Joe Mewis

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

Alexander Isak in a Liverpool shirt
‘I don’t like all this player power, and how Isak handled himself was poor. Newcastle fans have every right to be frustrated’ Chris Waddle takes aim at Alexander Isak over his Liverpool move

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EXCLUSIVE Alexander Isak was the subject of a lengthy and bitter transfer saga this summer

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‘People ask me what it was like to play with Messi – he’s one of the best of all time. Playing alongside him in that Barcelona attack for so many years was incredible’ Pedro reveals what it’s really like to partner the Argentine icon

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EXCLUSIVE Pedro and Messi were team-mates in Barcelona’s first-team for nine years

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Pearce
‘We beat Spain on the Saturday and went to see the Sex Pistols on Sunday. It was brilliant for me, but for Gareth Southgate I’m not so sure!’ Stuart Pearce recalls the time punk rock and Euro 96 collided

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former England left-back is a huge punk fan

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Hector Bellerin
‘I loved the Emirates. I know that stadium like the back of my hand – where the sun goes down and at what time’ Hector Bellerin on his love affair with Arsenal

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EXCLUSIVE The Spanish defender spent a decade in north London

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Florian Wirtz of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield on August 15, 2025 in Liverpool, England.
‘I like the fact that Liverpool have numbers and options. They’re going to play 60 matches if they go far in all competitions, so the number of people who can turn a game will be key’ Steve McManaman on Liverpool’s depth

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EXCLUSIVE The former Reds winger has also given his early verdict on Florian Wirtz

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Pedro celebrates after scoring for Barcelona against Manchester United at Wembley in the 2011 Champions League final.
‘Pep trusted me and taught me many things, not only on a professional level, but a personal one too. He’s like a father to me – he helped shape me as a person’ Pedro on Pep Guardiola’s influence at Barcelona

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Barca and Spain star came through the Camp Nou ranks during the Guardiola era

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Troy Deeney celebrates a goal for Watford against Birmingham in February 2013.
‘If I didn’t go to jail, I would have been dead. It was like a hard reset for me – I had to sit for 13 weeks in jail and figure out who I was’ Troy Deeney on turning his life around following his prison spell

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Watford striker was sentenced to ten months’ imprisonment in 2012

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Wayne Rooney scores an overhead kick for Manchester United against Manchester City in February 2011.
My favourite goal was Rooney’s overhead kick in the 2011 Manchester derby. I went totally ballistic – I was going crazy with my dad!’ New York Jets star Olu Fashanu on his love for football and Wayne Rooney

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The New York Jets lineman will be playing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next month

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Alexander Isak of Liverpool during a training session at AXA Training Centre on September 10, 2025 in Kirkby, England.
‘Last season, Isak was arguably the best centre forward in the world, he was just incredible. It was not a surprise that Liverpool wanted him’ Michael Owen on where Alexander Isak will fit into Liverpool’s attack

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Michael Owen has a warning for Liverpool’s title rivals

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Patrick Vieira
‘You’d walk out feeling 10-feet tall with Patrick Vieira in front of you. Players were scared to face him, and that made a huge difference’ Matthew Upson opens up on his greatest Arsenal team-mates

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Gunners defender played with a host of Arsenal legends during his time in north London

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Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin
‘Arsene Wenger liked to compare football with art – he said they’re connected because football is a method of self-expression’ Hector Bellrin on what made his former Arsenal boss so special

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EXCLUSIVE The Spanish defender played under Arsene Wenger for five years at Arsenal

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Millie Bright on the pitch for England
‘I was at home watching all the Lionesses games – I did a lot of pacing up and down the living room, and a lot of shouting at the screen!’ Millie Bright on what it was like to watch England’s Euro 2025 success

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EXCLUSIVE Millie Bright ruled herself out of selection from the Lionesses squad shortly before their Euro 2025 tilt

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Alexander Isak in Liverpool training
‘Mo Salah is one of the best players on the planet, but he’s not nearly as clinical as Isak – the lad has it all’ John Aldridge’s warning to Liverpool’s title rivals

