Joe Mewis

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

“The 1966 World Cup was never really on my radar, it was quite a surprise when I received a letter from the FA in December ‘65 saying I was picked for a game in February” Sir Geoff Hurst on ‘cutting it fine’ for the tournament that defined his career

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former West Ham man would end up front and centre of England’s finest hour

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“There was interest from Italy, but Francis Lee was very determined. He flew to see me and convinced me that Manchester City was a place where I could be the main man” Georgi Kinkladze on turning down the opportunity to sign for AC Milan

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Manchester City cult hero turned down an eye-catching offer to sign up at Maine Road

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How FourFourTwo magazine helped Neil Sullivan earn a Scotland call-up in the 1990s

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Scotland international came up through the ranks with the Crazy Gang-era Wimbledon side

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“Harry Redknapp was right. Agents have had West Ham’s pants down over the years. The club have only acted when weakness is exposed” Tony Gale on where the Hammers have fallen short in the transfer window

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Irons' man believes his old side have been taken advantage of in the market

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“If we’re having a stinker, I’m not going to scream and shout at the lads. Those days are gone” Matt Grimes on maturing as a leader at Coventry City

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The midfielder was a key player in the Sky Blues’ promotion campaign last season

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“Beating Fulham was one of the best nights of my career. I took my shirt off and threw myself onto the turf as if it were a swimming pool” Diego Forlan on his 2010 Europa League success

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Uruguayan striker helped Atletico Madrid defeat the Cottagers in the 2010 Europa League final

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“Pressing wasn’t my game. I’d run for you all day but closing your marker and bending your run… it makes me tired just watching it” Peter Crouch on why he may have struggled under Andoni Iraola

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Liverpool’s new boss is set to bring in a more intense style of play this season

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“You can smell success in the air” Peter Reid managed Sunderland to two 7th-place at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats’ joint-highest finish for 71 year last season has them reaching for the passports for the first time since 1973

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Newly promoted Sunderland claimed a European spot last season

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“People talk about money but, ask most players and they’ll tell you, football is all about getting as many medals as you can” Ray Parlour on why Arsenal are motivated to win the Premier League again

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Gunners are looking to claim back-to-back Premier League titles

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“People aren’t afraid of Manchester City anymore” Joe Hart elaborates on the key intangible that left the club when Pep Guardiola did

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Guardiola’s ten-year spell in charge at Manchester City came to an end this summer

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“I don’t know what Jeremie Frimpong is, he’s not really a right-back” Ex-Liverpool striker Michael Owen believes the jury is still out on last season’s full-back signings, but remains excited by the others from last season's £446m summer transfer splurge

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Liverpool forward has given his take on last summer’s influx of new signings

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“It wasn’t always sumptuous, fantastic, breathtaking football, but there was more of a mental toughness” Gary Pallister on Carrick’s start as Manchester United manager, and the opportunity to build from here

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Carrick was handed the opportunity to become Manchester United’s permanent manager this summer

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How FourFourTwo magazine helped Neil Sullivan earn a Scotland call-up in the 1990s

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Former Wimbledon and Tottenham goalkeeper Neil Sullivan went to the 1998 World Cup with Scotland

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Kolo Toure names his Perfect XI and reflects on brother Yaya's talent

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Arsenal and Liverpool man played with some of his era’s best players

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“West Ham will be everyone’s cup final in the Championship. Even little Lincoln will fill the away section at the London Stadium” Tony Gale on what relegation means for his old side

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE West Ham get their Championship campaign underway against Burnley this weekend

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“Zinedine Zidane had the toughest start in life but he made it. He made people fall in love with French football. Playing alongside him was an honour” Djibril Cisse on what it’s like to line up alongside a legend

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Liverpool striker was a France team-mate of the Ballon d’Or winner

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Matt Grimes explains why playing for Frank Lampard was a 'massive compliment'

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Swansea midfielder was a key part of the Sky Blues’ promotion-winning side

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“We were on the ropes at high altitude before I stepped up to take a penalty. I didn’t feel nervous and struck it perfectly into the top corner. That ended up taking us to the World Cup” How Diego Forlan kick-started Uruguay’s 2010 World Cup adventure

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Manchester United striker was a part of the Uruguay side that would go on to reach the semi-finals in South Africa

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Exclusive: Tony Gale explains why West Ham struggle with the 'smell' of the London Stadium

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Hammers moved to the London Stadium in 2016

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Exxclusive: Harry Redknapp evaluates Frank Lampard's task after Coventry's promotion

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Sky Blues are back in the Premier League for the first time since 2001

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Exclusive: Diego Forlan discusses the role Sir Alex Ferguson's brother played in his Manchester United transfer

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Uruguayan secured a £6.9million move to Old Trafford in 2002

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“Leeds were being dragged down to the relegation zone, and due to mismanagement were losing the quality that had pushed us up the Premier League” Lucas Radebe on Leeds United’s 2000s downfall

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Whites were relegated from the Premier League in 2004

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“Moving from Chelsea to Marseille was incredibly difficult, but it was also the most beautiful thing” Tony Cascarino on his 1994 move to France

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Republic of Ireland international quickly became a cult hero for the French side

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How Michail Antonio's mother influenced his early football career by rejecting a Spurs offer

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Moyes saw the second of his two West Ham stints end in 2024

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Leeds United survived the drop last season, and now work is being done to cement the Whites as a Premier League outfit: Leeds 2026-27 season preview

By Joe Donnohue, Joe Mewis Published

If this club believes the English top flight is their level, now is the time to prove it

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