Premier League

‘A vastly underrated centre-back who didn’t get near an England squad – he was uncompromising, read the game incredibly well and was a tidy footballer’ Stan Collymore on the best Nottingham Forest players he played alongside
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Stan Collymores Perfect XI features a host of Nottingham Forest stars

‘My dad always encouraged me to make my mark early. I was facing Tevez and decided to put a marker on him. It didn’t seem to bother him too much, though’ Liam Ridgewell recalls the tackle that left Sir Alex Ferguson fuming
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE A 2008 tackle on Carlos Tevez left Birmingham City defender in Sir Alex Ferguson’s bad books

Liverpool ready to make £100m PSG star their next signing: report
By Isaac Stacey Stronge published
Liverpool are already spending big on Florian Wirtz, but they don’t look like stopping there
Long Reads

England Euros winners: Where are they now?
By Sarah Rendell last updated
England Euros winners were crowned in 2022 but what are the players doing now?

Ajax, Agony and a Stunning Title Collapse
By Joe Baker published
LONG READ After one of the worst seasons in recent memory, Ajax found themselves standing on the brink of an unlikely 37th Eredivisie title but they blew it in spectacular style

Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music
By Ed McCambridge published
LONG READ From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 - FFT salutes a lost tradition

Goodison Park: Farewell to the Grand Old Lady
By Jim Keoghan published
LONG READ Just shy of its 133rd birthday, Goodison Park hosts its final Everton match – English football's last link to a bygone era will go with it…

Sampdoria: Football's Flagging Giants
By Daniele Verri published
LONG READ One of Europe's finest teams in the early 1990s, Sampdoria have just been relegated to the Italian third-tier Serie C for the first time - FFT travelled to Genoa to hear about a decline that has featured film directors, Andrea Pirlo and a pig's head in the post...