Sean Cole
Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.
Latest articles by Sean Cole

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The 2023/24 season is hotting up – and here are the stars who have set the competition alight

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Quiz! Only one goal separated the two sides in the last final played at the old Wembley, with Gianluca Vialli's side lifting the trophy

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Jose Mourinho could infuriate his players but still be recognised as one of the best, as one of his former Chelsea players describes

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Quiz! It's 10 years since the prolific Uruguayan striker, whose time in England was filled with controversy, excitement and goals, had the season of his life

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Quiz! They're out of the cup now – but let's remember when Steve McClaren led Boro to their first major trophy 20 years ago, secured with a 2-1 win at the Millennium Stadium

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Quiz! The Swedish manager left in 2006 after taking England to the quarter-finals of three consecutive major tournaments

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Quiz! The League Cup final has provided plenty of drama and a wide variety of different goalscorers so far this century

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Omar Berrada plans to move on underperforming players much quicker than the previous regime

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The Cameroon AFCON 2023 squad is out - and The Indomitable Lions are on the hunt for their sixth title

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The Nigeria AFCON 2023 squad is out - and The Super Eagles are hoping that Napoli's Victor Osimhen can fire them to glory

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The Morocco AFCON 2023 squad is out – and the Atlas Lions are favourites to win the tournament after their brilliant run to the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar

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The Ivory Coast AFCON 2023 squad is out - and The Elephants are looking to win the tournament on home soil

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The Egypt AFCON 2023 squad is out - and The Pharaohs are keen to avenge their defeat in the final two years ago

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The Senegal AFCON 2023 squad is out – and the holders are hopeful of building on their success two years ago, when they beat Egypt in the final

By Ryan Dabbs Published
Demba Ba talks to FourFourTwo about his most famous goal in the Premier League, and stopping Liverpool's title dreams

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Quiz! England's top division has benefitted from importing talented foreign players, including several of Asia's biggest stars

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From the defender sold on for over £40m to arguably the best striker outside of the top four: the best under-the-radar winter arrivals

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Quiz! The latest tournament recently got underway in Qatar and will finish on 10 February at the Lusail Stadium

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Quiz! The tournament was first staged in 1957 and there have been 20 different finalists since then, with 15 winners

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Quiz! Players from 12 different countries, including Burundi and Burkina Faso, make up an eclectic top 50

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Quiz! Africa's powerhouse nations are easy to pick out, but what about some of the minnows who've qualified in recent years?

By Chris Flanagan Published
While waiting for her first England call-up, Bronze considered an offer to represent Portugal instead

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After a period of frustration and self-doubt, the midfielder has made great strides with Manchester United and Scotland

By Ed McCambridge Published
The prolific Notts County striker tried his best to deny Wrexham the National League title last season with a record-breaking 42 goals
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