
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

Liverpool hit with Champions League restriction as insult added to injury
By Joe Mewis published
Arne Slot's side have been impacted by injuries this season

Quiz! Can you sort these players by the number of appearances they made in the Premier League?
By Joe Mewis published
QUIZ! You know who's no.1 in the rankings - but now it's time to test your knowledge of player appearances

Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni handed provisional one-match ban following Vinicius Jr incident
By Joe Mewis published
The Benfica winger is set to miss Wednesday's Champions League play-off second leg tie against Real Madrid

James Milner breaks Premier League record - but has some way to go for his next milestone
By Joe Mewis published
Brighton star James Milner made his 654th Premier League appearance at the weekend

Liverpool have beaten Bayern Munich to major Bundesliga transfer and Mo Salah successor: report
By Joe Mewis published
Liverpool are said to be leading the chase for one of Europe's most promising teenage talents

Chelsea plot £50 million move for impressive Premier League newcomer: report
By Joe Mewis published
The Blues are said to be eyeing a summer raid of one of their Premier League rivals

High-earning Manchester United star set to avoid salary cap penalty as player heads for Old Trafford exit
By Joe Mewis published
The Red Devils star has been a key player in the team's revival under Michael Carrick

'Appalling weekend' sees four Premier League players sent racist abuse on social media
By Joe Mewis published
Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundle were both targeted on Sunday

‘Whenever Ronaldo and I cross paths in Portugal, it’s always a good excuse to meet again, have a laugh and relive the moments we shared’ Nani details his relationship with his former club and country team-mate
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Nani and Ronaldo played together for club and country

‘I had to struggle for a Belgium call-up. I reckon other players were shown the red carpet compared to me’ Radja Nainggolan on the challenges he faced breaking into the national team
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The midfielder often struggled to nail down a place in the Red Devils set-up

‘My whole life flashed through my mind when I went up to take my penalty in the Champions League final. There was no margin for error’ Nani on what it meant step up during the 2008 Champions League final shootout
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Portuguese took a crucial spot-kick during the penalty shootout against Chelsea

‘Zubimendi complements Declan Rice brilliantly – he’s the guard dog in front of the centre-backs’ Gilberto Silva outlines what Martin Zubimendi brings to Arsenal
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Arsenal signed the Spanish midfielder for £55million last summer
‘Steve Bruce was getting stuck into the moshpit at an Oasis gig – that’s when someone put a bucket hat on him’ Phil Bardsley on a Gallagher brothers-inspired Manchester United reunion
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE It wasn’t just Noel and Liam who got back together last summer...

‘My nickname came from my older sister, then when I started going out and dancing, everyone called me Nani too. These little things stick’ Nani reveals the origins of his nickname
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The future Manchester United pair played together at Sporting’s academy as youngsters

‘He worked in complete alignment with the club’s values and culture. Recruitment was always about finding players who understood the club’s DNA’ Gilberto Silva on his former Arsenal team-mate Edu
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The two Brazilians formed the core of the Gunners’ midfield during the 2000s

‘It’s a really nice feeling to come in after a win and do recovery with everyone at the training ground. We’re together, like a family’ Martin Odegaard details his Arsenal life off the pitch
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Gunners skipper has offered up some behind-the-scenes insight at the club

Ex-West Brom man costs Champions League club almost €1m in fines
By Joe Mewis published
The former Baggies star is costing his club every time he heads out to the touchline

Everton's transfer mistake comes back to haunt Toffees
By Joe Mewis published
A former Toffees flop has made a potentially title-race-changing impact

Newcastle United set for major ownership shift as PIF plot European expansion: report
By Joe Mewis published
Newcastle United's Saudi Arabian owners could be set to move into mainland Europe

Tottenham star Destiny Udogie closing in on Juventus move as Spurs exodus gathers pace: report
By Joe Mewis published
Tottenham could be set for a major rebuild at the back in the summer

Sandro Tonali breaks his silence on his Newcastle future and Eddie Howe relationship
By Joe Mewis published
The Italian midfielder was the subject of transfer speculation during the January window

‘It was a privilege that such a big club were interested in me at that age’ Ruud Gullit reveals why he turned down Arsenal as a teenager
By Joe Mewis published
The Netherlands legend could have made the move to England more than a decade before he eventually joined Chelsea

Liverpool begin process to sign high-flying England star: report
By Joe Mewis published
Arne Slot's Liverpool have been linked with one of this season’s in-form Premier League stars
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