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The election that changed football: when Joao Havelange unseated Sir Stanley
By Richard Edwards published
Action Replay Joao Havelange’s unseating of Sir Stanley Rous as FIFA President in 1974 precipitated a period of politics, pound signs and power struggles

Narcos: When Pablo Escobar did football – and changed the game in Colombia forever
By Nick Moore last updated
Action Replay Pablo Escobar may be one of history’s most infamous criminals, but he also had a soft spot for football. Here's the story of how his passion – and money – changed the face of Colombia's game

Football's maddest tour EVER: When Dallas Tornado wandered the world in 1967
By Steve Brenner last updated
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

Confessions of Carlos Kaiser: football’s biggest conman
By Dom Phillips last updated
FourFourTwo He lived the dream as a globetrotting pro for two decades, yet could barely kick a ball. FFT meets the maverick Brazilian who used every trick going to dupe his clubs’ coaches, team-mates and fans

When the NASL rocked America: Elton John, Jagger and the age of excitement
By Nige Tassell published
United States Sensible business models? Pah! Two decades before MLS finally did it properly, soccer Stateside was run by rock stars, movie moguls and music execs. Oh, but it was fun...

Hilarious hijinks and hoofball? The real story of Wimbledon's Crazy Gang
By Joe Brewin last updated
Wimbledon Think you know everything about the original Wimbledon's rise to the top? Think again. Basset, Noades, Sanchez and Fairweather tell FFT the inside story...

Remembering Lilleshall: Football’s answer to Hogwarts
By Louis Massarella last updated
England St George’s Park it ain’t. So what made the FA’s school of footballing witchcraft and wizardry so special to all who attended? FFT steps inside the chamber of secrets

The incredible adventures of Romario and Stoichkov in Barcelona
By Simon Talbot published
Action Replay They were the greatest strike partnership ever seen, but their mercurial relationship tore them and Barça apart after just one year

The kick that killed a career: the sorry decline of France star Reynald Pedros
By Greg Lea last updated
FourFourTwo Twenty-one years ago, the attacking midfielder was a rising star in the French Euro 96 squad whose name was spoken in the same breath as Zinedine Zidane. One missed penalty later, and his life in football took a very different turn
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