoring goals’ Pedro on the secrets of his longevity and what next
EXCLUSIVE The Spaniard has won just about everything there is to win in the game
‘Ruben Amorim is part of the new school of coaches. He was very good at the simple side of the game and I loved his ideas as a coach’ Former Arsenal favourite’s praise for Man United boss
EXCLUSIVE The former Sporting coach worked with the ex-Gunners star during his time in Portugal
‘Two rough lads like us becoming Manchester United legends? I’d have said, “No chance, you’re taking the piss.” We got lucky’ Paul Scholes on becoming an Old Trafford great with Nicky Butt
EXCLUSIVE Manchester United's Class of '92 have gone down in club folklore
‘When Terry Venables died, I was sat in the car and cried my eyes out. Terry was a f**king diamond. He had to be, to put up with me’ Paul Gascoigne on the manager he loved playing for most
EXCLUSIVE Gascoigne played his best football under Venables for Spurs and England
‘Pele, Glenn Hoddle… and Morrissey’ Sean Dyche opens up on his lifelong heroes
EXCLUSIVE Sean Dyche’s role models aren’t who you’d necessarily expect…
‘I had a lovely five years at Forest. I got in the England squad and we made the UEFA Cup quarter-finals – although we got battered by Bayern Munich’ Colin Cooper on his City Ground memories
EXCLUSIVE The two-time England international played his best football at Forest
‘He was like greased lightning, but I’d use all my pace to tire him out early on’ Celtic icon Jim Craig on his toughest Old Firm opponent
EXCLUSIVE Old Firm clashes always bring up big individual battles
‘I’ll stay out of Liam’s international future unless he ever wants my advice – then I’ll give it to him and him only’ Rory Delap on the guidance he gives his son Liam
EXCLUSIVE The former Stoke City star has two sons making their way in the professional game
‘Antonio Conte changed everything. He revolutionised football in England’ Pedro on Conte’s seismic impact at Chelsea
EXCLUSIVE Pedro was in his second season at Chelsea when the title-winning Italian arrived
‘Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy were on the bench. We watched the whole game back on YouTube. People tell you where they were when it happened’ Troy Deeney on Watford’s playoff win over future England duo
EXCLUSIVE One of Deeney’s most iconic goals came against a side featuring two future Three Lions goalscorers
"In the tunnel, I said to Diego Maradona, ‘I’m pissed.’ He said, ‘It’s OK, Gazza, so am I…’ I just started laughing!" Paul Gascoigne on lining up against Maradona
EXCLUSIVE The maverick pair were two of the game’s most skilful - and unpredictable - players of their generation
‘Moving into Sao Paulo club accommodation at 12 meant one less mouth for my parents to feed. I’ll always be grateful’ Denilson opens up on his humble beginnings
EXCLUSIVE Denilson’s rags-to-riches story saw him rise from the dusty pitches of Diadema to becoming the world’s most expensive player
‘Alan Shearer made a joke about my terrible performance – I was still like, “F**king hell, that’s Alan saying my name!’” Dan Burn recalls being picked out by the Newcastle legend
EXCLUSIVE The commanding centre-back quickly found out that his Magpies icon doesn’t mess his words…
‘Louis van Gaal came across quite cold. He didn’t want me to speed up play: when I was on the pitch, I wasn’t myself. I was happy to respect the instructions but with him I felt really confined’ Manchester United flop on his time with the Dutchman
EXCLUSIVE The £25million midfielder arrived at Old Trafford with a lofty reputation
‘Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deserved more time as Manchester United manager - we did amazingly and we were on the way to doing something big’ Nemanja Matic on life under Ole at Old Trafford
EXCLUSIVE Solskjaer achieved back-to-back top three finishes during his stint in the Old Trafford dugout
‘My kids still bring up the rabona fail… I did it loads in my career, and I'd try it again today!’ David Dunn opens up on his most infamous footballing moment
EXCLUSIVE The former Blackburn midfielder’s most replayed moment was not one of the 67 career goals he netted…
‘Signing for Chelsea, scoring at the Club World Cup final and starting for Brazil at the Maracana – it’s been a remarkable year in my life’ Joao Pedro reflects on a bumper 2025
EXCLUSIVE It’s been an eventful year for the Chelsea forward who joined the Stamford Bridge mob over the summer
‘I was fined by Manchester United. I went to Jose Mourinho and said, ‘Listen, if I pay this, I’ll never play for this club again.’ Something like that would never have happened at Chelsea’ Nemanja Matic on the difference between his two English clubs
EXCLUSIVE The Serbian international encountered a culture shock when swapping Stamford Bridge for Old Trafford
‘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
EXCLUSIVE The Chelsea man could not get enough when he was coming through the ranks at Manchester City
