In the mag: Salah, Son, Ederson exclusives! A week with Nigel Pearson! McClaren One-on-One!

Here are some things we learnt while making this issue:

  • Steve McClaren is happy sharing a cup of tea with us, less so a cocktail with oversized cocktail umbrella. Sorry Steve – we had to ask.
  • Luka Modric has a sunglasses-wearing porcelain dog in his living room – a minor distraction when talking Champions League glory in his ultra-modern Madrid pad.
  • Mo Salah loves the chant Liverpool fans are serenading him with. It’s just as well, as we were worried he wouldn’t be snapped with a crown, but the ‘Egyptian King’ was happy to oblige.
  • It’s not easy carrying a whole onion bag’s worth of balls – not that it stopped us from asking Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson to do just that.
  • Son Heung-min didn’t know he had an official Spurs bobblehead. He does now.
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.