
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

‘Replacing Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds was a big challenge. It’s a shame the club gave up on us, then paid the price of relegation’ Jesse Marsch on succeeding the Leeds United favourite
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The American was the man tasked with succeeding Marcelo Bielsa at Elland Road

‘To even be in the conversation of trying to catch Kenny Dalglish’s cap record – our greatest player of all time – is a bit surreal’ Andy Robertson on chasing down the Liverpool and Scotland legend
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE Robertson is within ten appearances of catching up with the Reds icon

‘Do you pick on form or experience? The Golden Generation always seemed to be selected on their experience and that didn’t work out’ Micah Richards on Thomas Tuchel’s big challenge
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE England managers have always to choose between form and reputation

‘There have been difficult moments, dark times where it hasn’t always gone my way and it’s been challenging, but that’s all part and parcel of football’ Morgan Rogers on the setbacks he overcame to make it to the top
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Aston Villa star endured several loan spells before making it in the Premier League

‘Not winning a trophy at Spurs hurt because of the momentum that built around us, but those years should still be spoken about as a huge success’ Mauricio Pochettino on reflects on his Tottenham successes
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Argentine was in charge at Spurs for five years

‘The players never paid attention to the pressure at Arsenal, it was just outside noise. But Wenger had been dealing with it for years’ Rob Holding on how Arsene Wenger prepared his players
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The former Gunners defender was signed by Wenger in 2016

‘I was next to Graeme Souness when he planted the Galatasaray flag in Fenerbahce’s pitch and was thinking, ‘Oh boy, this isn’t going to go down well’ Brad Friedel on Souness’ infamous flag plant
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The fiery Scot produced one of the most provocative acts in recent football history

‘I was 14 and had the opportunity to go to Brighton. There were a couple of teams interested in Spain, but I had always liked the Premier League’ Robert Sanchez on the path which led him to becoming Chelsea centurion
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Chelsea stopper worked his way up through the divisions after moving to England

FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 51: Threepeats, trios and hat-tricks
By Joe Mewis Published
CROSSWORD Your brainteasing Saturday staple is back for another edition

World Cup 2026: Every team to have qualified
By Chris Nee Published
Looking for every team to have qualified for World Cup 2026? The tournament has been expanded to 48 teams and we now know who's made the grade.

Quiz! Can you order these 40 teams by how many trophies they have?
By Joe Mewis Published
QUIZ! How well do you know the trophy hauls of the finest in the game?

Chelsea's multi-club ownership headache if they beat Manchester City in FA Cup final
By Joe Mewis Published
The Blues booked their place in the FA Cup final with a 1-0 victory over Leeds United on Sunday

Quiz! Can you name every single Champions League winner in order... in four minutes?
By Joe Mewis Published
QUIZ! You're up against the clock for this one...

‘They keep putting out more rules so goalkeepers are able to do less at penalties. At this stage, they should just basically give a goal for winning the penalty’ Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez takes aim at football’s rule-makers
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Chelsea stopper is not impressed with some of the limitations put on him by officials

Arsenal target scores sublime solo goal as Gunners step up interest in in-demand youngster
By Joe Mewis Published
The 20-year-old carried the ball from inside his own half and slotted home after a mazy run

Arsenal youngster 'lacking commitment' receives major attitude criticism from head coach
By Joe Mewis Published
The Gunners prospect was again left on the bench this weekend

Tottenham facing nightmare financial scenario after long-awaited win comes at a cost
By Joe Mewis Published
Tottenham claimed their first victory since December when they defeated already-relegated Wolves at the weekend

Quiz! Can you name every player to have registered 15+ assists in a Premier League season
By Joe Mewis Published
QUIZ! Our latest quiz is all about the creators

‘My favourite shirt is the number nine and playing centrally is where I feel the most comfortable, but I just want to play, no matter how’ Endrick on where he fits into Real Madrid’s frontline
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Brazilian youngster is currently out on loan at Lyon in a quest for more minutes

‘Marcelo Bielsa knocked on my parents’ door at 1am to offer me a trial. The streets were empty except for stray dogs’ The extreme methods used to discover Mauricio Pochettino
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The USA boss was discovered by Bielsa as a 13-year-old in Rosario

‘I already knew the fanbase was huge, but seeing all the people on the streets, you get an even greater sense of how many there are’ Fabinho on Liverpool’s 2019 Champions League success
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Brazilian helped Liverpool with their sixth European Cup during his first season at Anfield

‘When we qualified for the World Cup, there was a part of me that felt Diogo Jota was looking over us’ Andy Robertson on the World Cup bond he formed with his tragic former Liverpool team-mate
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Scotland captain spoke movingly about his close friend Jota when his side secured World Cup qualification last year

‘I was playing tennis with Ruud van Nistelrooy – Alex Ferguson started joking to distract him and I ended up winning’ Diego Forlan recalls his first conversation with the legendary Manchester United boss
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The Uruguayan striker often saw a different side to the fiery Manchester United legend

‘People might see it as me, Cole Palmer and Jude Bellingham competing for the number 10 spot, but we’re just trying to get the best out of each other for England’ Morgan Rogers on the Three Lions competition for place
By Joe Mewis Published
EXCLUSIVE The attacking trio all rose through the England youth ranks together
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