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You Ask The Questions: Chris Sutton - "I had to hide in a toilet against Arsenal once – it was the safest place!"
The Big Interview What did he do to aggravate the Gunners so much? How well did he really get on with Alan Shearer? And why didn't things work out with Gordon Strachan at Celtic? YOUR questions answered in February 2018...
A week with Nigel Pearson in Belgium: "Seeing Leicester win the Premier League wasn’t particularly enjoyable – but I also felt pride in it too"
Nigel Pearson His tenure at Leicester may be remembered for touchline scraps and press room spats, but as FFT heads to Belgium to meet the boss of Leuven, we find a man who’s calm. Eerily calm…
How the 1990s saved English football
Long Read In the 1980s, football was at an all-time low – but Gazza's tears helped to usher in an era that saw the game return to its place at the heart of British popular culture. Gary Parkinson remembers the renaissance...
Football's maddest tour EVER: When Dallas Tornado wandered the world in 1967
Action Replay Introducing the bonkers story of NASL side Dallas Tornado and their epic adventure: featuring raging monkeys, rock-throwing rabbles... and a run-in with the Viet Cong
Barcelona's Generation '87: When Messi, Cesc and Pique killed the competition at La Masia
Barcelona In the early 2000s, three greats played in the same side at Barcelona’s La Masia academy for a season – and blew all of their rivals away
The big interview: Edwin van der Sar - "After I'd pushed away Anelka's penalty, I felt like I was separated from the world for a couple of seconds"
The Big Interview Was Van Gaal always so bonkers? Why did Ariel Ortega headbutt him? Does he still laugh about JT’s slip? Your questions answered in November 2017...
Signing for Arsenal, coming through with Cole, waking up from a coma and becoming a postman: Thomas English's incredible story
Arsenal Set to sign for QPR in 2001 after an impressive S.League season with Marine Castle United, the former Arsenal trainee almost died in a freak accident. Now, 17 years on, the 36-year-old shares his tale with FourFourTwo…
Richarlison: “On the day that the guy pointed the gun at my head, he thought I was a drug dealer”
Richarlison When you’re young, adapting to life in a new country thousands of miles from home can be tough. But when you’ve been through as much as Everton’s new £35m man, it’ll seem like child’s play...