Latest articles by Richard Edwards
Is losing more fun? Chelsea, Manchester United and City fans tell us...
Chelsea Rich Edwards discovers that Blues fans are enjoying their trips to Stamford Bridge again, after years of predictable and dull winning...
"Clubs will wither and die. In 10 years it will be completely different" What lower-league chairmen think of new TV deal
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...
A dodgy armband, Super Ted and the 11-hour tie: tittersome tales from FA Cup First Round
FA Cup Ahead of this weekend's FA Cup First Round Proper, Richard Edwards recalls the daftest moments from the famous old tournament's grand opener...
Pearson's Leicester are a '90s throwback – but he couldn't be more different to O'Neill, say Foxes legends
Leicester City Richard Edwards chats to the Foxes' defensive rocks of the mid-to-late '90s about Leicester's current side, success under Martin O'Neill and more...
'He couldn't move as quickly as he can talk now': Van Gaal's former team-mates speak
Louis van Gaal The Manchester United boss isn't afraid of making enemies in his quest for glory; heck, he's been ruffling feathers since his breakthrough days at Sparta Rotterdam, as Richard Edwards discovers...
10 reasons why the Football League is the best in the world
Football League Richard Edwards has plenty of good reasons the Football League is king...
Hitzfeld: Losing to Manchester United in 1999 taught Bayern Munich how to win again
Ottmar Hitzfeld Richard Edwards speaks to the man who ended 25 years of hurt with the Bavarian giants...
Verheijen: Van Persie would have never joined Man United knowing of Fergie's retirement
Robin van Persie Richard Edwards hears the dirt dished by the former Netherlands coach who isn't David Moyes' biggest fan...
What to do when you’re relegated from the Premier League, according to those who’ve done it
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...
Watch out, Wenger: 6 bitter 'manager out' campaigns that eventually succeeded
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
Magnusson: If I owned West Ham 100% it would've been different
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
Germany Former Arsenal, Forest and England striker turned Bundesliga star and TV expert explains what Germany did - and what England might consider...
CONCACAF helping the Americas take on the world
World Cup 2014 With teams from North and Central America performing better than expected at World Cup 2014, Richard Edwards looks into how and why the region's football teams are improving...
England's base camp blues: a brief history of bad decisions, boredom... and wedding DVDs
England As England jet off to Russia for their imminent Repino arrival, Richard Edwards regales the Three Lions' previous World Cup hideouts
Victor Moses: Talentspotter
Talentspotter Chelsea forward Victor Moses speaks to FourFourTwo back in December 2009, when he was a rising star for Crystal Palace.
Robbery, rioting and a brave Frenchman: Leeds' 1975 European Cup Final retold
Action Replay Forty years on from that infamous night at the Parc des Princes, Richard Edwards re-tells the tale of the Whites' infuriating final defeat against Bayern Munich...
Adam Johnson: Talentspotter
Talentspotter Sunderland wing wizard Adam Johnson talks to FourFourTwo about horror movies, Messi and Jessica Alba, back when he was a 20-year-old at Middlesbrough.
Stay up, Pompey: Why the misery could be about to worsen at Fratton Park
Portsmouth After 14 months in administration and an alarming slide from the Premier League to League Two in just five seasons, Portsmouth fans thought they'd seen it all...
Belgium's architect offers England structure for future
Belgio "I'd love to help the English FA," says former national coach who set the Red Devils on the road to Brazil.
The phone call that changed Liverpool: "I convinced people who weren't interested in football to buy the club"
Liverpool Joe Januszewski recalls the sales pitch that persuaded John Henry and FSG to mount a takeover that would change life forever at Anfield
What’s it like to always be on loan? Seven-club star Jon Obika tells FourFourTwo
Transfer news The former Tottenham trainee was farmed out to Yeovil (four times!), Millwall, Crystal Palace, Peterborough, Swindon, Charlton (twice) and Brighton over a five-year period
Why the scrapping of the emergency loan window is bad news for every English club
Sam Allardyce FIFA have never been keen on a piece of legislation which Rich Edwards believes suited both the Premier League's elite and the fourth-division's minnows...
Bosman lawyer battling FFP: We're happy with Man City, we don't want another Pompey
FIFA Put the money up front and charge a 10% luxury levy, says suit...
