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'Alisson will be crucial to Liverpool's title chances' – David James exclusive
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Former Liverpool goalkeeper David James tells FFT why the Brazilian is so important, and why it's no longer just about clean sheets
Arsenal and Barcelona star Sylvinho picks an XI of his best team-mates – but leaves out Thierry Henry
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PERFECT XI Sylvinho played for Arsenal and Barcelona with Thierry Henry – but has left him on the bench in his Perfect XI of former colleagues
Perfect XI: Newcastle United hero Nolberto Solano tells FFT his incredible Bobby Robson trumpet prank – and picks his best-ever teammates
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PERFECT XI Newcastle United cult hero Nolberto Solano trumpets the case for his greatest selection of ex-team-mates
Former Tottenham star Darren Bent picks a team of his best-ever teammates – and leaves Frank Lampard and John Terry OUT
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PERFECT XI Tottenham, Aston Villa and Sunderland striker Darren Bent picks his Perfect XI – leaving Lamps and JT on the bench for Darren Ambrose…
What REALLY happened to Ali Dia? On the trail of the Premier League's worst player
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Southampton What the hell happened to Dia, who earned infamy on this day in 1996? FourFourTwo hits the trail of football’s most unlikely cult hero
Belgium manager Robert Martinez interview: "The opportunity to manage De Bruyne and Hazard is a challenge you sacrifice anything for"
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Roberto Martinez's Belgium came third at the World Cup, sit atop the FIFA world rankings and have a golden generation the likes of which the country has never seen. But can they make it count at Euro 2020?
"That match is still iconic in Sweden" - Stefan Schwarz on knocking England out of the Euros
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Sunderland may have dashed Stefan Schwarz's dreams of going to space, but the Swede did play a crucial role on Earth at Euro 92
Jozef Venglos remembered: The trailblazer who baffled Aston Villa – and changed English football
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Aston Villa Former Aston Villa and Celtic manager Jozef Venglos has died, aged 84. He became the top flight's first foreign gaffer in 1990, introducing ideas that are common today – but were revolutionary at the time
Watch out, Wenger: 6 bitter 'manager out' campaigns that eventually succeeded
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Rafael Benítez The Arsenal chief is under significant pressure in north London, but Rich Edwards has picked out half a dozen bosses who had it worse
What to do when you’re relegated from the Premier League, according to those who’ve done it
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Premier League With just two weeks of the campaign remaining, two of Newcastle, Sunderland and Norwich will soon join Aston Villa in the Championship. Richard Edwards finds out how to deal with the disappointment of demotion...
Magnusson: If I owned West Ham 100% it would've been different
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Feature Interview With West Ham seemingly facing an uncertain few months ahead, Richard Edwards speaks to the man who was previously at the helm of the Upton Park club, Eggert Magnusson, to see where the Icelander feels he went wrong...
Woodcock on the regeneration of Germany - and what England can learn from it
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Germany Former Arsenal, Forest and England striker turned Bundesliga star and TV expert explains what Germany did - and what England might consider...
Is losing more fun? Chelsea, Manchester United and City fans tell us...
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Chelsea Rich Edwards discovers that Blues fans are enjoying their trips to Stamford Bridge again, after years of predictable and dull winning...
Remembered: When TV darlings Manchester United ruined the FA Cup
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Manchester United United's cup ties are constantly televised – tonight's quarter-final replay against West Ham is their 52nd consecutive tussle on the box – yet, as Rich Edwards explains, it wasn't too long ago that they abandoned the competition altogether...
Bosman lawyer battling FFP: We're happy with Man City, we don't want another Pompey
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FIFA Put the money up front and charge a 10% luxury levy, says suit...
Sabella in Yorkshire: How the Argentina boss came to Sheffield United (because they couldn't afford Maradona)
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Alejandro Sabella Blades team-mates tell Richard Edwards about Alex Sabella's Bramall odyssey...
Iceland keeper Halldorsson: "Film-making was my main job – that's how Eurovision came along"
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In 2012, the 32-year-old shot-stopper directed the music video for his homeland’s Eurovision Song Contest entry. He’s a bit busier this year…
From obscure unknown to undisputed hero: the Israeli who won Liverpool's last title
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Liverpool Rich Edwards catches up with the former striker whose incredible impact earned the Reds their last hurrah in the top flight...
Invasions, drop-outs and a bye to the final: admin mayhem in the first Africa Cup of Nations
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Africa Cup of Nations The tournament's 2015 edition has seen its fair share of problems, but, writes Richard Edwards, the very first in 1957 had it worse...
The election that changed football: when Joao Havelange unseated Sir Stanley
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Action Replay Joao Havelange’s unseating of Sir Stanley Rous as FIFA President in 1974 precipitated a period of politics, pound signs and power struggles
10 reasons why the Football League is the best in the world
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Football League Richard Edwards has plenty of good reasons the Football League is king...
"Clubs will wither and die. In 10 years it will be completely different" What lower-league chairmen think of new TV deal
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Football League The Premier League's bumper £5.14 billion television contract could change the landscape of British football as we know it, as Richard Edwards discovers...
England's base camp blues: a brief history of bad decisions, boredom... and wedding DVDs
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England As England jet off to Russia for their imminent Repino arrival, Richard Edwards regales the Three Lions' previous World Cup hideouts
Remembered! ClubCall: the pre-internet hub of transfers, rumours and rants
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Action Replay Ah, it's that time of year again. But before the digital age, fans needed a landline and deep pockets to hear player and manager interviews, live commentary and transfer gossip – and occasionally got a foul-mouthed bonus
The remarkable rise of England U20 manager Paul Simpson: from non-league boss to World Cup winner
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England U20 Richard Edwards delves into the unusual career path of the gaffer who led England's talented U20 team to their stunning success in South Korea this summer