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
We asked Brad Friedel for his best-ever team-mate XI – and the side he picked is unbelievable
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PERFECT XI Brad Friedel played for Blackburn, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Galatasaray – and his Perfect XI is littered with superstars
We asked Fabrizio Ravenelli for his all-time team-mate XI – and it's pure nostalgia
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PERFECT XI The former Middlesbrough favourite can only find room on the bench for one of his old Riverside pals – but as a Champions League winner, it’s understandable...
RFS vs Hearts live stream: How to watch the Europa Conference League from anywhere in the world
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Europa Conference League Watch an RFS vs Hearts live stream as the Europa Conference League continues
Barcelona report: Lionel Messi could make sensational return – but won't make decision until AFTER World Cup
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Barcelona’s greatest ever player was forced to leave last year because of the club’s financial issues
Sheriff Tiraspol vs Manchester United live stream: How to watch the Europa League from anywhere in the world
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Europa League Watch a Sheriff Tiraspol vs Manchester United live stream as the Europa League continues
The 10 greatest seasons by players newly promoted to the Premier League
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Premier League Here's who stars of Fulham and Bournemouth will be looking to replicate next season – just because you're new to the Premier League, doesn't mean you can't take it by storm…
Karen Carney on England Women's Euros hopes: “I met Sarina Wiegman recently – I thought she was amazing”
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The former Chelsea, Arsenal and Birmingham star tells FFT what we might expect to see from a tournament on home soil this summer
10 players who switched international allegiance after being capped
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Lists Ademola Lookman won an under-20 World Cup with England - but is now set to represent the Super Eagles...
Antonio Conte managerial statistics: his career so far
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STATS As Antonio Conte becomes the new Tottenham manager, FFT looks at how he has fared on the touchline to date
The right-back revolution: How did such an unfashionable position become key for England's Euro 2020 squad?
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"No one grew up wanting to be Gary Neville", famously - but this new generation of English right-backs are influenced by forward-thinking footballers and will play a key role for England at Euro 2020
8 Premier League players who've genuinely surprised us this season
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Premier League We might not have had high hopes for these stars, but they're making themselves integral to their sides in 2018/19
Manchester United prepared to battle Liverpool for Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz
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Manchester United The German wonderkid could be available for £80million according to Leverkusen’s sporting director
Zinedine Zidane and Kaka among the star names in Carlo Ancelotti’s dream team
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AC Milan Aside from Jose Mourinho, Ancelotti was the only other current manager asked to choose a team of the best players he’s worked with
Ranked! Every Championship club by their summer transfer business
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Championship The loan window for Football League clubs is still open until August 31, but the bulk of dealings were done before Thursday’s deadline. Sean Cole rates and slates…
The 10 most shocking exclusions from World Cup squads
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FIFA World Cup Whoever eventually misses out on Russia 2018, they’ll have to go some way to match these jaw-dropping omissions
Before the gold rush: remembering Manchester City’s last season before Sheikh Mansour
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Manchester City Sven-Goran Eriksson’s post-England career, Thaksin Shinawatra’s money-laundering problems and losing 8-1 to Middlesbrough – a look back at City’s 2007/08 season
Real Madrid interested in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but only if they fail to land Sadio Mane or Erling Braut Haaland
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Real Madrid Arsenal’s leading scorer is being tracked by several top clubs as he enters the final year of his contract