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

Ruud Gullit poses after signing for Chelsea, June 1995
‘Hoddle basically refused to show Gullit any of Chelsea’s facilities – he took him for a posh lunch in Kensington and persuaded him to sign a deal there’: Scott Minto on how Chelsea made a huge transfer splash

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Chelsea followed up their 11th-place finish by signing the former Ballon d'Or winner in 1995

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“Sean Lock felt One Man Went to Mow was pathetic, so chanted, ‘I know an old woman who swallowed a fly. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly. CHELSEA’” Johnny Vaughan on the funniest chant he’s ever heard

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Terrace humour remains one of the best parts of the matchday experience

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Neil Ruddock
“Everyone was leaving Anfield and ran back in after my magnificent header. People ask, ‘Do you remember that goal you scored?’ As if I scored millions!” Neil Ruddock on his favourite-ever game

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Ruddock was known as a hard man, but had a knack for scoring useful goals during his career

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Christian Vieri playing for Inter, 2002
‘I nearly signed for Spurs, but decided on Monaco. A guy also called to ask me if I wanted to join Chelsea, but I said no. I wanted to stay at Inter at the time’ Christian Vieri reveals his Premier League snubs

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The much-travelled Italian forward never made it to British shores

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Bruno Guimaraes & Joelinton of Newcastle United celebrate with the trophy & team-mates at the end of the Carabao Cup Final between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on March 16, 2025 in London, England
Newcastle United fans can grab a huge discount on their Carabao Cup-winning 2024/25 home shirt

By Joe Mewis Published

The Magpies ended a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy this season

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Bukayo Saka celebrates with Gabriel Martinelli after scoring for Arsenal against Real Madrid in the Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu in April 2025.
Arsenal supporters can grab a huge saving on their sleek 2024/25 away kit

By Joe Mewis Published

The Gunners' black, green and red number was one of this season's more stylish kits

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Mohamed Salah takes a selfie as Liverpool celebrate their Premier League title after a 5-1 win over Tottenham at Anfield in April 2025.
Liverpool fans can grab 50% off their title-winning 2024/25 shirt

By Joe Mewis Published

It was a season to remember for Reds fans and now's the perfect time to get your hands on a shirt that will go down in history

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LG OLED65C45LA 65-Inch OLEDevo 4K UHD Smart TV
Amazon Prime Day deal: Get ready for the new season with this bargain 65-inch TV

By Joe Mewis Published

Watch all of the 2025/26 action on this stunning big-screen television

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Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher is back in the news...
Quiz! Who did Oasis star Noel Gallagher say this about?

By Joe Mewis Last updated

Quiz! As Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher returns with Oasis, some might say we have the perfect quiz for you

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England 1990
Forget Amazon Prime Day, check out this deal on the best England shirt of the past 35 years

By Joe Mewis Published

Be quick if you want to get your hands on this iconic Three Lions shirt

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Amazon Prime Day deal: Amazon Fire Stick 4K
Amazon Prime Day deal: Grab a huge saving on a Fire Stick to stream the 2025/26 season

By Joe Mewis Published

Amazon Prime Day is here and football fans can land a bargain before the new season

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BBC Sport Euro 2024 Ex-England skipper Wayne Rooney on Channel 4 duty during the international friendly match between England and Iceland at Wembley Stadium on June 07, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)
Wayne Rooney lands TV role as former Man United man swaps dugout for new career: report

By Joe Mewis Published

Former England skipper Wayne Rooney is reportedly set to be a regular on our TV screens

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PSG celebrate their 2025 Champions League triumph
Quiz! Can you name Forbes' 30 most valuable clubs in the world?

By Joe Mewis Published

QUIZ! We're asking you to name the biggest financial heavyweights from across the globe

QUIZ!
FIFA World Cup trophy
Where is the World Cup final?

By Joe Mewis Published

The 2026 World Cup is now less than 12 months away

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“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

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Ruud Gullit poses after signing for Chelsea, June 1995
‘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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former France defender has discussed his admiration for the Dutch legend

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Ronaldo replaces Christian Vieri in an Inter game against Fiorentina in 2001.
“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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Christian Vieri played alongside the Brazilian icon for three years at Inter Milan

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Michael Thomas of Arsenal scores the goal to seal the First Division title against Liverpool at Anfield, May 1989
‘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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Liverpool midfielder admits he would have done it all differently in 1989

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Dimitar Berbatov
‘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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Tottenham and Manchester United man had a distinct manner on the pitch

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The World Cup trophy is seen during rehearsal ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final Draw at Doha Exhibition Center on April 01, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
World Cup 2026 fixtures in full

By Joe Mewis Published

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

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Italian footballers Christian Panucci and Christian Vieri in action for Real Madrid and Atletico in a derby match in 1998.
“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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The journeyman Italy striker spent a year at Atletico Madrid

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Irish International Football Player Ray Houghton Ireland versus the Netherlands in the 1994 World Cup Football Championships.
“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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Ireland midfielder recalls his run-in with the ex-Chelsea chairman

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Nottingham Forest captain Stuart Pearce celebrates after scoring in the 1991 FA Cup final against Tottenham
“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

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Pearce and the Forest squad had more than one team outing to watch the Gallagher brothers in action back in Oasis’ heyday

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General view inside the stadium as a section of empty seats are seen during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between SE Palmeiras and FC Porto at MetLife Stadium on June 15, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe is continuing to show his ruthless side at Manchester United
Manchester United linked with controversial signing - who has 'Instagram clause': report

By Joe Mewis Published

Manchester United's latest target has courted controversy in the past

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