Latest articles by Sean Cole
Quiz! Can you name every player inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame?
Quiz! So far, 23 of the competition's all-time greats have been recognised with a spot in the Hall of Fame
10 most shocking defeats for English clubs in the Champions League
The group stage offers wriggle room for error - but these Premier League sides' records were still blemished by defeats they'd rather forget...
Quiz! Can you name the 50 overseas players with the most Premier League appearances?
Quiz! English stalwarts like Gareth Barry, James Milner and Frank Lampard are no use to you here
Premier League kits 2025/26: Everything we know about next season's shirts
All Premier League kits 2025/26, home, away and third – and what we know about each, from rumours to reports
'This tournament means a lot to me. As a footballer, the opportunity to be part of it, at 35 years old, is massive. I’m really happy' Salomon Rondon tells FourFourTwo why the Club World Cup means so much more for Pachuca
Cult Premier League star Salomon Rondon is representing Pachuca at the Club World Cup
‘For some reason my third went down as an own goal. Maybe Alex Ferguson had a word because he didn’t like people scoring hat-tricks against his team!’ - Southampton's Egil Ostenstad still feels robbed nearly 30 year
Southampton's 6-3 mauling of reigning Premier League champions Manchester United in 1996 was one of the biggest shocks in the division's early years
Quiz! Can you name the 30 most expensive signings by Football League clubs?
Quiz! It isn't just Premier League clubs who have been splashing the cash in recent years, as this quiz shows
Quiz! Can you name the 26 highest-scoring Premier League players by letter of the alphabet?
Quiz! Today's quiz is brought to you by the letters A and Z, plus all the rest in between, as we ask you to name the Premier League's top goalscorers by surname
‘I think I showed I could do it on a cold, rainy night in Stoke many times. It was very windy there and the fans were always behind us – it was a loud stadium’: Xherdan Shaqiri busts the Stoke City myth
EXCLUSIVE The Swiss playmaker spent three years debunking the saying that flair players could not perform in Stoke's exacting conditions
‘I loved scoring in front of the Kop. Liverpool fans are a big family. If you score against Everton or Man United, people love you and you’re a legend already!’: Xherdan Shaqiri looks back at his Liverpool spell
The Swiss playmaker won the Premier League and Champions League during his three years at Liverpool
‘A game like beating Barcelona 4-0 might not happen again, so it lasts forever. It’s one of the greatest comebacks in history – the fans believed in us for every second’: Liverpool cult hero recalls historic 2019 Champions League win
EXCLUSIVE Liverpool beat Barcelona against all odds in 2019 to reach the Champions League final
‘I was scared stiff – he’d kick you in the face or knee you in the back to keep the ball out of the net, but off the pitch he was the nicest guy you’d imagine’: Ex-Manchester United star picks out his best team-mates
EXCLUSIVE Though Manchester United proved too much for one individual, he went on to establish himself as an Italy international
Quiz! Can you name the 50 most expensive transfer moves by English players?
Quiz! We're looking for the most expensive English players of all time
Quiz! Can you name every British club to compete in the Europa League or UEFA Cup?
Quiz! The competition was launched in 1972 and 58 British clubs have taken part so far, including five winners
Quiz! Can you name the 50 English players with the most Champions League appearances?
Quiz! The Champions League is perhaps the greatest stage to perform on in world football and these 50 players have felt right at home
‘I joined Salford, initially on loan, from Derby U21s – I may be the only manager who’s ever gone out on loan! I loved the history and where the club came from’: Football League boss recalls bizarre managerial move in 2021
Salford City bizarrely signed a manager on loan in 2021 as they attempted to turn their League Two fortunes around
Quiz! Can you name the England line-up from Gareth Southgate's first game as manager against Malta in 2016?
Quiz! After Sam Allardyce was forced out, Southgate took charge of the national team for the first time in this World Cup qualifier
'Pardew showed me a video of Shearer’s goals. Control, bam! Control, turn, bam! I was stunned, then said, "Give me that shirt, I always take number nine"': Newcastle cult hero recalls making confident move upon signing for Magpies 13 years ago
EXCLUSIVE Newcastle saw the No.9 shirt immediately taken in 2012 by a confident player
Line-up quiz! Can you name the Manchester City line-up from the 2023 Champions League final against Inter Milan?
Quiz! Man City completed the treble and were crowned champions of Europe after beating Inter Milan in Istanbul
'People around the world know me because of my goal at Chelsea. I still can’t explain it, though. Drogba even asked me, 'Who are you? What did you eat?"' Newcastle cult hero Papiss Cisse recalls iconic strike at Stamford Bridge
EXCLUSIVE Ex-Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse scored two exceptional goals against Chelsea in 2012, but even he 'can't explain' the second strike
'People will remember us because we got to No.1 in the world rankings and achieved great things - but our biggest regret is that we didn’t win anything': Ex-Everton star Kevin Mirallas opens up on 'honour' of being part of nation's golden generation
EXCLUSIVE Belgium failed to win anything with their golden generation, but ranked at No.1 for a number of years
‘Bryan Robson took us to Florida to unwind before 2005’s Great Escape, then results changed’ to this day Robert Earnshaw admits he has no idea how West Brom avoided relegation 20 years ago having been bottom at Christmas
No team in Premier League history had ever been bottom at Christmas and stayed up until West Brom managed it
Quiz! Can you name every club to have finished top of a Champions League group?
Quiz! Clubs from Europe's biggest leagues dominate this list, alongside some relative minnows and surprise packages
‘Moyes gave me a lot of confidence at Everton. He was strict and more direct, but I liked that. We could argue one day, then the next day everything was fine’: Ex-Toffees star reveals how Scottish manager operated during first spell at Goodison Park
David Moyes is back for his second spell as manager at Everton
