
Joe Mewis
For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.
Latest articles by Joe Mewis

‘Mistakes don’t get to me. I trust in what I believe, and I’ll keep trying until it comes off’ Chelsea’s new wonderkid Estevao underlines his mentality
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EXCLUSIVE Chelsea’s £29million signing has a fearless playing style

‘He’s taking over a squad that were terrible last season but have Champions League football, it’s literally the best opportunity to take over a football club. You’ve got a team who can’t get any worse than 17th’ Jamie O’Hara on Thomas Frank at Spurs
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EXCLUSIVE Thomas Frank replaced Ange Postecoglou in the Tottenham dugout this summer

‘People expected a feelgood story of promotion. They ended up getting something very different’: Simon Grayson on nightmare season documented in Sunderland ’Til I Die
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EXCLUSIVE Sunderland’s disastrous 2017/18 campaign saw the club relegated to the third tier - and was all played out in front of a documentary crew

‘I want to see everything. I’m into football heritage. England lives and breathes it, I want to soak all of it in’: Why Chelsea new boy Estevao can’t wait to get started at Stamford Bridge
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EXCLUSIVE Eighteen-year-old Estevao sealed a move to Chelsea 12 months and has arrived at the club this summer

PSG vs Spurs live streams: How to watch the UEFA Super Cup
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The Champions League winners take on the Europa League winners in the continental curtain-raiser - here's how to watch Spurs vs PSG in the UEFA Super Cup.

Quiz! Can you name the clubs, nations and players who won trophies in the 2000s?
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Quiz! Can you remember where every major gong went in the Noughties?

Football Manager fans will ADORE this retro release on Steam with FM26 updates still thin on the ground
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GAMING If you're desperate for your next Football Manager hit, a retro title could scratch that itch

Spain goalkeeper Cata Coll hits back at Hannah Hampton following 'cheat sheet' bottle Euro 2025 penalty shootout row
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Hampton said she tossed the Spanish stopper's cheat sheet bottle into a crowd of England fans during the decisive penalty shootout

Arsenal shunned by Eberechi Eze alternative as transfer clock ticks down: report
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The Gunners are still looking at adding another attacker to their ranks ahead of the new season

‘You get the feeling that whatever Modric would be attached to would be classy, above board and something worth being part of’ David Prutton on why Luka Modric has invested in Swansea City
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EXCLUSIVE The Croatia legend invested in the Welsh side earlier this year

‘Even the idea of being a team-mate of the likes of Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Jamie Carragher or Javier Mascherano seems amazing to me now’ Martin Skrtel recalls what it meant to play for Liverpool
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EXCLUSIVE The Slovakian defender spent eight-and-a-half years at Anfield

‘I used to ride a motorbike and my crash helmet would get filled. From my point of view, the best was talcum powder, but there were other things…’ Dave Beasant on Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang dressing room pranks
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EXCLUSIVE The Crazy Gang's antics were the stuff of legend in the 1980s

‘On away days, Dennis Wise would say, “Oi, go and get me a coffee”, and you’d have to. You’d come back with it, sit down, and he’d want another one for someone else. You’d do it again and again' John Terry on breaking into a star-packed Chelsea side
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EXCLUSIVE There were some big personalities at Stamford Bridge when future Chelsea skipper John Terry came up through the ranks

‘From what I’ve seen, heard and know of Will, he’ll be relishing that opportunity. It’s almost like, “What’s all the hype been about? Now I can show you”’ David Prutton on Will Still’s Southampton challenge
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EXCLUSIVE Saints appointed the 32-year-old former Reims and Lens head coach this summer

‘I would say with the greatest respect that it’s fanciful to think about getting promoted again this season’ David Prutton on Wrexham’s Championship hopes following historic triple promotion
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EXCLUSIVE The Hollywood-backed Red Dragons have won an unprecedented three consecutive promotions

‘No other owner was on Roman Abramovich’s level, in terms of investment and ambition. In my opinion, he was the best club owner in world football’ John Terry recalls the impact Chelsea’s former owner made on English football
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EXCLUSIVE Chelsea owner Roma Abramovich changed the face of English football when he bought the Blues in 2003

‘They seem to be in a hurry to get back to the Premier League. They’re very business-like’ David Prutton rates Birmingham City’s back-to-back promotion prospects
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EXCLUSIVE Birmingham City romped to the League One title, amassing 111 points last season

‘That one still hurts, particularly because it cost us the title. It was doubly sad for Stevie. Being a club legend and having such bad luck, we all felt for him. The title was so close’ Martin Skrtel on Liverpool’s 2014 title near-miss
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EXCLUSIVE Steven Gerrard’s infamous slip saw Liverpool’s hopes of ending a 24-year title drought end back in 2014

‘I still recall the feeling of hitting the ball. I was shattered, 32,000 people were watching me, but it was like when you hit the perfect golf shot – you just know, by the sound and the feel’ Gordon Strachan on firing Leeds United to promotion
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EXCLUSIVE The Scottish midfield maestro delivered at the perfect moment to end Leeds’ ‘80s top-flight exile

‘I still think about my miss to this day. Honestly - not as often as I used to, but I still wake up and it’s there. I can see it’ John Terry opens up on his 2008 Champions League final shootout miss
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EXCLUSIVE Chelsea came out on the wrong side of a penalty shootout at the end of the first-ever all-English Champions League final

‘They tried to take the rip at Chelsea but I’d give it back. Perfect example: my nickname quickly became Weirdo. I just said to them, “I’m normal, you’re a bunch of weirdos”’ Pat Nevin on how his love for culture went down in the dressing room
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EXCLUSIVE The former Blues winger was not your stereotypical footballer

‘You knew you were being assessed constantly. If you saw his car in the car park, you knew you had to be on your game that day’ Craig Gordon opens up on Roy Keane’s managerial style
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EXCLUSIVE The former Manchester United hardman quickly moved into management after hanging up his boots

‘I can remember Dennis Wise following me up – when I lifted the trophy, I heard him behind cheering and shouting, “You bastards!” I thought, “You can’t say that in front of Princess Diana!”’ Dave Beasant on Wimbledon’s 1988 FA Cup upset win over Liverpool
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EXCLUSIVE The former Crazy Gang stopper saved a penalty in the shock 1988 FA Cup victory

‘I said, “Where I come from, you’d get a smack in the mouth talking to people like that.” He took it as a threat and wanted to report me. I’ll admit that I could have chosen my words better’ Jeff Winter on the most annoying players he officiated
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EXCLUSIVE The former Premier League ref has opened up on the players he hated to officiate

‘I even had my own pair of gloves brought to every match by the kit man, just in case I needed them. Jose left nothing to chance’ John Terry recalls his appearance in goal for Chelsea against Reading in 2006
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exclusive Seeing an outfield player donning the goalie gloves is always a highlight
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