
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

Quiz! Can you name Forbes' 30 most valuable clubs in the world?
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QUIZ! We're asking you to name the biggest financial heavyweights from across the globe

Where is the World Cup final?
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The 2026 World Cup is now less than 12 months away

“When I arrived, only Noel was there. I asked about the others and he said, ‘They’re back in England’. They’d had a fight with Chelsea fans on the ferry” How football fans almost derailed an early Oasis photoshoot
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EXCLUSIVE Iconic photographer Kevin Cummins shares a love for Man City with the Gallagher brothers

‘I didn’t know where Chelsea was, but I wanted to go because Gullit wanted me so much. I was broken-hearted to see him leave. You don’t do that to a legend’ Frank LeBoeuf on Ruud Gullit’s Blues exit
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EXCLUSIVE The former France defender has discussed his admiration for the Dutch legend

“Ronaldo was from another planet, like a gift from God, but sometimes you’d see a piece of metal coming out of his knee. I was like, ‘What the f**k is that?!’” Christian Vieri on his best-ever team-mate
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EXCLUSIVE Christian Vieri played alongside the Brazilian icon for three years at Inter Milan

‘That’s still my biggest regret, not scything Michael Thomas down in 1989’s Anfield title decider. You don’t want to be the bad guy, but it rankles with me’ Ray Houghton on his role in one of English football’s most historic moments
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EXCLUSIVE The former Liverpool midfielder admits he would have done it all differently in 1989

‘That’s how I thought the game should be played, with great assists and goals. If you have improvisation without the end result, you need to go to the circus’ Dimitar Berbatov reflects on his playing style
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EXCLUSIVE The former Tottenham and Manchester United man had a distinct manner on the pitch

World Cup 2026 fixtures in full
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The 2026 World Cup will feature a whopping 72 group stage fixtures

“Atletico’s president once bet me a Ferrari if I scored a hat-trick. I’d left for Lazio by the time it was finally delivered, so said, ‘It’s OK, you can keep it’.” Christian Vieri recalls his La Liga spell
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EXCLUSIVE The journeyman Italy striker spent a year at Atletico Madrid

“After snubbing Chelsea, Ken Bates said, ‘I hope you have an effing nightmare against us home and away’, and slammed the phone down. I quite liked that!” Ray Houghton on his Liverpool exit
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EXCLUSIVE The former Ireland midfielder recalls his run-in with the ex-Chelsea chairman

“Frank Clark said, ‘Look after the players, captain’. As we drove past the bus, Mark Crossley was hanging out of a limo holding two bottles of champagne!” Stuart Pearce recalls Nottingham Forest’s Oasis adventures
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EXCLUSIVE Pearce and the Forest squad had more than one team outing to watch the Gallagher brothers in action back in Oasis’ heyday

Chelsea fume at two-hour Club World Cup extreme weather delay - but will the 2026 World Cup suffer the same fate?
By Joe Mewis published
Chelsea were forced off after 85 minutes of their last-16 clash and were unable to return for almost two hours

Manchester United linked with controversial signing - who has 'Instagram clause': report
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Manchester United's latest target has courted controversy in the past

UEFA issue Crystal Palace Europa League update, following two clubs' confirmed expulsions
By Joe Mewis published
Crystal Palace are still waiting to find out if they will be playing in next season's Europa League

Quiz! Can you name the biggest signings of the 2020s so far?
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Quiz! We're after the biggest deals from the past five years - how many can you remember?

Manchester United handed major summer transfer problem as they face paying stars millions to leave club
By Joe Mewis published
Manchester United face the prospect of paying some huge earners massive sums to get them out of the club

Quiz! Can you name every member of England under-21s' 2023 Euros-winning squad?
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Quiz! Lee Carsley's side successfully defended their European crown at the weekend - but how many players can you remember from the 2023 vintage?

Manchester United given green light to sign surprise Barcelona star: report
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Manchester United could take advantage of Barcelona's transfer stance

Huge Arsenal transfer OFF, following Fabrizio Romano confirmation: report
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An audacious Arsenal transfer swoop appears to have been rebuffed

Vinicius Jr teams up with Pepsi to launch revolutionary new 'Wear-A-Ball' - a football that turns into a jacket
By Joe Mewis published
Have you ever wished that your football could transform into a jacket? Well, today's your lucky day!

Manchester United accelerate move for Everton flop: report
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Manchester United are said to be stepping up a move for a former Toffees star

Quiz! Can you get 100% in our Patrick Vieira quiz?
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QUIZ! How much do you know about one of the greatest midfielders in Premier League history?

Paul Pogba set to return from doping ban after agreeing two-year deal with Champions League side: report
By Joe Mewis published
Paul Pogba was hit with a four-year doping ban in February 2024 that was then reduced on appeal
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