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Secrecy and delight: remembering George Best's first-team debut (1963)
By Ben Ashby published
Manchester United Best thought he was Manchester United’s errand boy – but ended up wearing the No.7 shirt and starting a legend. On this day 55 years ago...

Whatever happened to the maverick footballer?
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
FourFourTwo The mercurial magicians whose only real goal was entertainment have gradually become extinct, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor

13 players whose career paths were truly bizarre
By Kevin Stewart published
Portsmouth to Real Madrid? QPR to Milan? Brazil to Boro? Kevin Stewart looks at the head-scratching player careers that follow precious little logic

FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.14, George Best
By Declan Warrington published
FFT 100 Greatest Northern Ireland and Manchester United's troubled genius was a dazzling, courageous spectacle in his prime

10 of football's weirdest unveilings (ft. Becks, Brazilians and Best)
By Jon Spurling published
Jon Spurling picks out some of football's most memorable reveals, including one that had Fergie frothing with fury

11 bizarre facts about legendary footballers you've probably never heard
By Kevin Stewart published
Kevin Stewart looks at a handful of colourful characters who left behind riveting tales to tell

The 13 coolest footballers of all time (according to us)
By Greg Lea published
This dazzling lot didn’t obey convention. They drank, smoked, agitated and ignored orders, but – most of all – they entertained

The Best Footballers in the World… in 1966. Who comes top?
By Paul Simpson published
FFT100 Had FourFourTwo been around (presumably under a different name) 50 years ago, who would have been in the FFT100? FFT’s launch editor Paul Simpson wonders...
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