Louis Massarella
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Ranked! Football's 10 worst-ever debuts
By Louis Massarella published
Joao Felix may have had a bad first day at the office – but he has nothing on this lot

FourFourTwo's Football Bucket List: 53 things every fan should do before they die
By Greg Lea published
FourFourTwo Fancy yourself as a globe-trotting superfan? Tick off the ones you've done, and read our tips to start planning your trips from Tokyo to Hackney

11 of the hardest managers ever: you wouldn't mess with 'em...
By Louis Massarella published
Sean Dyche had a reputation for hard football and a rough demeanour at Burnley – but he doesn't make our list of the most brutish bosses ever…

RANKED! FourFourTwo's 50 most memorable Euros goals
By Gregor MacGregor, Greg Lea, Louis Massarella, FourFourTwo Staff published
Genius, chips, lobs, screamers, plenty of Zlatan and much, much more...

Greatest individual seasons: Andy Cole brings the goals to Newcastle (1993/94)
By Louis Massarella published
Greatest Seasons We kick off our series looking back at the greatest ever individual seasons in Premier League history with Andy Cole's exceptional 1993/94 campaign – as told by Louis Massarella

Football's greatest-ever title finish? Arsenal's 1989 triumph over Liverpool, told by the players
By Louis Massarella published
Action Replay Before Aguero there was this: George Graham’s rebuilt Arsenal against Liverpool in the final 90 minutes of the entire season. But as a TV audience of millions watched on, no one would have predicted its dramatic conclusion

10 of football's maddest medicals: starring teething trouble and too much sex
By Louis Massarella published
Top 10 Louis Massarella checks out these prospective new signings' bizarre check-ups

8 stars of the future to look out for at the Olympics football tournament
By Louis Massarella published
Olympics The guys and girls with huge potential whether or not they're going for gold in three weeks…

Fire up your 5-a-side
By Louis Massarella published
5-a-side Stop that midweek kickabout becoming a bit lacklustre with five ways to make small-sided games fun and competitive again

When Holland were last rubbish – with Louis van Gaal at the controls
By Louis Massarella published
Netherlands After defeat to Czech Republic ended their Euro 2016 campaign, the Dutch have gone from tournament semi-finalists to qualification also-rans in the space of two years. But we’ve been here before…

The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Newcastle
By Louis Massarella published
Premier League Premier League | Old Trafford | Fri 26 Dec | 3pm

10 of the maddest derby moments EVER: Souey's flag, Jens' late show and furious Fergie
By Louis Massarella published
Top 10 Ah... nothing like a rivalry to stoke the passions. Ahead of two huge Premier League derbies on Sunday, we remember the most madcap moments from derbies of yore...

Why Liverpool vs Manchester United is England's biggest derby
By Louis Massarella published
FourFourTwo Many of you don't agree with Louis Massarella...

Whatever happened to caring about the No.1 shirt?
By Louis Massarella published
Never have Europe's big guns enjoyed so much competition between the sticks than this season, but is there really hunger to be first choice or is bench-warming all too easy? Louis Massarella investigates...

Top 10 friendly foul-ups: Barton the peacekeeper, kidnaps and hotdog arson
By Louis Massarella published
Top 10 After four players were sent off in the opening half an hour of Coventry's friendly with AEL Kalloni, Louis Massarella remembers more pre-season tussles that turned sour...

Jamie Cureton: Stay sharp in your 30s
By Louis Massarella published
Jamie Cureton Veteran Football League poacher, Jamie Cureton, on adapting your game for your late-30s

The FourFourTwo Preview: Bayern Munich vs Man United
By Louis Massarella published
UEFA Champions League Champions League | Allianz Arena | Wed 9 Apr | 7:45pm

The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Liverpool
By Louis Massarella published
Premier League Premier League | Old Trafford | Sun 16 Mar | 1:30pm

Kevin Keegan: Q&A
By Louis Massarella published
Q & A Former Newcastle, Man City and England manager Kevin Keegan spoke to Louis Massarella after a busy start to the transfer window ahead of the FA Cup Third Round...

George Best: Perfect XI
By Louis Massarella published
Perfect XI In one of his final interviews, the Manchester United and Northern Ireland legend picks his finest team-mates and opponents

FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 1. Marco van Basten, HOLLAND v Soviet Union, 1988
By Louis Massarella last updated
FFT 50 Euros Goals Louis Massarella describes the best and most memorable strike in the 56-year history of the European Championship...

FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 2. Antonin Panenka, CZECHOSLOVAKIA v West Germany, 1976
By Louis Massarella last updated
FFT 50 Euros Goals You have to have done something pretty special to have a move named after you. Louis Massarella recalls the Czech's audacious effort from 12 yards...

FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 3. Paul Gascoigne, ENGLAND v Scotland, 1996
By Louis Massarella last updated
FFT 50 Euros Goals This might not have been a goal only Gazza could have scored, but the celebration was certainly one only he could have pulled off. Louis Massarella casts his mind back to Euro 96...

FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, SWEDEN v France, 2012
By Louis Massarella last updated
FFT 50 Euros Goals It doesn't matter that the Swedes were already eliminated, explains Louis Massarella, this was one for the cameras, one for the purist and one for the ages...

FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 6. Angelos Charisteas, GREECE v Portugal, 2004
By Louis Massarella last updated
FFT 50 Euros Goals Cross, header, goal: As Louis Massarella explains, the effort that capped the greatest upset in Euros history (sorry Denmark) shouldn’t have come as a surprise at all...
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