
Joe Mewis
For more than a decade Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor, with stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others. He is the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team.
Latest articles by Joe Mewis

Quiz! Xavi or Iniesta? 10 questions on Spain and Barcelona's iconic midfield duo
By Joe Mewis last updated
Quiz! Our latest football quiz is an either/or affair as we give you ten facts about Spain legends Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta

Quiz! Can you name every stadium to have hosted the Champions League final?
By Joe Mewis last updated
Quiz! Our latest quiz is here to test your knowledge of European football's biggest club match

Leeds United finally get their Elland Road promotion party on a wild night of noise and colour
By Joe Mewis published
Five years after being denied their chance to celebrate, Leeds United fans produced an atmosphere to behold as their team cruised past Bristol City on Monday night

Quiz! Can you name the 100 most expensive Brazilians ever?
By Joe Mewis last updated
Our latest quiz is here to test your knowledge of the biggest Brazilian transfers

‘When we saw Sergio Busquets exaggerating, we felt a great injustice had been done. It made us mentally strong. We gave everything, we left our souls on the pitch’: Javier Zanetti on Inter Milan and Barcelona’s 2010 Champions League classic
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Inter Milan had to dig deep in their Champions League semi-final at the Camp Nou in 2010

'I knew I was leaving Chelsea and told my family, "I’ll be back at Wembley and I’ll lead my new club out" a year later, there I was at the front of the tunnel!': Gilly Flaherty reveals the games that changed her life
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Gilly Flaherty won 22 trophies during her career and has opened up to FourFourTwo about the biggest games of her life

‘Lionel Messi’s acceleration is a joke – I can only imagine how tough it’d have been 10 years ago. As for Busquets, he must have four eyes. He sees everything,' Scott Arfield on taking on Inter Miami’s greats in 2023
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The former Burnley and Rangers man joined MLS side Charlotte FC in 2023 and soon came up against the former Barcelona duo

‘Neil Warnock made us wear shin pads, then launched balls into the sky and told us to go in for challenges. Some of those early sessions were interesting…’: Clinton Morrison recalls his favourite managers
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Republic of Ireland international worked with plenty of characters during his 19-year career

‘To play with Keane was an honour – it’s sad I get to deal with a pantomime villain now. Our relationship broke down, but I’d still like to put things to bed’: Ex-Liverpool man reflects on his Roy Keane ups and downs
By Joe Mewis published
Roy Keane and one former Liverpool player do not see eye-to-eye these days

‘I think I showed I could do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke many times. It was very windy there and the fans were always behind us – it was a loud stadium’: Xherdan Shaqiri busts the Stoke City myth
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Swiss playmaker spent three years debunking the saying that flair players could not perform in Stoke's exacting conditions

‘I loved scoring in front of the Kop. Liverpool fans are a big family. If you score against Everton or Man United, people love you and you’re a legend already!’: Xherdan Shaqiri looks back at his Liverpool spell
By Joe Mewis published
The Swiss playmaker won the Premier League and Champions League during his three years at Liverpool

‘My favourite major tournament to broadcast from? Qatar, because we were in the stadium for every game – to feel the atmosphere makes a big difference’: Gary Lineker’s 2022 World Cup admission
By Joe Mewis published
Gary Lineker has played and presented at World Cups across the globe over the past 40 years

‘Mourinho convinced us with actions, not words. Immediately, he made us believe we were capable of making history. His confidence gave us wings’: Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti on the Special One’s instant San Siro impact
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Jose Mourinho won an historic treble with Inter Milan in 2010, with Javier Zanetti at the heart of his side

‘A really underrated pundit, analytically good, and always fun to be around’: Gary Lineker reveals which BBC Match of the Day pundit he will miss the most
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Gary Lineker is in his final weeks as the Match of the Day presenter

‘This has been my best year in football – when I play and I enjoy it, goals and assists will come. I want to represent Spain and play in the Premier League’: Norwich sharpshooter Borja Sainz sets out his future ambitions
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE The Spanish striker is gunning for the Championship golden boot this season

‘I was scared stiff – he’d kick you in the face or knee you in the back to keep the ball out of the net, but off the pitch he was the nicest guy you’d imagine’: Ex-Manchester United star picks out his best team-mates
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Though Manchester United proved too much for one individual, he went on to establish himself as an Italy international

‘If you fail at Liverpool, everybody tells you about it. I thought we were a better team than Man United – or better to watch – but they managed games better’: Ex-Reds midfielder describes failure to dethrone their bitter rivals in the 1990s
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Liverpool had a talented squad in the mid-1990s that attempted to go toe-to-toe with Manchester United, but ultimately fell short

‘When you get beat 8-0, 5-0, 4-1, it’s a bit grey, like Sheffield outside! It’s hard to recover. We must give our fans promotion – if we don’t, then it’s a s**t year’ - Gustavo Hamer on Sheffield United’s promotion push
By Joe Mewis published
The Blades are in a three-way battle for a top two spot and promotion back to the Premier League

‘If it was £500,000 or £15m, I would have come back, because the club means everything to me. I try to just do all of my talking on the pitch and score goals’: Jay Stansfield on his record-breaking Birmingham City move
By Joe Mewis published
Jay Stansfield's League One record signing has helped fire Blues back to the Championship

‘The worst thing about Gazza? Being on the receiving end of some of his practical jokes! I rarely was, he knew better, but some were quite disgusting…’ Gary Lineker on the pros and cons of being Paul Gascoigne’s team-mate
By Joe Mewis published
Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker were team-mates for club and country at Tottenham and England

Quiz! Can you guess the team from the line-ups' nationalities?
By Joe Mewis last updated
QUIZ! The latest FourFourTwo quiz is one for the flag enthusiasts out there

Manchester United learn stance over wonderkid attacker: report
By Joe Mewis published
Manchester United have again been linked with one of Europe's most promising teenagers, but he won't come cheap

Manchester United set for Marcus Rashford U-turn: report
By Joe Mewis published
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford left Old Trafford for an Aston Villa loan spell in the January transfer window
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