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Gareth Southgate's long journey from Middlesbrough misery to England standard-raiser
England His appointment as England manager in 2016 was an unexpected and underwhelming caretaker brief – but he's gone on to oversee England's best period in decades
Big interview: Emile Heskey – “I wouldn’t say England was toxic, but it could be very intimidating”
EXCLUSIVE Did his missed chances ever get him down? Why did England's Golden Generation fail? What was that DJ celebration all about? Your questions answered
Gazza, the untold stories: Need-to-know tales that launched a legend
Everyone has an anecdote to tell about the most naturally gifted player of a generation, from flying tackles to fishing rods - with plenty of magic on the field in between
On The Ground: Three games in three days in Germany's footballing heartland
ON THE GROUND FFT travels to North Rhine-Westphalia to watch all of Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Schalke and Fortuna Dusseldorf across a single weekend
On The Ground: Como 2-1 Venezia – a Serie B six-pointer of biblical proportions
LONG READ Como were in Italy’s fourth tier as recently as 2019, but Dennis Wise and Cesc Fabregas have helped them to the verge of Serie A this term – FFT headed to the picturesque location to witness a key promotion fixture
Le Tournoi, 27 years on: When England last won a tournament
LONG READ England triumphed at Le Tournoi de France against the big boys of world football – this is the story of that strange little competition over a quarter of a century later
Mark Goldbridge: meet the Alan Partridge of Manchester United YouTube – “I take it as a compliment... just be who you are”
Manchester United Aha! Whether you love him or laugh at him, the ex-copper’s Twitter chat and Manchester United rants are compulsive viewing. He explains life from his side of the screen...
'I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: Suddenly. Inexplicably. Uncritically. Giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it': Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch
INTERVIEW Nothing speaks to fandom like Hornby's 1992 classic, published when Highbury was crumbling and football literature amounted to little more than your matchday programme. Thirty years later, FFT grabs lunch with the author himself to chew the pasta over Arsenal, Fever Pitch's legacy, the wider game - and just a touch more Arsenal...
Free scarves, free travel, free booze and three goals: inside the Sunderland vs Newcastle United bubble match
FourFourTwo’s Deputy Editor Matt Ketchell attended the Wear-Tyne derby inside the Newcastle United ‘bubble’ as 6,000 supporters were bused to and from the Stadium of Light under heavy police escort
