Richard Edwards
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Houghton, Hodgson and the unlikely Swedish love affair
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Malmö FF Malmo are preparing to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night, but back in the '70s a Swedish revolution was taking place via two of Croydon's brightest brains, writes Richard Edwards...
Football's weirdest contract clauses: sheep's nuts, space travel and more
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Top 10 It was revealed over the weekend that Mario Balotelli would have pocketed an extra £1m per season at Liverpool if he'd avoided being sent off for violent conduct three times in a campaign. Richard Edwards uncovers more contractual oddities
Apples, bungalows and copper mines: England in Chile '62
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World Cup 1962 England’s Chile 62 goalkeeper Alan Hodgkinson tells Richard Edwards about the Three Lions’ last World Cup in South America...
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
What’s it like to always be on loan? Seven-club star Jon Obika tells FourFourTwo
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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
CONCACAF helping the Americas take on the world
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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...
Stay up, Pompey: Why the misery could be about to worsen at Fratton Park
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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...