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October 31
- Don't panic! Why Dortmund are keeping a cool head, despite early-season 'crisis'
- How United became the 'typical' team in Manchester – and why the derby will never be the same
- Nobody wants to see Lamela’s rabona
- Top 10 kicks in the Halloween ghoulies: Sandro's scare, the dentist's curse, Dante's freak
- 10 things you need to know about the Manchester clubs' humble beginnings
- How Angel Di Maria's wasteful play is the key to Manchester United's season
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Crystal Palace vs Sunderland
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Aston Villa vs Tottenham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man City vs Man United
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Stoke vs West Ham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Leicester vs West Brom
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Hull vs Southampton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Everton vs Swansea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Chelsea vs QPR
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Arsenal vs Burnley
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Newcastle vs Liverpool
- From red to blue: the seven shifts in Manchester power
- Big Weekend Preview: Carlo’s backtrack, Atlético’s ire and Rayo’s Mad Mondays
- Pardew may slowly be silencing his critics, but it's no more than he should be doing
- Manchester United and Michael Knighton: his side of the story
October 30
- How James Milner went from being fringe player to focal point at Manchester City
- Introducing the most sought-after suit in football (and he's wanted by Tottenham)
October 29
- Atlético Madrid erased from time in Real Madrid love-in
- Why Superman Buffon stayed at Juventus for 500 games
- Meet your new favourite German side with a boss on course to better Lulu
October 28
- Philosophical football: Gary Rowett and the rise of the lower league tacticians
- La Liga Lessons: Real Madrid's understudies shine, but it's not all bleak for Barcelona
October 27
- Barren Lions help R's climb off the bottom: how Stats Zone saw QPR 2-0 Aston Villa
- Facts: Which team has shipped three more set-piece goals than any other this season?
- Harry Redknapp: I could have won the league at Spurs – since I left they haven't finished in the top four
October 26
- Premier Analysis: Van Persie spoils Chelsea's nice weekend as City and Liverpool slip
October 25
- Van Gaal: Slow starter, surefire winner
- Meet Lyon's latest wonderkid causing an international dispute
- Real's pass-masters make El Clasico a whole new ball game, but forgotten man Xavi isn't done yet
October 24
- Maybe we shouldn’t be in the World Series, Manchester United admit
- The FourFourTwo Preview: QPR vs Aston Villa
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Chelsea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Tottenham vs Newcastle
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Burnley vs Everton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Swansea vs Leicester
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Crystal Palace
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Sunderland vs Arsenal
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Southampton vs Stoke
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Liverpool vs Hull
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Man City
- Big Weekend Preview: Will Lionel Messi pick the Clásico to make his mark?
- Replacing one with many failed Liverpool and Spurs – but history proves it can work
October 22
- Meet Spurs' popular underdog opponents who have Greece’s answer to Mourinho
- Introducing Everton's French foes with a Liverpool player looking to bring them down
- Anfield-loving Ancelotti irked by Clásico questioning, Ter Stegen getting rough deal
October 21
- Introducing the young striker bullying Belgians and interesting Europe's biggest
- How Liverpool can stop Cristiano Ronaldo
- Introducing Man City's Russian opponents you actually know nothing about
- Maloney: I play for Scotland but Malaysia will always be a special part of me
- La Liga Lessons: Sneaky Sevilla, Saint Bravo and a double dose of dismissals
October 20
- Meet the clean freak Germany international wanted by Chelsea
- Aston Villa players insist Keane never had a beard
October 19
- Premier Analysis: Monk fumes at Moses after Liverpool get lucky at calamitous QPR
- The 10-day title wait: when Liverpool's late salvo crushed QPR dreams
October 17
- Blues show 'big balls' to win without Diego: how Stats Zone saw Crystal Palace 1-2 Chelsea
- How Spurs got it so wrong while City got it very right – and it's nothing to do with money
- Manchester United keen to extend administrative error
- Top 10: Magic moments from Lionel Messi since his Barcelona debut
- No-nonsense Lennon’s definition of nonsense is surprisingly broad
- Big Weekend Preview: Will champions Atletico Madrid show some stones?
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Man United
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Stoke vs Swansea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: QPR vs Liverpool
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Southampton vs Sunderland
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Newcastle vs Leicester
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Everton vs Aston Villa
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Burnley vs West Ham
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Arsenal vs Hull
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man City vs Tottenham
October 15
- Every football fan coincidentally an expert on Balkan politics
- Ancelotti in “I quit!" pledge (sort of) and Barcelona's Andorra problem
October 14
- Fan bans, media meddling and a bloody fight for freedom: Serbia vs Albania is more than a game
- La Liga’s sack race: Who could be first for the chop?
October 13
- What Kaka and the MLS can expect from Orlando City
- Deulofeu's Barcelona rejection a harsh reminder of La Masia's slippery slope
- Watford losing patience with Jokanovic
October 12
- Four players who could replace Glen Johnson as England right-back for good
- Everything you need to know about... Ryan Gauld
October 10
- Indian Super League: The future of football?
- One team in Tallinn: when Scotland kicked off against nobody – and still didn't win
- Is Roy Keane more of a loser than a 'winner'?
- Step aside, Diego: why Paco Alcacer should lead the line for struggling Spain
- Should Europe's minnows be allowed to swim with the sharks?
October 8
- What's it like to play for San Marino? The players tell FFT there's nothing to lose
- Rio on Moyes, Redknapp and Fergie: "A lot of people had misconceptions..."
October 7
- La Liga Lessons: Messi’s cunning plan, Ronaldo’s new philosophy
October 6
- Facts: Whose second Prem assist on Saturday came almost two years after his first?
October 5
- Scouted: Manchester United's Class of 2014 rated and slated
- And Europe's model club is: Southampton
October 4
- Premier Analysis: Chelsea make light work of Arsenal while De Gea saves Man United
- Why Arsene Wenger was right not to sign Cesc Fabregas this summer
October 3
- Clyne looking forward to resenting playing for England
- The ragtag bunch of Premier League cast-offs fighting Italy's biggest battle – and two who got away for Man United
- New players, new boss, new era: why it’s time to start taking Valencia seriously again
- Meet the keeper looking for luck in the ninth tier after leaving war-torn Ukraine
- The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs QPR
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Tottenham vs Southampton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Chelsea vs Arsenal
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Everton
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Aston Villa vs Man City
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Swansea vs Newcastle
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Sunderland vs Stoke
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Liverpool vs West Brom
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Leicester vs Burnley
- The FourFourTwo Preview: Hull vs Crystal Palace
- Big Weekend Preview: Brave Rayo to take another Barça beating, Piqué tries to pee
October 2
- Muted celebrations: Why Van Persie's code of conduct sets the standard
- Beaten by Arsenal but returning to London in form – why Besiktas can hurt Spurs
- Krasnodar: Only six years old, never promoted, no fans – but a threat to Everton
- Fear and loathing in Manchester: How City and United fans are gearing up for the derby
October 1
- PSG win Qatar derby
- Meet the Portuguese teenage wing sensation looking to down Arsenal
- Barça face cross-border issues, Athletic hit rock bottom
- Split loyalties for London's Turkish community as Istanbul comes to the capital
- Introducing Liverpool's free-scoring Swiss opponents who (probably) inspired Barcelona