Latest articles by Louis Massarella
FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 5. Karel Poborsky, CZECH REPUBLIC v Portugal, 1996
FFT 50 Euros Goals In a tournament jam-packed full of great strikes, this was arguably the finest (sorry Gazza). Louis Massarella describes the winger's moment of magic...
FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 9. Alan Shearer, ENGLAND v Holland, 1996
FFT 50 Euros Goals Contrary to popular belief, the Three Lions didn’t play glorious football throughout Euro 96, but much of that mythology is down to one performance and one goal in particular. Louis Massarella relives it...
The winter workout
Strength Make the most of the wintry weather with seasonal exercises from elite performance coach Nick Grantham
24 England lessons we've learned from 50 years of failure: Roy, fetch your notes
England It’s been 50 years and 24 major tournaments since England’s last success, and we’ve identified a lesson to learn from each one of them....
Exclusive interview: Pele on his Santos years
Pelé It's been 60 years since the Brazilian made his debut for a growing club on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. By the time Pele left, he was the greatest goalscorer of all time and had transformed the Peixe into a global force
Three calorie-burning HIIT Sessions
Fitness Former Swindon Town and Aberdeen defender, turned personal trainer, Jerel Ifil, gives you three HIIT sessions to get you match fit
Eat and get lean
Stamina Stuff yourself and still lose weight, with this meal plan used by food expert Drew Price when he was consultant nutritionist at Chelsea
Confidential Sunday League scouting
Pre-match With a ‘Typical Sunday League XI’ meme doing the rounds online recently, FFT went to watch the oppo to see if the stereotypes are real
The 13 maddest managers ever: silly superstitions, star signs and Sitton
FFT 50 Managers To accompany FFT’s 50 Best Managers in the World list, Louis Massarella has cherry-picked a baker’s dozen of the most bonkers bosses ever. So bonkers, in fact, that Big Phil, Big Mal and Claude Anelka didn’t even make it...
“Get it in the mixer!”
Psychology ...and five more of FourFourTwo’s favourite clichés, spouted in Sunday League every weekend. But what do they really mean?
The Premier League's New A-List: how did we do predicting the stars of tomorrow?
FourFourTwo Louis Massarella recalls some of our best predictions. And a couple of not so hot ones...
Meet the hardest player ever… and you’ve probably never heard of him
Action Replay He may not be as recognisable as Chopper Harris, Billy Bremner or Vinnie Jones, but Roy McDonough was a tough nut like no other. After all, you don’t get a record 13 red cards unless you like a scrap…
Adidas ACE 16+ Purecontrol: The Lowdown
Oscar Everything you need to know about adidas' first-ever laceless boots
Let the grain take the strain
Stamina Want a break from conventional carbs without it affecting your performance? Try these, from quinoa to good old oats
11 of the funniest ball boy barneys: from Mourinho to Mirallas
Video Jose Mourinho was full of praise for a ball boy in Tottenham's Champions League tie last night – and revealed it was a job he himself did as a teenager. FFT imagines he might have ended up in some scrapes like the ones below...
Performance Lab: Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo The Portuguese powerhouse has the lot: athleticism, talent and Hollywood style. You can emulate him with help from our experts
The FourFourTwo Preview: Arsenal vs Southampton
Premier League Premier League | Emirates Stadium | Wed 3 Dec | 7:45pm
The FourFourTwo Preview: Tottenham vs Chelsea
Premier League Premier League | White Hart Lane | Thu 1 Jan | 5:30pm
The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Arsenal
Premier League Premier League | Upton Park | Sun 28 Dec | 3pm
January or June: Is it better to buy now or pay later?
Transfer news As clubs weigh up whether to snap up players this month or wait until the summer window, Louis Massarella assesses how signing or selling six months early could affect your club...
The FourFourTwo Preview: Netherlands vs Mexico
World Cup 2014 World Cup Round of 16 | Fortaleza | Sun 29 Jun | 5pm
The FourFourTwo Preview: Nigeria vs Argentina
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group F | Porto Alegre | Wed 25 Jun | 5pm
The FourFourTwo Preview: Ghana vs USA
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group G | Natal | Mon 16 Jun | 11pm
