Sean Cole
Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.
Latest articles by Sean Cole

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! Only one goal separated the two sides in the last final played at the old Wembley, with Gianluca Vialli's side lifting the trophy

By Ryan Dabbs Published
Jose Mourinho could infuriate his players but still be recognised as one of the best, as one of his former Chelsea players describes

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! It's 10 years since the prolific Uruguayan striker, whose time in England was filled with controversy, excitement and goals, had the season of his life

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! They're out of the cup now – but let's remember when Steve McClaren led Boro to their first major trophy 20 years ago, secured with a 2-1 win at the Millennium Stadium

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! The Swedish manager left in 2006 after taking England to the quarter-finals of three consecutive major tournaments

By Sean Cole Published
Omar Berrada plans to move on underperforming players much quicker than the previous regime

By Ryan Dabbs Published
Demba Ba talks to FourFourTwo about his most famous goal in the Premier League, and stopping Liverpool's title dreams

By Sean Cole Published
From the defender sold on for over £40m to arguably the best striker outside of the top four: the best under-the-radar winter arrivals

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! The latest tournament recently got underway in Qatar and will finish on 10 February at the Lusail Stadium

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! The tournament was first staged in 1957 and there have been 20 different finalists since then, with 15 winners

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! Africa's powerhouse nations are easy to pick out, but what about some of the minnows who've qualified in recent years?

By Sean Cole Published
After a period of frustration and self-doubt, the midfielder has made great strides with Manchester United and Scotland

By Ed McCambridge Published
The prolific Notts County striker tried his best to deny Wrexham the National League title last season with a record-breaking 42 goals

By Sean Cole Published
The former England striker looks back on a memorable childhood TV appearance alongside Rod Hull and Emu

By Sean Cole Published
Gordon has been in superb form for Newcastle this season, but could be a doubt to face Luton Town on Saturday

By Sean Cole Published
Manchester United are set to let a major player return to the side they bought him from

By Sean Cole Published
The European Court of Justice has declared that FIFA and UEFA 'unlawfully' blocked efforts to launch the controversial competition in 2021

By Sean Cole Published
Tottenham Hotspur are set to beat Manchester United to a top-class defender

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! As Nottingham Forest's decision to sack Steve Cooper shows, football can be an unforgiving place at any time of year

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! Some surprising names have reached this stage over the years - how many of them do you remember?

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! Since the award was launched back in 1954, only six footballers have ever won it, but 23 have made the top three

By Sean Cole Published
Quiz! These players have had productive years at club level and will be hoping there's still more to come
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