Martin Mazur
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Ranked! The 100 best stadiums in the world
By Mark White last updated
RANKED! The best stadiums in the world from all corners of the globe: this is your ultimate match-going bucket list

Lionel Messi helped end his Argentina cup curse through tarot cards: ‘They celebrated like it was a goal’
By Ryan Dabbs, Martin Mazur published
Netflix series Sean Eternos (Be Eternal) told the story of Messi correctly guessing the tarot card he would draw next, prior to their 2021 Copa America final

FourFourTwo's Football Bucket List: 53 things every fan should do before they die
By Greg Lea published
FourFourTwo Fancy yourself as a globe-trotting superfan? Tick off the ones you've done, and read our tips to start planning your trips from Tokyo to Hackney

Fergie's kind of player: Why Di Maria will be a huge hit at Old Trafford
By Martin Mazur published
Angel Di Maria Martin Mazur - editor of Argentina's El Gráfico magazine - profiles Old Trafford's new hero...

Juan Seba Veron: One-on-One
By Martin Mazur published
The Big Interview "Maradona called us to his hotel room: 'I have a present for you...'"

How Pellegrini & Co. are showing Europe what they've been missing in the dugout
By Martin Mazur last updated
Manuel Pellegrini Martin Mazur on why South American bosses are finally making inroads in Europe...

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.20, Marcelo Gallardo
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT 50 Managers The former River hero has been leading their revival since 2014, and added the Copa Libertadores last year to his growing collection. But now the real work is about to begin, says Martin Mazur

FourFourTwo’s 100 Best Football Stadiums in the World: No.4
By Martin Mazur last updated
100 Best Stadiums It’s enormous, it’s world famous and it’s seen the best players ever have their finest hours. Martin Mazur muses on a Mexican marvel...

World Cup icons: How fishing helped Mario Kempes return home to triumph for a broken Argentina (1978)
By Martin Mazur published
World Cup 1978 Argentina's 1978 World Cup win was played out on a backdrop of military terror, but their star striker and his team-mates fought – and angled – their way to victory amid the horror

FourFourTwo’s Best 100 Football Players in the World 2016: No.2 – Lionel Messi
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT100 Martin Mazur casts an eye over the Argentine's year for club and country…

Esteban Cambiasso: Great Goals Retold (vs Serbia & Montenegro, World Cup 2006)
By Martin Mazur last updated
Great Goals Retold The former midfielder relives his mesmerising goal for the Albiceleste at Germany '06

Gianfranco Zola: One-on-One
By Martin Mazur last updated
The Big Interview "I took Asprilla fishing once. He broke my fishing rods and made a big mess in my boat."

The smoke-selling firefighter performing miracles in Argentina
By Martin Mazur published
FFT 50 Managers Multiply the savvy of Tony Pulis by the self-aware humour of Ian Holloway. You're still nowhere near the benign circus master that is Ricardo Caruso Lombardi...

Martin Palermo: Great Goals Retold
By Martin Mazur last updated
Great Goals Retold Boca Juniors' all-time top scorer talks FourFourTwo through "perhaps the most spectacular goal I ever scored” in 2009...

Meet the gun-toting, pastry-powered striker who could fire Spurs back to glory
By Martin Mazur last updated
Talentspotter Martin Mazur gives FourFourTwo the lowdown on Colombian striker Teo Gutiérrez, the River hit-man strongly linked with a move to White Hart Lane...

The story of Hungary's 10-0 rout of El Salvador in 1982
By Martin Mazur last updated
World Cup 1982 It's a score that should only happen in playgrounds, but behind El Salvador's World Cup record rout was a farcical tale of civil war, corruption, disorganisation and schoolboy defending.

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.1, Diego Simeone
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT 50 Managers “He is to Atletico Madrid what Steve Jobs was for Apple,” writes Martin Mazur. And how can you argue with that? Year after year, the Argentine achieves above expectations – and this is his overdue recognition

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.15, Edgardo Bauza
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT 50 Managers Having made history by steering Sao Paulo to the Copa Libertadores semi-finals in difficult circumstances, the highly commended 58-year-old is now a serious candidate for Argentina’s top job

Lionel Messi has never had it easy for Argentina – but quitting now is the biggest blot
By Martin Mazur last updated
Lionel Messi Will he really call it a day for the Albiceleste? Martin Mazur tracks the international career of a national icon

South America at war: Why everyone hates Brazil (including some Brazilians)
By Martin Mazur last updated
World Cup 2014 All four of Brazil's South American rivals remaining in the World Cup have their own special reasons for wanting to beat the hosts. Martin Mazur opens the veins of Latin America...

FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015: No.4
By Martin Mazur last updated
FFT 50 Managers Atletico's Argentinean maestro goes under Martin Mazur's microscope...

Sergio Aguero: Great Goals Retold
By Martin Mazur last updated
Great Goals Retold The Argentine striker talks FourFourTwo through his wonder-goal for Independiente in 2005...

The Boy's A Bit Loco: Gary Medel
By Martin Mazur last updated
The Boy's a Bit Loco Cardiff's new signing is a bit on the unpredictable side...
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