
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

EIGHT players missing for Arsenal v Club Brugge, including key Gunners quartet
By Joe Mewis published
Arsenal are in the midst of an injury crisis, with three first-choice centre-backs all out

How to watch the FA Cup third-round draw: TV and live stream coverage details
By Joe Mewis published
One of the best weekends of the English football calendar is almost here

You Ask The Questions: Marcelo answers YOUR questions
By Joe Mewis published
You Ask The Questions is back, with Marcelo in the hot seat

Liverpool board's Arne Slot stance revealed following Mohamed Salah's explosive rant: report
By Joe Mewis published
The Liverpool forward unleashed a remarkable outburst following Saturday's 3-3 draw at Leeds United

‘The country is fueled by the Lionesses’ successes of back-to-back European Championships. That has thrown down a challenge for the men’s team’ Martin Tyler on England’s World Cup 2026 prospects
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The legendary commentator has had his say on the Three Lions’ chances next summer

‘When I agreed to make my documentary, I went up to Anfield and met Kenny Dalglish. His only rider was some Irn-Bru and a Dairy Milk’ Asif Kapadia on making his Kenny Dalglish documentary
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The director has previously documented the likes of Ayrton Senna, Diego Maradona and Amy Winehouse

‘Everyone talks about the final, but for me, the best feeling was that Juve game in Turin, it’s up there with winning it, because nobody beat Juve away, ever. Certainly not after going 2-0 down in 11 minutes.’ Nicky Butt on THAT Juventus win
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Manchester United's historic 1999 treble would not have happened without the classic Champions League semi-final win over the Italian giants

‘A guy went, ‘If I give you something, can I have a selfie with it?’ He pulled his f**king glass eye out and said, ‘Can you hold that?’ Paul Gascoigne on his greatest fan encounters
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Gazza has been the subject of adoring fans for almost four decades

‘When West Ham came in for me, I didn’t have to think twice about it – I wanted the transfer at all costs’ Felipe Anderson on his time with the Hammers
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Brazilian international joined West Ham for a club record in 2018

‘I’m still hugely grateful to Celtic. People may say, "Well, Kenny wanted to move away", but that’s where it all began for me' Kenny Dalglish on his decision to join Liverpool
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Scotland icon made the move south of the border in August 1977

‘I didn’t actually mind playing on the left - but with England it was different, I just wasn’t enjoying playing for England. Do I regret stopping early? Yeah, I probably do’ Paul Scholes on why he REALLY retired from international duty
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Manchester United midfielder turned out 66 times for the Three Lions

‘I caught this snake, put it in a plastic bag and put it in Roberto Di Matteo’s pocket after training. Then I asked if he could lend me some money, so he’d put his hand in his pocket…’ Paul Gascoigne on his best pranks
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE You were never safe when sharing a dressing room with Gazza…

AFCON 2025: Dates, fixtures, stadiums, tickets and everything you need to know
By Joe Mewis last updated
Join FourFourTwo's AFCON 2025 coverage, as we bring you all the information you need to know ahead of the tournament

When and what is the FIFA Arab Cup?
By Joe Mewis last updated
The second edition of the FIFA tournament will take place later this year

‘Every time you win a trophy, it’s a great achievement, but to win European trophies is even more special. Going to Liverpool gave me the best possible chance of doing that’ Kenny Dalglish on winning the 1978 European Cup
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Dalglish won Europe’s biggest prize in his first season south of the border

‘Maybe I’ll do a World Cup song for Scotland – you don’t want it to be too twee, but you want it to be catchy enough’ Amy Macdonald on her dream assignment
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Scots have had some memorable World Cup songs throughout the years

‘Jack Grealish reminds me of myself - it doesn’t matter if he loses the ball, he always wants it again… He’s handsome as well!’ Paul Gascoigne on why he can’t imagine Grealish missing the World Cup
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Gazza is a big fan of Everton loan star Grealish

‘I wish I’d asked the fella for a photo - he was a dead ringer for the old man from Up, with the flat head and glasses… I play it all the time when I’m out with mates in a pub’ Sean Dyche on magic, lookalikes and dancing
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Nottingham Forest boss is good value down the boozer

‘Jack Walker was most responsible for everything Blackburn achieved. We hardly blinked our eyes in the second tier, then suddenly we were champions of England’ Kenny Dalglish on his Ewood Park title success
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Dalglish led Rovers to the Premier League title in 1995

‘Look at the squad, there was no investment in players. I thought we should be getting better results, but look at the bigger picture’ Sean Dyche speaks out about his sacking from Burnley
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE After almost 10 years in charge, Dyche was given the boot at Turf Moor with the Clarets fighting against the drop in April 2022

‘He only said what everyone was thinking. They’d sold the superstars and we were little spotty-faced kids coming into the team’ Nicky Butt on Alan Hansen’s ‘you can’t win anything with kids’
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Match of the Day pundit’s one-liner would go down in history

‘I told a teacher I was going to make it as a footballer and got kicked out of class. After the 1990 World Cup, I went back to the school and said, "Do you remember me, you f**king bastard!"’ Paul Gascoigne on practising his autograph at school
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Gazza knew he would make it from a young age - and now tells us that he rubbed it in a teacher's face

Quiz! Can you name the 10 most successful clubs from each of Europe's top five leagues?
By Joe Mewis last updated
Quiz! Who are the all-time most successful teams in Europe?

‘At Italia 90, the best bit about the entire tournament was that I knew I was the best player in the world’ Paul Gascoigne on being the best on Earth in 1990
By Chris Flanagan published
EXCLUSIVE England’s run to the World Cup semi-finals made Paul Gascoigne a household name in 1990

‘We were all disappointed, but the real question was why Figo left. It’s just not normal for a Barcelona player to join Real Madrid’ Jari Litmanen on Luis Figo’s explosive Nou Camp exit
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Portuguese star made the controversial move from the Camp Nou to the Bernabeu in 2000
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