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England midfielder Owen Hargreaves in action against Sweden at the 2002 World Cup
“At 10 Downing Street, Cherie Blair said, ‘You’re the Canadian player – why do you play for England?’ I was like, ‘Sorry, what?’ It was odd and it kind of hurt” Owen Hargreaves opens up on dealing with criticism over his international allegiances

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Canadian-born midfielder has an English father and a Welsh mother

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England goalkeeper David Seaman at Euro 96
“I never faced anybody that had what I call ‘disguised power’ as much as him. I saved his free-kicks in training and felt the ball almost forcing my hands open” David Seaman on David Beckham’s hidden attributes

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Davids Beckham and Seaman shared a pitch 37 times as England players

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Argentina's Diego Simeone and England's David Beckham clash at the 1998 World Cup.
‘The abuse was disgusting. It was quite amazing how he came through that and became a better footballer. That period could have broken him, no doubt’ Teddy Sheringham on David Beckham’s redemption arc

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Beckham’s World Cup 1998 red card threatened to derail the career of the future England skipper

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Gary Lineker has an exclusive interview with FourFourTwo
I interviewed Gary Lineker last month – he didn’t want his TV career to end like this, the World Cup was supposed to be his grand finale

By Chris Flanagan Published

After three decades, the former England striker still dreamed of finishing his career with a Three Lions triumph next summer

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Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music

By Ed McCambridge Published

LONG READ From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 - FFT salutes a lost tradition

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Diego Maradona celebrates passionately after scoring for Argentina against Greece at the 1994 World Cup.
‘With Maradona around we’d have won USA 94. We lost our lighthouse, our leader - we struggled to change our mentality, to play as a team without him’ How Diego Maradona’s drug ban cost them another World Cup victory

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Diego Maradona failed a drugs test at the 1994 World Cup, marking the end of his Argentina career

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David Beckham celebrates after scoring a free-kick for England against Ecuador at the 2006 World Cup.
David Beckham at 50: all of his goals for England

By Ben Hayward Published

David Beckham scored 17 times for England in 115 caps. Here, a closer look at all of those goals netted by the former skipper...

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Ben Foster
'Fabio Capello wasn’t my type of manager. He was incredibly strict and didn’t see us as individuals. It was a blanket, 'No, you’re not doing that – like it or lump it!'' Ben Foster's verdict on his England managers

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Former Manchester United and Watford stopper Ben Foster won eight England caps and was called up by four different managers

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Katie Chapman, Women's FA Cup, Arsenal vs Chelsea
‘Things are better for mothers in football now. You take the time with people who do an ACL – why can’t you do that with a pregnant woman? It’s the same’ England great Katie Chapman on how women’s football has changed

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Arsenal and Chelsea star racked up 28 trophies during her career

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FourFourTwo issue 378
NEW ISSUE: Premier League Top 50 PLUS Goodbye Goodison, ‘Miracle of Istanbul’, Beckham at 50, Dunkerque vs PSG and Duncan Ferguson answers your questions!

By Gregg Davies Published

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