What's the greatest comeback in the history of football? FourFourTwo followers have their say

By Mark White
published

From second leg turnarounds to injury-time madness - we asked you for the ultimate remontada...

Comebacks
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In 2013, Dan, an avid Coventry City fan, rang up BBC Coventry & Warwickshire radio to complain about his beloved Sky Blues' drab 0-0 draw with Crewe Alexander. The caller was livid about the performance... until presenters, Stuart Linnell and Clive Eakin, asked if he'd stayed until the end.

Little did Dan know, his team had won 2-0. “I’m not having that,” he told Linnell and Eakin, perhaps a little red-faced at his faux-pas. But he wouldn't be the first fan to have left a match early that wasn't swinging his way. 

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.