Latest Long read features
Sergio Ramos is on the brink of a PSG exit... what's next for football's Iago?
Left out of Spain's Euros squad, now Sergio Ramos could potentially be jettisoned from PSG. Is time up for the art-loving anarchist we love to hate?
The inside story of ‘An Impossible Job’, the 1994 Graham Taylor England documentary
LONGREAD When Graham Taylor granted TV cameras full access to his England camp in 1993, little could he have predicted the furore that followed. FFT went behind the scenes of the film that hung the beleaguered boss out to dry with his Taylorisms and ruined the career of his right-hand man
What REALLY happened to Ali Dia? On the trail of the Premier League's worst player
Southampton What the hell happened to Dia, who earned infamy on this day in 1996? FourFourTwo hits the trail of football’s most unlikely cult hero
How Brighton went from the brink of extinction to the Premier League – told by their heroes
Almost 25 years ago, Brighton were on the edge of oblivion. After two decades of hard work and heartbreak, they're now a Premier League staple – and they could go top with a win over Crystal Palace...
Manchester United can’t rely on Cristiano Ronaldo – and his last stint proves why
Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to score goals. But, worries Gary Parkinson, will enough of his team-mates still do so in a system retooled around the main man?
"Why didn't you just belt it?" How Gareth Southgate's Euro 96 miss helped him as England manager
Gareth Southgate once feared the Euro 96 penalty would overshadow everything – before he realised he could use it to his advantage. Now, Euro 2020 will define him
When Greece won Euro 2004: Angelos Charisteas on the “miracle” shock victory
Angelos Charisteas scored the winning goal for Greece in the Euro 2004 final against Denmark. This is the story of that unlikely success
Rafa Benitez: “Protest banners? There weren’t too many, and they were only A4”
FFT spoke to new Everton manager Rafa Benitez back in 2019 after he left Newcastle for a new challenge in China – about a potential Premier League return and protests from unhappy fans in blue. It’s funny how things turn out…
Belgium manager Robert Martinez interview: "The opportunity to manage De Bruyne and Hazard is a challenge you sacrifice anything for"
Roberto Martinez's Belgium came third at the World Cup, sit atop the FIFA world rankings and have a golden generation the likes of which the country has never seen. But can they make it count at Euro 2020?
