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

‘I was offered all sorts in South Korea, but I couldn’t accept the villa on a volcanic island’ Guus Hiddink on being revered in South Korea

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Dutchman oversaw South Korea's run to the World Cup semi-finals in 2002

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‘Ronaldo was the best in the world. Even if you ask Zinedine Zidane, I’m sure he’d say the same’ Youri Djorkaeff on what it was like to line up alongside two legends

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The French midfielder was club and country team-mates with two of his generation’s greatest players

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‘At a young age, I liked to dribble – I got a lot of criticism from other parents because I didn’t pass the ball to their children!’ Jeremy Doku on his journey from the playground to the World Cup

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Belgian winger is one of the game’s best dribblers

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‘Rooney’s injury in 2004 was one of those sliding doors moments. If England are going to win the World Cup this year, they’re going to need those moments to go for them’ Joe Cole and Ashley Cole on the role fate will play this summer

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former England duo have recalled Wayne Rooney’s impact at Euro 2004

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‘The sliding doors moments didn’t go for us in 2006. A different pass here, a better refereeing decision there…’ Joe Cole’s England 2006 World Cup regrets

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Cole played in every game of England’s run to the quarter-finals in the 2006 World Cup

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‘In this World Cup, everything needs to work. If the big man upstairs says it’s England’s time, then it’s England’s time’ Joe Cole on reflects on his 2010 Three Lions experience

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former England playmaker believes luck and fate are needed for the Three Lions to end 60 years of hurt

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FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 61: Wonderkids, wondergoals and one-nils

By Joe Mewis Published

CROSSWORD Get to grips with the grid and solve our cryptic clues like a super star(boy)

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‘That game changed my life. After, people would come up to me on the street, they recognised me and I became more popular’ Jeremy Doku on his first tournament experience with Belgium

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Manchester City winger made his tournament debut in the delayed Euro 2020

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‘Back then, the media needed to be fed with pictures of the girls going for a run or something like that, and it was going on the front page’ Joe Cole looks back on how the press created the 2006 WAG culture

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE England’s wives and girlfriends were front-page news during the 2006 World Cup in Germany

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‘Missing in the Euro 2012 shootout killed me. I’d scored in the Champions League final shootout just a few weeks earlier’ Ashley Cole on his part in England’s 2012 penalty misery

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Three Lions left-back missed from the spot at Euro 2012

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‘Sam Allardyce was the best manager Bolton could have had at that time. We were tough on the pitch and had a bit of magic – the perfect formula’ Youri Djorkaeff reflects on his Bolton Wanderers stint

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The World Cup winner spent two seasons at Bolton Wanderers between 2002 and 2004

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‘Steve Harper and Shay Given pushed me to the limit. They expected a lot from me and were really on my case’ Tim Krul on joining Newcastle United as a teenager

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Krul joined Newcastle as a 17-year-old in 2005

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‘I have no memory of my car crash. When the first responders got there one leg was a quarter smaller than the other because it was completely shattered’ Michail Antonio on his 2024 car crash

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former West Ham striker suffered horrific injuries in a car crash in December 2024

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‘Our World Cup final loss didn’t sink in for decades – that was the opportunity of a lifetime’ Italy goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca on losing the 1994 World Cup final

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Italian stopper was unable to prevent the Azzurri’s penalty shootout defeat in the 1994 World Cup final

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'An unknown number called, asking to meet at the hotel opposite my home. I thought, “How does he know where I live? How did he get my number?”’ Guus Hiddink recalls how he landed the South Korea job

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Dutchman led South Korea to the World Cup semi-finals in 2002

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‘I went into Brazil’s dressing room before the 1998 World Cup final to check Ronaldo was OK after his convulsions – I told him, “Don’t leave me out there playing alone”’ Youri Djorkaeff recalls the troubled build-up to the France vs Brazil final

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Brazilian great Ronaldo fell ill during the run up to the 1998 World Cup final against France

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Who will England play in the World Cup Round of 16? And what is their potential route to the final?

By Mark White last updated

England have topped Group L to make it into the knockout stage of the World Cup

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Lionel Messi celebrates with the World Cup trophy after Argentina's win at Qatar 2022.
World Cup 2026 power rankings: Are Lionel Messi and Argentina still the team to beat?

By Chris Nee last updated

World Cup 2026 is just 12 months away - so what kind of shape are each of the leading contenders in?

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Who is Wilton Sampaio? The referee for the Netherlands vs Morocco?

By Joe Mewis last updated

The final match in a Monday triple-header pits the three-time runners-up against the 2022 semi-finalists

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Who is Jalal Jayed? The referee in charge of Germany vs Paraguay

By Joe Mewis last updated

The Europe vs South America clash takes place in Boston on Monday night

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Who is Maurizio Mariani? The referee in charge of Brazil vs Japan

By Joe Mewis last updated

The round of 32 clash takes place in Houston on Monday

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Manchester United could tie up former Manchester City player as next summer buy: report

By Joe Mewis Published

Manchester United have been linked with a move for the German international

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Who are the ITV commentators, pundits and presenters for Brazil vs Japan?

By Joe Mewis Published

Brazil and Japan are bidding for a place in the last-16 in a match being broadcast by ITV

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Brazil vs Japan prediction: Vinicius Junior can be the difference-maker against stubborn Samurai Blue

By Joe Mewis Published

A mouthwatering round-of-32 clash sees Brazil take on Japan in Houston

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Iconic DR Congo ‘human statue’ superfan denied US visa ahead of last-32 clash against England

By Joe Mewis Published

The instantly recognisable supporter - known as ‘Lumumba Vea’ missed DR Congo’s win over Uzbekistan

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