Martin Mazur
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Ranked! The 100 best stadiums in the world
By Mark White last updated
RANKED! The best stadiums in the world from all corners of the globe: this is your ultimate match-going bucket list

Argentina World Cup 2022 squad: Lionel Scaloni's full team
By Greg Lea published
The Argentina World Cup 2022 squad reached the quarter-finals of the tournament by beating Australia 2-1 in the last 16

Uruguay World Cup 2022 squad: Diego Alonso annouces final 26-man squad
By Greg Lea published
The Uruguay World Cup 2022 squad has been announced - can they add a third title to their trophy cabinet?

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

Fergie's kind of player: Why Di Maria will be a huge hit at Old Trafford
By Martin Mazur published
Angel Di Maria Martin Mazur - editor of Argentina's El Gráfico magazine - profiles Old Trafford's new hero...

Dario Rodriguez: Great Goals Retold (vs Denmark, 2002 World Cup)
By Martin Mazur published
Great Goals Retold The former Uruguay man recalls his 2002 World Cup scorcher against Denmark in the December 2013 issue of FourFourTwo...

Juan Seba Veron: One-on-One
By Martin Mazur published
The Big Interview "Maradona called us to his hotel room: 'I have a present for you...'"

World Cup icons: How fishing helped Mario Kempes return home to triumph for a broken Argentina (1978)
By Martin Mazur published
World Cup 1978 Argentina's 1978 World Cup win was played out on a backdrop of military terror, but their star striker and his team-mates fought – and angled – their way to victory amid the horror

FourFourTwo’s Best 100 Football Players in the World 2016: No.2 – Lionel Messi
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT100 Martin Mazur casts an eye over the Argentine's year for club and country…

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.1, Diego Simeone
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT 50 Managers “He is to Atletico Madrid what Steve Jobs was for Apple,” writes Martin Mazur. And how can you argue with that? Year after year, the Argentine achieves above expectations – and this is his overdue recognition

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.15, Edgardo Bauza
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT 50 Managers Having made history by steering Sao Paulo to the Copa Libertadores semi-finals in difficult circumstances, the highly commended 58-year-old is now a serious candidate for Argentina’s top job

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.20, Marcelo Gallardo
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT 50 Managers The former River hero has been leading their revival since 2014, and added the Copa Libertadores last year to his growing collection. But now the real work is about to begin, says Martin Mazur

Meet the gun-toting, pastry-powered striker who could fire Spurs back to glory
By Martin Mazur last updated
Talentspotter Martin Mazur gives FourFourTwo the lowdown on Colombian striker Teo Gutiérrez, the River hit-man strongly linked with a move to White Hart Lane...

Martin Palermo: Great Goals Retold
By Martin Mazur last updated
Great Goals Retold Boca Juniors' all-time top scorer talks FourFourTwo through "perhaps the most spectacular goal I ever scored” in 2009...

The smoke-selling firefighter performing miracles in Argentina
By Martin Mazur published
FFT 50 Managers Multiply the savvy of Tony Pulis by the self-aware humour of Ian Holloway. You're still nowhere near the benign circus master that is Ricardo Caruso Lombardi...

FourFourTwo’s 100 Best Football Stadiums in the World: No.4
By Martin Mazur last updated
100 Best Stadiums It’s enormous, it’s world famous and it’s seen the best players ever have their finest hours. Martin Mazur muses on a Mexican marvel...

The story of Hungary's 10-0 rout of El Salvador in 1982
By Martin Mazur last updated
World Cup 1982 It's a score that should only happen in playgrounds, but behind El Salvador's World Cup record rout was a farcical tale of civil war, corruption, disorganisation and schoolboy defending.

Esteban Cambiasso: Great Goals Retold (vs Serbia & Montenegro, World Cup 2006)
By Martin Mazur last updated
Great Goals Retold The former midfielder relives his mesmerising goal for the Albiceleste at Germany '06

How Pellegrini & Co. are showing Europe what they've been missing in the dugout
By Martin Mazur last updated
Manuel Pellegrini Martin Mazur on why South American bosses are finally making inroads in Europe...

Gianfranco Zola: One-on-One
By Martin Mazur last updated
The Big Interview "I took Asprilla fishing once. He broke my fishing rods and made a big mess in my boat."

The big interview: Javier Zanetti – "The free-kick against England? We'd practised it for four years!"
By Martin Mazur last updated
The Big Interview How did Mourinho transform Inter? Is he still fuming about Calciopoli? Why has he never changed his haircut? Martin Mazur poses your questions to Inter icon Javier Zanetti

Interview, Nelson Vivas: From Arsenal "kicking machine" to Estudiantes gaffer – and a lot more in between
By Martin Mazur published
Nelson Vivas Argentina vs England at France 98, Di Canio’s infamous shove, Wenger’s revolution, the rise of Simeone... like a fighty, footballing Forrest Gump, the former right-back has been history’s witness

Lionel Messi has never had it easy for Argentina – but quitting now is the biggest blot
By Martin Mazur last updated
Lionel Messi Will he really call it a day for the Albiceleste? Martin Mazur tracks the international career of a national icon
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