Nick Moore
Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.
Latest articles by Nick Moore
![The Manchester City players line up during the penalty shoot-out during the Nationwide Division Two Play-Off Final match against Gillingham played at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The match finished in a 2-2 draw after extra-time andin the penalty shoot-out Manchester City won 3-1 and were promoted to Division One. \ Mandatory Credit: Alex Livesey /Allsport](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yUYM8RBJvtZhbLRuBviSqW-320-80.jpg)
When Manchester City were rubbish: How the 1998/99 season changed a football club’s destiny
By Nick Moore published
Manchester City may now be a slick footballing juggernaut, but three decades ago they were slumming it in the third tier - and could have sunk even lower
![Where is the Euro 2024 final? The trophy for the UEFA Euro 2024 European Football Championship is displayed at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany on April 24, 2024. The UEFA EURO 2024 European Football Championship will take place from June 14 to July 14 in ten stadiums around Germany including Berlin's Olympic Stadium. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZDcXKcHJXmd9ZfM7GzcX2Q-320-80.jpg)
24 reasons to get excited about Euro 2024 - and why the tournament will be COSMIC
By Nick Moore published
Euro 2024 is just around the corner, and there's plenty to get excited about as Germany prepares to host the tournament
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Ranked! The 15 best retro England football shirts of all time
By Nick Moore last updated
England Rating the best retro England football shirts and finest threads the Three Lions have worn across the ages
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Ranked! The 20 worst Premier League shirts EVER
By Nick Moore, FourFourTwo Staff published
Nottingham Forest Some new kits are dividing opinions - but they pale in comparison to Luis Suarez as a jester, the bird poo monstrosity and the one that made players invisible to their team-mates
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England legend names five Lionesses who will take the Women's Super League by storm this season
By Nick Moore published
WSL England Women stormed Euro 2022 this summer en route to winning the tournament – but the Lionesses will now be going head-to-head each week in the WSL
![Liverpool's French striker Djibril Cisse celebrates with the trophy as the Liverpool team rides on an open top bus through a mass of fans as they arrive at St. George's Hall during the Liverpool Champions League Victory Parade on May 26, 2005 in Liverpool, England. Over 250,000 cheering fans have lined the roads to celebrate after Liverpool defeated AC Milan in a penalty shoot out 3:2 to win the UEFA Champions League Final.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R2FehqpW9Cfiffpr9hj7Vh-320-80.jpg)
Liverpool hero Djibril Cisse: "I actually found Istanbul a lot of fun, rather than feeling the pressure!"
By Nick Moore published
Liverpool peroxide prince Djibril Cisse discusses the games that changed his life, including the 2005 Champions League final
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The 16 most hilarious football club names from around the world
By Nick Moore published
Do you know your Deportivo Moron from your Insurance Management Bears? Let Nick Moore be your guide…
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Eric Cantona's Perfect XI: who broke the King's heart?
By Nick Moore published
Perfect XI The ex-Manchester United king picks his ideal line-up for FourFourTwo...
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Year Zero: The making of Eric Cantona (Leeds/Manchester United, 1992/93)
By Nick Moore last updated
Year Zero Hounded out of France as a troublemaker, distrusted by his manager at Leeds, the 26-year-old Cantona signed for Manchester United for £1.2m – and became a legend
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Graham Taylor: Perfect XI
By Nick Moore published
Perfect XI The former England, Aston Villa and Watford chief picks his star line-up in March 2006…
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New Women’s Super League TV deal ‘will change lives’, says Chelcee Grimes
By Nick Moore published
Increased £8m-per-season agreement could play a key part in the continued rise of female football
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Rod Stewart: Sing When You're Winning
By Nick Moore last updated
Sing When You're Winning "When I was a tax exile I flew to Ireland just to watch England-Scotland. We lost 5-1..."
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Whatever happened to goalmouth scrambles? FourFourTwo investigates a lost phenomenon
By Nick Moore last updated
Long Read Better pitches? Cowardly players? Who's to blame for the disappearance of penalty-box pile-ups? Nick Moore tried to find out...
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Asmir Begovic: How to make it pro
By Nick Moore last updated
Chelsea Stand out from the crowd - among the pros with advice from Chelsea's Bosnian goalkeeper
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Marcus Hahnemann: Ask A Silly Question
By Nick Moore last updated
Ask A Silly Question The Reading shot-stopper answers our potty posers in December 2007...
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Michael Kightly: Start the game full of confidence
By Nick Moore last updated
Psychology Show your opponent who's boss from the first whistle, thanks to tips from Burnley's hard working wideman
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Christian O'Connell: Sing When You're Winning
By Nick Moore last updated
Sing When You're Winning "?I want to see footballers sparking out photographers, falling out of nightclubs and shagging Page Three girls...”
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Jermaine Jenas: How to deal with expectation
By Nick Moore published
Psychology You need swagger and humility in equal measure to make it pro, says former England international Jermaine Jenas
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Marcus Hahnemann: My Secret Vice
By Nick Moore last updated
My Secret Vice Former Reading shot-stopper reveals his petrol-head pursuits to FourFourTwo in January 2006...
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How many of the footballers from Escape to Victory can you really remember?
By Nick Moore published
Funny Still bored in between Christmas and new year? The 1981 classic starred a peculiar pick of footballers from around the world who bickered, partied and, erm... arm-wrestled their way through filming