
Conor Pope
Conor Pope is the former Online Editor of FourFourTwo, overseeing all digital content. He plays football regularly, and has a large, discerning and ever-growing collection of football shirts from around the world.
He supports Blackburn Rovers and holds a season ticket with south London non-league side Dulwich Hamlet. His main football passions include Tugay, the San Siro and only using a winter ball when it snows.
Latest articles by Conor Pope

Vincent Kompany's Burnley clinch Championship title with victory at rivals Blackburn
By Conor Pope published
CHAMPIONS The Clarets have now secured their top spot with a derby win at Ewood Park

How to get the best value for watching the end of the Premier League and Champions League seasons in the UK
By Conor Pope published
WATCH With a full slate of Premier League games on this week, plus the semi-finals of European competitions coming up, when is the best time to pick up a BT Sport Monthly Pass?

Explaining why Arsenal have suddenly lost the ability to defend
By Conor Pope published
ANALYSIS Are Arsenal just missing William Saliba, or do their problems at the back go a lot further than that?

BREAKING: Tottenham sack INTERIM boss Cristian Stellini after 'devastating' Newcastle loss
By Conor Pope published
GONE Tottenham couldn't even hold on until the end of the season to give Stellini the boot following 6-1 defeat, with pressure mounting on Daniel Levy

Former non-league star Mark Wright gears up for ANOTHER crack at the London Marathon – but how will he measure against footballers' fastest marathon times?
By Conor Pope published
RUNNERS Luis Enrique, Raul and Kevin Kilbane are among the fastest footballer marathon times

FourFourTwo declares Coventry’s Swedish goal machine Viktor Gyokeres the best player in the EFL – and he admits he dreams about the Premier League
By Conor Pope published
NO.1 Coventry's Viktor Gyokeres is officially the best player in the EFL. He tells FFT about how he plans to take on the Premier League

Frank Lampard returns as Chelsea manager until the end of the season
By Conor Pope published
FRANK'S BACK Club legend Frank Lampard returns for his second stint as Chelsea manager on a caretaker basis following Graham Potter's sacking

From Ted Lasso to Dream Team: the best fictional football teams ever
By Conor Pope last updated
UNREAL! AFC Richmond are back in action as Ted Lasso makes its return to screens, but how do the Greyhounds compare to these classic fictional sides?

Manchester United vs Brentford live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Premier League match
By Conor Pope published
HOW TO WATCH Find a Manchester United vs Brentford live stream for how to watch this Premier League clash in the UK, US, Canada and anywhere in the world.

Ranked! Every current Premier League manager, from longest-serving to shortest
By Conor Pope published
GAFFERS Premier League managers are dropping like flies – so who's been around the longest?

Leicester vs Aston Villa live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Premier League match
By Conor Pope published
HOW TO WATCH Find a Leicester vs Aston Villa live stream for how to watch this Premier League clash in the UK, US, Canada and anywhere in the world.

Bournemouth vs Brighton live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Premier League match
By Conor Pope published
HOW TO WATCH Find a Bournemouth vs Brighton live stream for how to watch this Premier League clash in the UK, US, Canada and anywhere in the world.

Leeds vs Nottingham Forest live stream, match preview, team news and kick-off time for this Premier League match
By Conor Pope published
HOW TO WATCH Find a Leeds vs Nottingham Forest live stream for how to watch this Premier League clash in the UK, US, Canada and anywhere in the world.

Ranked! The 10 best defensive midfielders in the world right now
By Conor Pope last updated
BEST DMS The greatest ball-winners, anchor men, tough-tacklers and water-carriers around – these are the best defensive midfielders at the moment

WATCH: Managers who were DOOMED from the start
By Conor Pope published
RUBBISH These 10 managers may have got the job – but we knew from the beginning it wouldn't work out

Leeds United's Elland Road CLOSED after police advice over 'security threat'
By Conor Pope published
NEWS Leeds' stadium will be closed until further notice after police attended the scene

Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League draws as they happened: Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham learn opponents
By Conor Pope last updated
LIVE! Chelsea face Real Madrid, Manchester City draw Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final, while Manchester United will play Sevilla in the Europa League and West Ham will play Gent in the Europa Conference League

Champions League quarter-final draw 2023: Tough ties for English sides with Real Madrid and Bayern to beat
By Conor Pope published
UCL DRAW The Champions League draw also set up the possibility of an all-English semi-final

FIFA World Cup 2026: Hosts, dates, fixtures, stadiums and everything you need to know
By Conor Pope last updated
World Cup 2026 Everything you need to know about the FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada and Mexico

Embarrassment for BBC as Ian Wright pulls out of Match of the Day in 'solidarity' with Gary Lineker
By Conor Pope published
MOTD CRISIS? The pundit has responded to Lineker's absence by saying he won't appear on the BBC show this weekend

BBC announce Gary Lineker taken off Match of the Day over social media controversy
By Conor Pope published
BOOTED Lineker will 'step back' from presenting duties on the BBC after he used his Twitter account to criticise the government

'Why do I not get minutes?' Everything Richarlison said about Tottenham manager Antonio Conte in his explosive post-match interview
By Conor Pope published
RANT! Richarlison played 20 minutes as Tottenham went out of the Champions League to AC Milan, and didn't hold back in an interview after the game

'Which manager would make the best politician? Arsene Wenger': Keir Starmer on five-a-side, Gary Neville – and whether he'd rather be PM or Arsenal win the league
By Conor Pope published
Labour leader Keir Starmer tells FourFourTwo about getting starstruck with Arsenal legends, and why Thierry Henry was like a hovercraft
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