
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

Newcastle United report: Leroy Sane lining up move following Magpies' interest
By Joe Mewis published
The former Manchester City winger could find himself back in the Premier League next season

Liverpool star Darwin Nunez in talks over big-money exit: report
By Joe Mewis published
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez could be set for a summer exit after three years with the club

Chelsea board members ready to sack Enzo Maresca: report
By Joe Mewis published
Chelsea are chasing Champions League qualification and silverware with the Europa Conference League

Luis Diaz reveals talks with Liverpool over future
By Joe Mewis published
Liverpool star Luis Diaz's current deal expires in the summer of 2027

Revealed: Why Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis confronted Nuno Espirito Santo following Leicester City draw
By Joe Mewis published
The Forest owner marched onto the pitch after the full-time whistle to address the club's manager

Quiz! Can you name the clubs, nations and players who won trophies in the 1990s?
By Joe Mewis last updated
Quiz! It's back to the 1990s for our latest quiz as we want you to name that decade's big winners

'I think THAT showed Liverpool supporters, this isn't a local player who thinks about the club more than himself' Everything Jamie Carragher said following Trent Alexander-Arnold's Anfield boos
By Joe Mewis published
Outgoing Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold was the subject of jeers when he came onto the Anfield pitch as a second-half substitute against Arsenal

Manchester United: Ruben Amorim sack stance revealed, with Portuguese's job on the line
By Joe Mewis published
Manchester United lost their 17th game of the Premier League season on Sunday and sit 16th in the table with two matches remaining

'The ‘Geordie Maradona’ chant has followed me around. The fans are there when we need them. Walking out there gives me goosebumps every time' Elliot Anderson opens up on what it means to be at Nottingham Forest
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The 22-year-old swapped Newcastle United for Nottingham Forest last summer

‘Noel Gallagher had this massive Man City flag. I thought it’d be funny to stick a big black-and-white Newcastle flag over the top. It didn’t go down too well’ Andrew Cushin’s touring banter with Oasis icon
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Newcastle-born Cushin opened for Noel Gallagher on his last tour and couldn’t resist a subtle dig

'I went bananas after winning the League Cup, throwing champagne, while the senior players were like, ‘Bosh, onto the next game’. They were such winners' What Ben Foster learned about Manchester United's winning mentality
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Red Devils stopper put in a man of the match display against Spurs in the 2009 final

'When I joined Barcelona, the president told me, ‘There’s this boy who will be superb’. He started training with us and I soon knew that he would replace me' Ludovic Giuly on knowing his Barca days were numbered
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The France international knew someone special was coming through the La Masia ranks

‘No one gave us a chance, but we felt we could cause an upset. That game was the emergence of Jack Grealish – the bigger the stage, the more the kid grew’ Tim Sherwood on the moment a star was born
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Aston Villa boss on the moment that Jack Grealish announced his arrival

‘When Lehmann fouled Eto’o, I put the ball in the net. I was on cloud nine, but then I realised that the referee had blown his whistle for the foul. It was unfair’ Ludovic Giuly on Barcelona’s dramatic Champions League final comeback vs Arsenal
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The French winger still believes he should have a Champions League final goal to his name

‘Jason Tindall asked me to sing on stage. There was footage online and he was jumping up and down, waving arms in the air. That was a strange night’ Newcastle-born singer on his encounter with Magpies coach
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Newcastle United assistant manager is just as entertaining away from St James’ Park

‘With Maradona around we’d have won USA 94. We lost our lighthouse, our leader - we struggled to change our mentality, to play as a team without him’ How Diego Maradona’s drug ban cost them another World Cup victory
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Diego Maradona failed a drugs test at the 1994 World Cup, marking the end of his Argentina career

Quiz! Can you name every Champions League finalist to have played in the Premier League since 2000?
By Joe Mewis last updated
QUIZ! The Champions League is back and we're here to test your knowledge of this century's finalists

'With five minutes left, I yelled at Frank Leboeuf that my dream had come true – he said, ‘What?! Just concentrate on the game!’ Then I scored to make it 3-0' Emmanuel Petit on France's 1998 World Cup win
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Arsenal star scored a memorable goal when France sealed their first World Cup victory

'Fabio Capello wasn’t my type of manager. He was incredibly strict and didn’t see us as individuals. It was a blanket, 'No, you’re not doing that – like it or lump it!'' Ben Foster's verdict on his England managers
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Former Manchester United and Watford stopper Ben Foster won eight England caps and was called up by four different managers

‘Paul Merson ran to the toilet in the ad break the other Saturday and he clearly didn’t realise how short the break was – I had to cover his match for him!’ Inside Soccer Saturday with Clinton Morrison
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Crystal Palace and Birmingham City striker takes us behind the scenes at Sky Sports

‘When we knew United had drawn at West Ham, it was just relief. It still gives me goosebumps talking about lifting the trophy, but my barnet was a regret!’ Tim Sherwood on what winning the Premier League meant
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Sherwood captained Blackburn Rovers to the Premier League title in the 1994/95 season

'I was trying to tell Nicole Scherzinger that Boro are a proper football club, but she asked, ‘Where are all of the trophies?’ I said, ‘Don’t worry about that…’' The celebrity Middlesbrough fan who attempted to recruit X Factor judge
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE It’s fair to say Nicole Scherzinger has not been a Riverside regular in the years since

'Arsene Wenger came to watch a game on a Sunday morning, then told me, ‘From tomorrow, you’re training with us’. I never left the first team after that!' Emmanuel Petit recalls the moment Wenger took a gamble on him
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE A teenage Petit was handed a senior debut by Wenger at Monaco

‘Things are better for mothers in football now. You take the time with people who do an ACL – why can’t you do that with a pregnant woman? It’s the same’ England great Katie Chapman on how women’s football has changed
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Arsenal and Chelsea star racked up 28 trophies during her career

'I thought I’d better apologise to the Leeds players. I popped my head around the dressing room door, said, ‘Sorry, lads’ and got out as quickly as I could!' Alfie Conn recalls the iconic moment he sat on the ball
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Spurs playmaker proved he had the guts to match his skills when taking on the ferocious Leeds United side of the 1970s
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