Alec Fenn
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The best kids' soccer cleats you can buy right now
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Buying guide Keep your Mini Messis happy this season with our selection of the finest soccer cleats on the market
Should you use free weights or machines?
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Strength We find out whether free weights or machines are best for improving your strength on the pitch
'Ivanovic was tough, he was so big for a full-back'
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Speed Southampton's Nathan Redmond tells FFT about the toughest defenders he's faced, adapting to the No.10 role and leaving defenders for dead
'Ronaldo averaged a game every 4.3 days'
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Cristiano Ronaldo Wales’ head of performance on how GPS monitoring revealed Cristiano Ronaldo’s physical capacity and the challenge of measuring workload in international football
The big interview: Nigel de Jong – "I liked being the underdog at Man City. People only knew United, but we wanted to change that"
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The Big Interview Why is he called ‘The Lawnmower’? What was it like to be part of Manchester City's transformation? And has he spoken to Xabi Alonso since the 2010 World Cup Final? Your questions answered in July 2018...
Soccer Supplement: Injury recovery formula
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Nutrition We try out Soccer Supplement's injury recovery formula - which could speed up your return from injury
Can you coach a child from two-years-old?
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Passing In his book ‘Football starts at home’, coaching expert Tom Byer explains how ball manipulation can be learnt by children as young as two-years-old
4 pre-season breakfasts
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Recovery Fuel your training sessions with four healthy breakfast options you can make in double quick time
Why do footballers get cramp?
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Southampton We spoke to Southampton’s director of performance, Mo Gimpel, to find out why muscles seize up unexpectedly during games and how you can prevent it
Shin pads for players who hate shin pads
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Injuries A G-Form shin pad fits like a sock, never moves, provides armour-like protection and adapts to every tackle – here’s how next-gen guards work…
How to brush off your marker
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Strength These five muscle-building moves from Nike trainer Courtney Fearon will help you to throw players off the ball
How to stay calm under pressure
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Psychology Deliver when it matters most thanks to expert advice from performance psychologist Charlie Unwin
Desailly: Pogba must play as a holding midfielder
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France Former France centre-back Marcel Desailly says Paul Pogba must play as a defensive midfielder if France are to have a successful World Cup
How to survive your dressing room initiation
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Pre-season Transferred to a new club this summer? Warm up your vocal chords and practise your chat-up lines as we prepare you for the very worst of welcomes from your team-mates
Tried and tested: VIPR training
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Strength FFT gets a sweat on with some loaded movement training - find out what it is and how to use it in your next training session
Defoe: Redknapp told me not to bother with a medical... "Just score goals"
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Jermain Defoe The 34-year-old has tells FourFourTwo he has a special relationship with his former boss, and that the pair still exchange text messages