Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray is a freelance journalist, who regularly contributes to both the FourFourTwo magazine and website. Formerly a senior staff writer at FFT and a fluent Spanish speaker, he has interviewed major names such as Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero and Xavi. He was also named PPA New Consumer Journalist of the Year 2015.
Latest articles by Andrew Murray

Edinson Cavani: Start your season with a bang
By Andrew Murray last updated
Edinson Cavani Get your body and mind in gear for the new campaign with some sage advice from Cavani

Lionel Messi: I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match
By Andrew Murray last updated
Lionel Messi Global superstar (and some say best footballer on earth) Lionel Messi talks FourFourTwo's Andrew Murray through his daily routine and life as a Barcelona player...

What Naby Keita is already bringing to Liverpool
By Andrew Murray published
Questions were raised when the Reds paid above the RB Leipzig midfielder’s release clause last summer, but has Jurgen Klopp found the missing piece of his midfield jigsaw? FFT’s Andy Murray went to Selhurst Park to run the rule over Liverpool’s new No.8

The big interview: Xavi – inside the mind of a football genius
By Andrew Murray last updated
Xavi In the Middle East and out of sight, but definitely not off the radar, Xavi tells FourFourTwo of his love for the English game, his coaching masterplan and how he nearly left Barcelona at 19 (Issue: May 2016; Photography: Shamil Tanna)

Salomon Kalou: How to be a super sub
By Andrew Murray last updated
Hertha BSC Struggling to make an impact from the bench? Here's how you can hit the ground running

Alvaro Morata's goalscoring masterclass
By Andrew Murray last updated
Shooting Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata on his speed of thought, scoring with both feet and playing as a lone striker

Showstopping skills: The Neymar Flick
By Andrew Murray last updated
Control Add the Neymar flick to your arsenal with this video tutorial from professional football freestyler Daniel Cutting

FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.4, Johan Cruyff
By Andrew Murray last updated
FFT 100 Greatest As influential with his ideas as he was with his feet, the impact of Cruyff’s genius echoes through the game today

Lamela: I want to continue Ardiles and Villa legacy
By Andrew Murray last updated
Erik Lamela Tottenham Hotspur's Argentine summer signing Erik Lamela is aiming to follow in the footsteps of compatriots Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa by helping take silverware to White Hart Lane.

Wilfried Zaha: Race away from trouble
By Andrew Murray last updated
Dribbling Avoid the swipes of a hack-happy full-back with these handy tips from the Crystal Palace and England trickster

Nikica Jelavic: Get back among the goals
By Andrew Murray last updated
Psychology Use these psychological tips from West Ham’s Croatian striker to break your barren spell upfront

Showstopping skills: Hocus Pocus
By Andrew Murray last updated
Control Cast a spell over your opponent with this mesmerising trick from professional freestyler Daniel Cutting

Berbatov still brings beauty and other things we learned from Fulham 2-1 West Ham
By Andrew Murray last updated
Stats Zone FFT's Andy Murray was at Craven Cottage to report his key learnings...

Diego Costa: Silence those boo boys
By Andrew Murray last updated
Psychology Chelsea’s raging bull on how to transform a venomous atmosphere into goalscoring fuel

Mario Balotelli is not the root of football evil – he's just himself
By Andrew Murray last updated
Mario Balotelli So, Balo has returned to the San Siro from whence he came, but is he really just a victim of circumstance? Andrew Murray investigates...

The 9 best teams that DIDN'T win a thing
By Andrew Murray published
Lists Winning 97 points and still not lifting the title? Liverpool fans, that’s small fry compared to these nine teams who went full Icarus in the face of impending triumph

The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Everton
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | The Hawthorns | Mon 20 Jan | 8pm

Gael Clichy: Perform week-in-week-out
By Andrew Murray last updated
Manchester City The Manchester City and France full-back on creating consistency in your game

Sebastien Bassong: How to defend against a target man
By Andrew Murray last updated
Sébastien Bassong Nullify the threat of a target man with tips from Norwich City's Cameroon international, Sebastien Bassong

How to counter-attack at speed
By Andrew Murray last updated
test Former Scotland boss, Craig Brown, explains how to counter-attack to devastating effect

Diego Costa got me in a headlock... and I thought he was charming: FFT's man on interviewing Chelsea's villain
By Andrew Murray published
Diego Costa Diego Costa’s weekend antics have sparked much outrage, and a probable three-game ban. FFT’s Andrew Murray, one of the few British journalists to have interviewed the Chelsea hitman, explains what it’s like when football’s Mr Hyde puts you into a headlock. Literally...

I met the real Luis Suarez... and he was a thoroughly nice chap
By Andrew Murray last updated
Luis Suarez FFT's Andrew Murray tells the story of his afternoon with Liverpool's Luis Suarez...

The FourFourTwo Preview: Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea
By Andrew Murray last updated
UEFA Champions League Champions League | Vicente Calderon | Tue 22 Apr | 7:45pm

The long read: Guardiola's 16-point blueprint for dominance - his methods, management and tactics
By Andrew Murray last updated
Pep Guardiola With Guardiola settling in the Man City hot-seat, FFT's award-winning Andy Murray investigates precisely what fans can expect from the notorious perfectionist...
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