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Reds striker has followed Isak since his Real Sociedad days

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‘You have to make hay while the sun shines off the pitch. Chloe’s got people around her who won’t allow it to affect her football’ Lucy Ward on Chloe Kelly’s hero status

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Euro 2025 hero is one of England's most famous sports stars

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Steve McClaren and the FC Twente players celebrate after winning the Dutch Eredivisie title in 2010.
‘When Steve McClaren needed to be tough and make you understand something directly, he did. He knew how to get his ideas across’ Bryan Ruiz on his former FC Twente boss

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The ex-Costa Rica and Fulham forward played under the former England boss in the Netherlands

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Chelsea celebrate with the trophy after winning the 2012 Champions League final against Bayern Munich
‘I used the disappointment of the 2008 Champions League Final to fuel me again in 2012. That was the last chance for the likes of JT, Lamps, Petr Cech and Drogba. It had become an obsession’ John Obi Mikel on Chelsea’s historic European title

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Chelsea clinched their first Champions League title when they defeated Bayern Munich in the 2012 final

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Kelly has been forced to watch on the sidelines for the majority of this season
'Chloe Kelly’s ACL injury changed her – when she came back, she looked fitter and stronger' How the Lionesses heroine came back to be the difference maker at Euro 2022

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EXCLUSIVE The England forward was sidelined for 11 months before the Lionesses’ historic Euro 2022 triumph

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Costa Rica's Bryan Ruiz celebrates a goal against Italy at the 2014 World Cup.
‘We were in the Group of Death at the 2014 World Cup, but we beat Italy and should have won against England too’ Bryan Ruiz on Costa Rica’s run to the quarter-finals

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Costa Rica won a group that featured Uruguay, Italy and England in the 2018 World Cup

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Julio Cesar
‘It was our home World Cup and I made crucial saves to take it to a penalty shootout against Chile. That’s when goalkeepers stand alone against the world’ Julio Cesar recalls Brazil’s 2014 World Cup win over Chile

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Inter Milan stopper has recalled a dramatic knockout World Cup game on home soil

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Saido Berahino, West Brom, Tottenham
‘The chairman looked at my mum and said, “Saido isn’t going anywhere”, which made her cry. That destroyed me’ Saido Berahino on missing our on his dream Tottenham move

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former West Brom forward was denied a move to Spurs back in 2015

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John Obi Mikel
‘I knew exactly what I’d done – I had made a massive mistake. When Chelsea saw what had happened, they were furious’ John Obi Mikel opens up on transfer tug of war

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Nigerian international was the subject of a battle between Manchester United and Chelsea

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Chloe Kelly celebrates England's 2025 Euros triumph
‘Boys of a similar age talked about how special she was and how many times they got out-skilled by her’ Chloe Kelly’s junior coach on her start at QPR

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Lionesses heroine Chloe Kelly began her football journey at Queens Park Rangers

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Inter Milan lift the trophy after winning the 2009/10 Champions League
‘Jose Mourinho knew how to bring out the best in each of us. Inter had not been European champions for 45 years, but that did not put any pressure on’ Julio Cesar on the 2010 Champions League final

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Brazilian stopper was between the sticks during Inter’s treble-winning campaign

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England manager Gareth Southgate celebrates after his side's Euro 2024 semi-final win over the Netherlands.
‘For Gareth Southgate to go from player to manager at such a young age, then arguably become England men’s most successful manager, my admiration for him is massive’ David James on his respect for the ex-England boss

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE James was a teammate of Soutgate for both club and country

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Brazuca match balls for the FIFA World Cup 2014 lie in a rack in front of the adidas logo on December 6, 2013 in Scheinfeld near Herzogenaurach, Germany. Brazuca is the Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil.
'An assault on the eyes' Leaked World Cup ball slammed as design dubbed one of the worst ever

By Joe Mewis Published

Get ready for the Adidas Trionda which is set to be used at next summer's World Cup in North America

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