Latest articles by Richard Edwards
Invasions, drop-outs and a bye to the final: admin mayhem in the first Africa Cup of Nations
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 remarkable rise of England U20 manager Paul Simpson: from non-league boss to World Cup winner
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
10 ridiculous football trips from hell: metro mania, kit cock-ups and a very dodgy bus
Lists Humdrum pre-season tours and run-of-the-mill away days – what could possibly go wrong? Er, quite a lot actually...
Better luck next time? A history of post-tournament England inquests
England England are back, and therefore so are the hollering headlines. Richard Edwards studies the back pages' back pages...
Iceland keeper Halldorsson: "Film-making was my main job – that's how Eurovision came along"
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…
Brian Little: New Aston Villa owners should stick with under-pressure Lambert
Aston Villa Aston Villa are up for sale and, at the end of yet another frustrating season for the Premier League side, Richard Edwards picks the brain of the last Villa manager to win a trophy...
'Football attitudes lag behind cricket's,' says ex-Liverpool doc minding Aussie Ashes stars
Liverpool Peter Brukner is currently patching up the Baggy Green cricketers doing battle against England, but before that he was rushing through Andy Carroll's Reds medical at the 11th hour...
When Prosinecki came to Pompey: remembering the south coast's surprise superstar
FFT Cult Heroes The Croatian has been named as Portsmouth's greatest Cult Hero in FourFourTwo.com's search. Richard Edwards recalls the 1998 World Cup star's unexpected spell at Fratton Park...
The election that changed football: when Joao Havelange unseated Sir Stanley
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
Top 10 raging chairmen: heard about the one who threatened to eat his players' testicles?
Top 10 Often it's the men at the top who provide more entertainment than those on the pitch, as Richard Edwards explains...
10 of the weirdest football-related robberies (featuring unhappy 'Arry's invoice and more)
Richard Edwards recalls the game's oddest instances of thievery, including that time David Beckham's car ended up in the hands of Macedonia's interior minister
10 managers who only ever had one job – and how it went
Lists The managerial merry-go-round is never far from claiming its latest victim – but often rewards the fallen gaffer again before too long. Here's 10 who failed to get back on the horse...
Andrew Surman: Talentspotter
Talentspotter Norwich City midfielder Andrew Surman shares his hopes and dreams with FourFourTwo back in June 2007, when he was a 20-year-old with Southampton.
Rated! 10 who played for both Liverpool and Southampton – and who they were best for
As the two clubs prepare to horns at St Mary, so Richard Edwards takes a look at those who represented both sides of the divide
Should Europe's minnows be allowed to swim with the sharks?
Euro 2016 They're beaten, toyed with and seemingly humiliated on a yearly basis, but the whipping boys of European Championship qualifying aren't in the mood to give up, as Richard Edwards discovers...
Jack Rodwell: Talentspotter
Talentspotter Manchester City and England under-21 starlet Jack Rodwell talks to FourFourTwo back in December 2008, while at Everton.
Why Hodgson's mind was made up on Barkley long before his 'Rooney moment'
Ross Barkley With Everton's Ross Barkley named in Roy Hodgson's squad for the World Cup in Brazil, Richard Edwards charts the rise of the scouse sensation...
Goalkeepers, controversy and stubbornness: Dutch history repeats in South America
Netherlands It's never dull with the Netherlands, and just like the last time the World Cup was in South America, there's goalkeeping intrigue and a gnomic manager...
The 10-day title wait: when Liverpool's late salvo crushed QPR dreams
Queens Park Rangers When QPR beat Leeds in their final game of 1975/76, the R's were top of the league, writes Richard Edwards. But standing in their way of the title were Euro-tied Liverpool, who wouldn't conclude their pursuit of silverware for a week-and-a-half...
Where are they now? Newcastle's 1995/96 Great Entertainers
Newcastle United Super Kev's magnificent Magpies were much loved by neutrals in the '90s. But who was among the Toon Army's Great Entertainers – and what became of them?
Forty-six years of hurt: Remembering Newcastle's European triumph of 1969
Newcastle United Richard Edwards looks back at the last time the Magpies won a trophy, recalling happier times on Tyneside...
Could an injection of Libyan cash give this young English coach a £50m transfer kitty?
Libya Rich Edwards speaks to the man for whom riches could be aplenty in Sweden...
The Great War, 100 years on: when football defied Kitchener – and angered a nation
The Great War While Britain's men were sent to the Front in their thousands in 1914, its footballers weren't quite so keen to sign up for the war effort. Unsurprisingly their unwillingness was deeply unpopular, as Richard Edwards reflects...
Before Alexis Sanchez, how the trailblazing Robledos flew Chile's flag in England
Newcastle United Arsenal's terror from Tocopilla has got Premier League fans hot under the collar this summer, but as Richard Edwards recalls, the 25-year-old has a tough job emulating the brothers who braved English football after the Second World War...
