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
Aymeric Laporte: 7 rules for the modern defender
By Andrew Murray last updated
Aymeric Laporte Manchester City's ball-playing centre-back Aymeric Laporte tells you the 7 rules you must obey to be a centre-back in a passing system
World Cup icons: Smoker, drinker, thinker Socrates gets himself in shape – but suffers in Spain (1982)
By Andrew Murray last updated
World Cup 1982 The great icon of Brazilian football never went beyond a World Cup quarter-final... but that was never his priority
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...
Alvaro Negredo: Know your wing man
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Manchester City The Beast reveals the telepathic understanding behind his fruitful partnership with Jesus Navas
Why Premier League fans are wrongly losing their minds about VAR – and 5 more things we've learned about new rule changes
By Andrew Murray published
Premier League We’re only two weeks in, but we’ve already had tiresome debate, fan opprobrium and wild conspiracy thinking. Andrew Murray wonders whether the criticism of VAR is missing the point
FourFourTwo’s Best 100 Football Players in the World 2016: No.4 – Antoine Griezmann
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FFT100 Andy Murray analyses the Atletico Madrid striker who top-scored at the Euros this year…
Ask A Silly Question, Cyrille Regis: "The daft thing is, my real name isn’t actually Cyrille..."
By Andrew Murray published
Ask A Silly Question The legend of West Brom and English football has died aged just 59. He was a trailblazer for black players in the '70s – but also just a ruddy great bloke...
Klopp vs Pep: Who's on top?
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Bundesliga Andrew Murray on the managerial head-to-head dominating Germany...
Stats Zone Premier League Striker of the Year 2014/15
By Andrew Murray last updated
Stats Zone Awards Did his usual thing: got goals, got injured, returned slowly then ripped defenders apart. If anyone can, Kun can...
The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Southampton
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | Upton Park | Sat 22 Feb | 3pm
FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.7, Jurgen Klopp
By Andrew Murray last updated
FFT 50 Managers Still as brilliant and entertaining as ever, Liverpool’s German head honcho is expected to imprint his excellence an Anfield next season with minimal distractions and a full summer behind him
Playmaking the Xavi way
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Barcelona Performance technical coach Alfred Galustian explains, frame by frame, exactly what makes Barcelona and Spain's midfield maestro Xavi the world's finest creator
What it’s like to meet Virgil van Dijk for the cover of FourFourTwo magazine
By Andrew Murray published
FourFourTwo FourFourTwo’s Andy Murray went to Liverpool’s training ground to interview the Reds’ defensive totem for our latest cover story. But what’s the Dutchman really like?
Mario Balotelli is not the root of football evil – he's just himself
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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...
FourFourTwo’s 100 Best Football Stadiums in the World: No.5
By Andrew Murray last updated
100 Best Stadiums As masculinely magnificent as its name is sybillantly feminine, the San Siro is among football’s finest venues. Andy Murray doffs his cap...
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
Xavi: Master the pass
By Andrew Murray last updated
Barcelona Keep your team-mates happy with perfect delivery every time, with tips from former Barcelona and Spain legendary string-puller
The FourFourTwo Preview: Man City vs Fulham
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | Etihad Stadium | Sat 22 Mar | 3pm
Jordi Alba: Man City will be a 'great rival' for Barcelona
By Andrew Murray last updated
Jordi Alba Jordi Alba speaks to FFT ahead of Barcelona's Champions League showdown with Manchester City...
How overlooking Chelsea's best goalkeeper could cost Mourinho the title
By Andrew Murray last updated
FFT100 Petr Cech has dropped a few clangers – and out of the FourFourTwo Top 100. Unlike Thibaut Courtois, the permaloaned prodigy who astonished Andrew Murray…
Sebastien Bassong: Q&A
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Q & A Welcome to Norwich: Canaries centre-back Sebastian Bassong talks to FourFourTwo's Andrew Murray about Delia, Partridge and mustard...