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December 30
- Vincent Tan buys Bosnian volcanic lair
December 29
- Oscar steps up when it counts and other things we learned from Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
December 27
- FFT's whistle-stop preview of the weekend's Premier League action
- Hughes frustrated by application of the game's laws
December 24
- Ozil fails to deliver again and other things we learned from Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea
December 23
- Bet Butler betting logic, Dec 26
- 'Luis Suarez is currently the world's best player'
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man City vs Liverpool
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Arsenal
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Tottenham vs West Brom
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Norwich vs Fulham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Newcastle vs Stoke
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Everton vs Sunderland
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Chelsea vs Swansea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Cardiff vs Southampton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Hull vs Man United
- Weekend facts: Liverpool's short road to glory and much more
- Lift on fan ban fails to bring barren Milan derby to life
- Who needs Bayern anyway? 10 things to take into the Bundesliga winter break
December 22
- Debrief: Sherwood's gambles pay dividends, and more stuff we learned this weekend
- Anderton: AVB betrayed Tottenham's attacking style - new man must bring it back
December 21
- Saturday analysis: Suarez scintillating but Henderson an emerging hero
- "Yaya, meet Kolo. Kolo, Yaya." Brothers prepare to battle as Man City meet Liverpool
December 20
- There's nothing quite like the thrill of the chase for Milan enforcer De Jong
- 10 questions for another wild weekend in La Liga: Whose goals will put them top?
- How Pardew has made champs of Newcastle's leaky chumps
December 19
- Bet Butler betting logic, Dec 20
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Arsenal vs Chelsea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Swansea vs Everton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Southampton vs Tottenham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Hull
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Sunderland vs Norwich
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Stoke vs Aston Villa
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs West Ham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Fulham vs Man City
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Crystal Palace vs Newcastle
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Liverpool vs Cardiff
- KTC: Call him what you want, just don't call him a left-back
December 18
- Déjà Flu sends Brazilian club football into chaos
- Zenit aim to rekindle spirit of 2008 as Dortmund lie in wait
December 17
- How Llorente and Tevez evoke fond memories of classic Juventus pairing
- New Tottenham manager will be one of those people you got in the 90s
- Clarke regrets thoughtful gift to West Brom chairman Peace
- Another day, another dismissal: Valencia eye Pizzi and Villas-Boas as next victims
- Back of the Net's Tottenham shortlist: Who's getting hired?
December 16
- 10 La Liga Lessons: Never lose faith in Atlético, but feel sorry for Sergio Ramos
- Tevez treble hauls Old Lady back to her feet after Champions League exit
- Problems mount for Villas-Boas but Spurs have few other options
December 15
- Weekend stats: Well-I-nevers from the Premier League
- Debrief: The Premier League weekend reviewed, Dec 15
- Chamakh can save Palace, and other things we learned at Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace
December 14
- Saturday analysis: Nasri shows up Ozil, Essien shows he's still got it
December 13
- Barcelona sign £15m deal for putting sponsor’s logo inside souls
- Why Giuseppe Rossi is currently Serie A's deadliest striker
- Jose sacked! Martinez top! Wenger trophyless! What would happen if other bosses took the Man United job?
- 10 big questions in La Liga: Can Incredible Atléti still smash?
- Newcastle fans' nipples still erect from Old Trafford win
December 12
- City of Hull to change name to Tigeropolis
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Tottenham vs Liverpool
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Norwich vs Swansea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Aston Villa vs Man United
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Hull vs Stoke
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Sunderland
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Newcastle vs Southampton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Everton vs Fulham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Cardiff vs West Brom
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man City vs Arsenal
December 11
- Man City trip the biggest test of Arsenal's title credentials
- Stand-in playmaker Pandev can still make Arsenal's life difficult
December 10
- Klopp faces biggest test yet as injury-hit Dortmund chase Europe salvation in Marseille
- FourFourTwo's Top 100 Players in the World 2013: Infographic
- How Shakhtar 2.0 are trying to make history against United
- Analysing the superhuman resilience of Arsene Wenger
December 9
- Brazil's football violence won't stop the World Cup, the World Cup won't stop the violence
- Lone wolf Destro returns to Roma pack for Juve hunt
- Arsenal regret underestimating Gerard Depardieu
- The weekend's alternative Copa del Rey awards
December 8
- Weekend stats: Suarez as dangerous an attacking threat as Man Utd's whole team?
- Five things we learned from Arsenal 1-1 Everton: Martinez's men ruled the Gunners' roost
- Debrief: Theatre of screams, Barkley to Brazil... and can everyone just relax?
December 6
- Four reasons to watch this weekend’s Copa del Rey games
- Forgotten man Gillespie "can't understand" Class of '92 snub
- Why Toni Kroos warrants all the praise for club and country
- Manchester United chief Woodward calls for A-side
- How Martinez is moulding Everton in ways Moyes never could
- Gallery: Mandela and football
- Missing for 30 years: What happened to the Jules Rimet trophy?
- Will the 'curse' of the Costa do Sauípe resort haunt the 2014 World Cup draw?
December 5
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Swansea vs Hull
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Arsenal vs Everton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Fulham vs Aston Villa
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Sunderland vs Tottenham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Norwich
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Stoke vs Chelsea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Southampton vs Man City
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Liverpool vs West Ham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Crystal Palace vs Cardiff
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Newcastle
- What we learned from Arsenal 2-0 Hull: There's still plenty of life in Wenger's fringe
- What we learned from Fulham 1-2 Spurs: Vlad Chiriches is Tottenham's top transfer
December 4
- World Cup ball will be ball-shaped, FIFA confirm
- Welcome (back) to Hell: Lille return for Marseille's Thauvin
- Gundogan: The mobile midfielder who has become Dortmund's heartbeat
- Cazorla: My biggest problem adjusting to life in England
- Basement Betis sack manager Mel in cruel and cowardly act
- In the mag: Özil, FFT's Top 100 Players in the World, football's Stateside rock stars, tifos...
December 3
- From bad dog to top dog: the rise of Diego Costa
- Soldado: Tottenham shouldn't just be aiming for fourth
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Fulham vs Tottenham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Man City
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Swansea vs Newcastle
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Sunderland vs Chelsea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Stoke vs Cardiff
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Southampton vs Aston Villa
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Everton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Liverpool vs Norwich
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Arsenal vs Hull
- Has the man on the street in Rio de Janeiro heard of Leighton Baines?
- The beast within: could any Premier League boss tame Mario Mandzukic?
December 2
- Jol sacked three weeks ago
- Galliani's reign coming to an end as Berlusconi Jr. steps up
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Crystal Palace vs West Ham
- Why Bale will justify his £86m price tag at Real Madrid
- 10 La Liga Lessons: Bale will never have it easier
- Bid farewell to 2013: The year Ribery finally came of age
December 1
- Facts: Rooney leads the way but Suarez and Aguero fluff their lines
- Debrief: The Premier League weekend reviewed, Dec 1
- 4-4-2 still works and four other things we learned at Chelsea