A look at Newcastle’s near-misses in 70-year wait for domestic silverware The Magpies have not won a domestic trophy since 1955. The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025
Guess the Premier League season from the nationality of the managers – quiz The flags signal the nationality of each club’s manager on the final day of the season in the order the teams finished. Good luck! The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2025
‘Even though Kevin Keegan was my boyhood hero, we never really saw eye-to-eye. That was an underwhelming time for me – I felt on the outside’: Newcastle cult hero reveals disappointment over how things went under King Kev Newcastle United reappointed Kevin Keegan as manager in January 2008 - but one boyhood fan didn't quite enjoy his return as much as expected FourFourTwo · Dec 23, 2024
Players who scored 100 goals for Liverpool Liverpool are one of England's biggest and most successful clubs. Here, a look at the players who scored 100 goals for the Reds... FourFourTwo · Nov 23, 2024
Sports quiz of the week: a rapid rise, a record losing run and social media beef Test your memory of the last seven days in football, boxing, tennis, rugby and more The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024
Damien Duff, Shelbourne and an ‘absolutely Hollywood’ finish In today’s Football Daily: The League of Ireland! The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
Happy 30th anniversary, FourFourTwo: The story of the ‘quite remarkable’ football magazine Three decades ago when FourFourTwo launched, no-one imagined it would lead to an all-nighter with Delia Smith, being abducted by an Israeli taxi driver and sending Bobby Robson bottles of HP Sauce through the post. We speak to every previous editor, to hear the full story of the ‘quite remarkable’… FourFourTwo · Nov 3, 2024
British players who played in Germany A look at some of the Brits who pulled on the shirts of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and more FourFourTwo · Nov 2, 2024
Rúben Amorim’s long goodbye to Sporting goes on. And on In today’s Football Daily: stressful times in Manchester and Claudio Ranieiri makes a U-turn The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024
'Newcastle’s players didn’t see Keegan’s meltdown as negative. He wore his heart on his sleeve and couldn’t hide that – we absolutely loved him for it': Former Magpie discusses infamous 1996 "I would love it" rant Newcastle were just two games away from the Premier League title when Keegan delivered his impassioned speech live on TV FourFourTwo · Oct 25, 2024
The 55 Greatest Soccer Players of All Time Lionel Messi, Pele, Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Maradona headline the greatest soccer players of all time. Sports Illustrated · Oct 18, 2024
Oh Nations League! With these one-sided games, you really are spoiling us In today’s Football Daily: George Baldock, Kevin Keegan kisses Margaret Thatcher and a smoking keeper. The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024
‘I found it difficult, disappointment was my overriding emotion’ Lee Clark explains why he was one of the only Geordies who wasn’t celebrating Kevin Keegan’s arrival as Newcastle United manager in 1992 East End lad Lee Clark grew up watching Kevin Keegan earn hero status as a player at St. James’ Park, so why wasn’t he excited to play under him? FourFourTwo · Sep 28, 2024
Broadcaster Nicki Chapman: ‘David Bowie handed me his cigarette when he came off stage. I can’t believe I didn’t keep it’ The pop promoter turned Escape to the Country presenter on her Kevin Keegan perm, putting Robbie Williams to bed and dealing with a brain tumour The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2024
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024 ‘It’s been wonderful and I’ve been very lucky’ – Garry Richardson on farewell Richardson, 68, presented the sports bulletin on Radio Four’s Today programme for the final time on Monday morning.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024 Thank you, Sven: what it was like watching Eriksson’s England win 5-1 in Munich A moment of silence in the away end will always resonate for me when England’s first overseas manager comes to mind
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024 Sven-Göran Eriksson chased trophies and the good life as a single pursuit The former England manager, who has died aged 76, was guided as much by the pleasure principle as tactical ideas
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024 Sven-Göran Eriksson obituary Swedish football coach hailed as a genius when he was appointed the England team’s first overseas manager in 2000
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024 Eddie Howe strikes new tone as threat of Newcastle boardroom battle eases Manager is ‘building relationships’ with new sporting and performance directors as pursuit of Marc Guéhi goes on
The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024 ‘Honestly, I loved it’: our writers on their favourite Premier League season With a new English top-flight campaign only days away, we look back at eight memorable ones from the modern era
FourFourTwo · Aug 10, 2024 The best English players of the 90s Ranking England's finest footballers of the final decade of the 20th century
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024 Which football squad has had most future Premier League managers? Plus: who has taken part in the most shootouts; world, continental and Olympic champions and more
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2024 From drinks with Thatcher to Pearce’s redemption: England v Spain at Euros The countries have met twice before, in 1980 and 1996, with the Three Lions getting the better of La Roja both times
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024 Gareth Southgate once freed England’s players – now he risks suffocating them With podcast chatter and scrutiny on social media adding to a clamour of complaints, Southgate is conscious of protecting his squad from the damaging environments he experienced as a player
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024 The young stars are out at Euro 2024 as football’s next era arrives With the likes of Jamal Musiala, Jude Bellingham and Lamine Yamal dominating the early stages of the tournament, the first theme of Euro 2024 is clear