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FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 3. Paul Gascoigne, ENGLAND v Scotland, 1996
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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
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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
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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...

FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 7. Tomas Brolin, SWEDEN v England, 1992
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FFT 50 Euros Goals Graham Taylor's side were uninspiring throughout Euro 92 and it was the hosts who put them out of their misery in the final group game. Louis Massarella remembers the goal that sent the Three Lions packing...

FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 8. Maniche, PORTUGAL v Holland, 2004
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FFT 50 Euros Goals He may have looked like something out of The League of Gentlemen but, as Louis Massarella explains, there was nothing darkly humorous about the former Chelsea loanee's wonder strike...

FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 10. John Jensen, DENMARK v Germany, 1992
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FFT 50 Euros Goals Denmark weren't even supposed to be at Euro 1992, so perhaps it was inevitable that they went on to win the whole thing. Louis Massarella recalls the goal that set them on their way in the final...

Best Chelsea players: the 11 greatest of all time
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Chelsea The all-time greatest Blues...

Howay the entertainers: Reliving Newcastle's 1995/96 title challenge, by the players
By Louis Massarella, Richard Edwards, Chris Flanagan, Carl Worswick last updated
Newcastle United It’s 20 years since one of the Premier League’s most exciting teams faltered after leading by 12 points. The Magpies' main men from that era talk you through the key games of a thrilling season. You’ll LOVE it...

How to scout the opposition
By Louis Massarella published
Everton Gather information about the enemy's tactics with these tips from Ian Atkins, Everton’s chief European scout

Sunday League Survival Guide
By Louis Massarella published
Injuries Get through 90 minutes of potholed pitches and brutish centre-backs with our guide to no-holds-barred football

The 12 best Chelsea kits of all time
By Louis Massarella last updated
Chelsea They may be the Blues, but the boys from the bridge have had a varied colour scheme down the years, discovers Louis Massarella…

Become a lean bean machine
By Louis Massarella published
Stamina Whether you’re playing, training, resting or recovering, make beans and pulses a priority with elite sports nutritionist Sharmain Davis’ meal plan

Beat the January blues
By Louis Massarella published
Psychology If T.S. Eliot thought April was the cruellest month, he’d obviously never played Sunday League. But never fear: FFT is here to help you kick-start the year

The tablet that takes your temperature
By Louis Massarella last updated
Recovery Popping this pill could revolutionise post-match recovery. Down the hatch!

14 pieces of Zinedine Zidane's most majestic skills
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Zinedine Zidane The former Real Madrid and Juventus star's finest moments...

PLAYERTEK GPS stats for every player
By Louis Massarella published
Stamina Performance analysis isn’t just for Premier League outfits – you too can measure your match movements and learn from them

Want to play in the FA Cup? Course you do...
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FA Cup Everybody talks about the magic of the FA Cup but what if amateur footballers could taste that magic as well as their professional counterparts? Well, now you can…

5 simple meal prep ideas
By Louis Massarella published
Recovery Why reach for the washing-up liquid every night? Prime your body for football by preparing meals for the days ahead

Pele or Puskas? Maradona or Messi? Just who is the best No.10 of all-time?
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Pelé After wearing 16 for the past four seasons, Sergio Aguero decided to slip into the No.10 shirt vacated by Edin Dzeko in the summer. Which got FourFourTwo thinking… who are the finest players to ever don the famous digits? And how does Kun compare to his former father-in-law?

Performance Lab: Lionel Messi
By Louis Massarella last updated
Barcelona Barça’s record-breaker has it all. FFT breaks down the ingredients that make him an unstoppable force so you too can reign supreme

Cloughie, King Otto and Roy's 'greatest achievement': the 10 most shocking title winners
By Louis Massarella last updated
Top 10 It’s May and all seems to be going pretty much as expected in Europe’s title races, but it wasn’t always thus. Louis Massarella assesses the teams who had no right to become league champions – but eventually did...

Whose loan is it anyway? How fans and players feel about borrowing versus buying
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Patrick Bamford With the loan window now shut, Louis Massarella finds out how short-term deals are really considered by those that matter...

Bring on the wall!
By Louis Massarella last updated
Control Coming to a training ground near you: the hi-tech future of shooting practice and passing drills
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