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‘I flew from Burundi to Birmingham aged 10 – then got put into care until I had a DNA test…’ Saido Berahino opens up on his journey from war-torn Burundi to the Premier League
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former West Brom forward was born in civil war-hit Burundi before moving to the UK

‘Wayne Rooney is the best British player ever. He could do everything; you could even put him at left-back’ Javier Hernandez reveals his best Manchester United team-mates
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Mexican spent five years at Old Trafford and played with some iconic Red Devils stars

‘It was just Sir Alex and me in a room. It was difficult to say no to the greatest manager of all time, to his face’ Why a teenage John Obi Mikel turned down Manchester United
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Nigerian was the subject of a long-running transfer dispute between Chelsea and Manchester United as a teenager

‘Trying to get another Sir Alex Ferguson was the wrong move. They should have tried something different. Sir Alex was way more than a manager’ Javier Hernandez on Manchester United’s succession problems
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Mexican striker was at the club when Sir Alex Ferguson called it a day in 2013

‘My locker was right next to Messi’s, and he gave a lot of advice to me. I watched and learned from what he did on the pitch’ Ousmane Dembele opens up his Lionel Messi relationship
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Dembele made the move to Barcelona to play alongside the Argentinian icon in a €148million move in 2017

‘Before the Champions League final, people would shout “Ballon d’Or!” at me. It’s the Holy Grail of football’ Ousmane Dembele on what landing football’s biggest individual prize would mean to him
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Paris Saint-Germain star is now the favourite to land football's greatest individual honour

‘This agent had a briefcase full of cash sitting right next to him, about £50,000. I was only 16, and all of these crazy things had already started happening’ John Obi Mikel on the surreal race for his signature
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Nigerian was the subject of a controversial 2006 transfer when Manchester United and Chelsea fought for his signature

‘Moving to Manchester United was like a movie. Once I pulled over to answer the phone and heard Sir Alex Ferguson! That Scottish accent was so tough to understand’ Javier Hernandez reveals how his Man United move happened
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Mexican striker arrived at Old Trafford in the summer of 2010

‘I had lots of confidence from the coach. Luis Enrique gives me total freedom on the pitch’ Ousmane Dembele opens up on his revival under his PSG coach
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The French striker enjoyed the best campaign of his career last season

NEW ISSUE: Ousmane Dembele exclusive, football’s maddest transfer, Thomas Frank, Chloe Kelly, the best Champions League teams ranked and Javier Hernandez answers your questions
By Mark White published
NEW ISSUE Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device – from Thursday August 28
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