Leo Moynihan has been a freelance football writer and author for over 20 years. As well as contributing to FourFourTwo for all of that time, his words have also appeared in The Times, the Sunday Telegraph, the Guardian, Esquire, FHM and the Radio Times. He has written a number of books on football, including ghost projects with the likes of David Beckham and Andrew Cole, while his last two books, The Three Kings and Thou Shall Not Pass have both been recognised by the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year awards.
Latest articles by Leo Moynihan
Arsenal legend Paul Merson picks his greatest XI of team-mates – but snubs both Arsene Wenger and George Graham to manage them
PERFECT XI Arsenal title winner Paul Merson played with some of the greatest in the game – and his Perfect XI is an embarrassment of riches
James Milner's Perfect XI: "Gerrard was the best all-round footballer I’ve ever played with"
PERFECT XI Liverpool hero James Milner – formerly of Leeds, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Manchester City – picks a dream side of team-mates past and present. There’s no room for Mo, though
Per Mertesacker's Perfect XI: "Ballack told me I was world class. I've never felt so good!"
PERFECT XI Former Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker names a line-up of his greatest ever team-mates
The FA Cup's greatest upset: Hereford vs Newcastle, told by Ronnie Radford, John Motson and Malcolm Macdonald
MAGIC OF THE CUP In February 1972, Ronnie Radford's rocket from the mud gave the FA Cup its biggest-ever giant-killing. Leo Moynihan caught up with Supermac, John Motson and one carefree copper to get the full story
Ray Houghton on Italia 90: "Jack Charlton joked that we'd get to meet the Pope. Suddenly we're at the Vatican..."
World Cup 1990 "Suits? Ireland didn't have suits!" In an interview from the FourFourTwo archive, Ray Houghton recalls how Jack Charlton and the Ireland squad prepared for a World Cup quarter-final
Liverpool vs Chelsea: the birth of a very modern rivalry
Chelsea As Liverpool and Chelsea prepare to face one another twice in four days, Leo Moynihan looks at the blossoming of a 21st-century grudge match...
The big interview: Luis Garcia – "At Liverpool, I worked with a sports psychologist... to block out Jamie Carragher’s voice!"
The Big Interview Did his ghost goal really cross the line? What was a young Messi really like? And does he still enjoy a sangria now and then? Your questions answered in October 2017...
The big interview: David Bentley – “I joined Spurs thinking Ramos would be another Wenger – but it was a nightmare”
The Big Interview Does he regret his U21 snub? Did he ever make Wenger laugh? And did he really kick a ball off an office block into a skip? The ex-England international revealed all in the May 2016 issue of FourFourTwo
You Ask The Questions: Gary McAllister – 'Vinnie Jones showed me around Leeds in a limo – and I was replacing him'
Gary McAllister How mardy was Cantona? Which meant more: Leeds’ title or Liverpool’s cup treble? Has he sung his own chant? And did the ball really move before his Euro 96 penalty? Your questions answered…
Britain's 12 most bonkers derbies: London brawls, noisy neighbours and needle
Manchester United By now you'll have seen which derbies made our list of the 50 biggest (so they're not featured here). In Britain, you're only a street away from your nearest neighbours – but some are a lot bigger and noiser than others. Here, the maddest British derbies presented...
Jamie Carragher: If I become a manager I'm wearing a suit – you've got to, haven't you?
The Big Interview The Liverpool legend answers your questions in our One-on-One career reflective...
Full Members Cup: the anti-European Cup that nobody wanted
Chelsea English football's domestic cup competitions are often considered second rate by some, but there's a reason nobody gets misty-eyed about the Zenith Data Systems Cup.
Ryan Mason: At Lorient I didn't even want to get out of bed – but loans are important
Ryan Mason Leo Moynihan speaks to Spurs' rising midfield star about temporary stints, Mauricio Pochettino and a breakthrough year in the Premier League...
"Zidane would have to be my holding midfielder − I’d want Gazza bombing on": Ray Parlour names his Perfect XI
Perfect XI Arsenal hero Ray Parlour names the best players he faced during a career 15-year career that saw the 'Romford Pele' win three Premier League titles and 10 England caps...
Steve McManaman: Suarez? Balotelli? Cavani? Give it a rest – we've got Sturridge
England Leo Moynihan quizzes the former England and Real Madrid flier about his team for Saturday's opener against Italy...
Zola: England youngsters have Spanish skills now
Gianfranco Zola In less a month England face Italy in the Amazonian city of Manaus, and former Azzurri and Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola is no doubt just how much the county of his birth has in common with that he now calls home.
Mojitos with Asprilla and fishing with Pele's son: Wehn & Watson on the Road to Rio
FIFA World Cup Leo Moynihan speaks to two comedians who are embarking on a madcap voyage to this summer's World Cup...
Zola: I hope Liverpool win the Premier League title
Gianfranco Zola Legendary Chelsea forward Gianfranco Zola has revealed he hopes Liverpool, not the Blues, lift the Premier League title this season.
The Pub Landlord: Q&A
Q & A With fewer than 100 days until the World Cup gets underway in Brazil, Al Murray the Pub Landlord talks to Leo Moynihan about war, WAGS and why England will win the bloody thing...
Wayne Rooney: Coping with pressure games
Manchester United Bricking it before the big match? Fear not, Wazza's been there too, so let him help out
