Latest articles by Jon Spurling
10 superb stand-ins who came in and shone unexpectedly
Lists No Alisson, no problem? As Liverpool face a stretch without their first-choice keeper, fans can take heart that players called upon as replacements sometimes turn out to be just fine
Fiiiiight! The 5 best all-English European matches
UEFA Champions League Tottenham and Liverpool will face off in this year's Champions League final, while Arsenal and Chelsea could yet replicate that in the Europa. Phwoar indeed: history suggests there could be fireworks...
Why David Rocastle means so much to Arsenal fans
David Rocastle On this day in 2001, the former England midfielder passed away after losing his battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. 19 years on, Jon Spurling explains why 'Rocky' remains such an iconic figure for Gunners everywhere
10 players who really weren't liked by their team-mates
Lists Jon Spurling selects a handful of outcasts who weren't too popular in the dressing room
Top 10 ways to save cash: no more turkeys, Fergie's ball and cheap fish (except for Romario)
Top 10 Feeling the pinch? Don't worry, writes Jon Spurling, history suggests you don't always need to raid the sofa cracks to break even. Or on second thoughts...
They've won the cup (again), but now what? Five things Arsenal need to do
Arsenal Jon Spurling earmarks strikers, steel and injury prevention as areas for improvement for Arsene Wenger...
10 players who became overnight superstars at the World Cup
FIFA World Cup A Haitian hero, an unlikely Italian and a teenage Irishman going one better than Pele - all this and more on Jon Spurling’s list of players whose World Cup displays made them stars
10 years of the Emirates Stadium: 11 defining games at Arsenal's Highbury successor
Arsenal On Friday, it's been a decade since the first competitive game in the Gunners' shiny arena. Jon Spurling looks back at some of the most momentous matches
9 World Cup squads that spectacularly imploded mid-tournament
FIFA World Cup Greedy players, managers under fire and the ultimate basket case squad – Jon Spurling on when World Cup teams tore themselves apart off the pitch
10 times fans went too far: featuring bananas, baseball bats and alien invasions
Football supporters overreacting? Hard as that notion is to believe, some supporters' actions have proved somewhat overzealous down the years
10 of football's weirdest unveilings (ft. Becks, Brazilians and Best)
Jon Spurling picks out some of football's most memorable reveals, including one that had Fergie frothing with fury
Ranked! Arsene Wenger’s 10 most defining moments at Arsenal
Arsene Wenger As the fastidious Frenchman brings down the curtain on his game-changing Gunners tenure, FFT presents his most intriguing episodes in north London
5 things that Arsenal’s January transfer window tells us about their future
Arsenal From a determined new approach to getting deals over the line and the end of underachievers, Jon Spurling on the lessons to take from a busy winter
10 of football's most bizarre goal reactions: fines, fights... and firearms
Lists Jon Spurling takes a look at those who really didn't enjoy conceding – or in some cases, scoring...
Ranked! Arsenal's 10 worst signings of the Premier League era
Arsenal From misfiring strikers to hapless centre-backs: Jon Spurling on the transfers that Arsenal fans would really rather forget
The case for Harry Redknapp: why he's not lost it yet
Harry Redknapp Well, so says Jon Spurling anyway, who continues our series of FFT writers picking their No.1 man for England’s top job
10 of football's most ridiculous extravagances: Chelsea's barber, Wickham's champagne and more
Jon Spurling recalls some memorable instances of cash being splashed
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.18 Giuseppe Meazza
FFT 100 Greatest Inter’s controversial, goalscoring superstar led Italy to World Cup glory in 1934 and 1938
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.7, Franz Beckenbauer
FFT 100 Greatest The German bestrode European football like an elegant colossus, redefining what a defender could do and winning it all for club and country
"Boring Chelsea" are no different to the best Arsenal teams
Arsenal The criticism levelled at Chelsea is unjustified and wrong-headed, says Jon Spurling (author of five books on Arsenal)...
10 things you need to know about the Manchester clubs' humble beginnings
Manchester City Forget here and now for a minute as Jon Spurling brings you tales of the pair's intriguing upbringings – including the dirty deeds that propelled United into a new era...
Leigh Roose: The 'reckless', controversial war hero who kept goal for Arsenal
Arsenal October 7, 2016 marks the centenary of Roose's death. Jon Spurling remembers the maverick goalkeeper who enchanted early 20th-century football
What next for Stevie G? Here’s what 9 long-serving Liverpool heroes did after leaving
He won't be the next MK Dons boss, but his playing career is now officially over. Reds history suggests good things for the 36-year-old – but it's probably not a good idea to give Princess Anne a squeeze, writes Jon Spurling
