GAMES THAT CHANGED MY LIFE RAFAEL VAN DER VAART

WELCOME

It’s almost like football has never been away. But regardless,

LOUIS VAN GAAL

Louis van Gaal lifted 14 major trophies in four of

MEANWHILE IN…

It hasn’t exactly been a great few months for fans

50 SHADES OF KLOPP

Let’s be honest: most of us would love Jurgen Klopp

BEST&WORST WEST BROM

BEST: Ben Foster, Steven Reid, Jonny Evans, Gareth McAuley, Kieran

THE FOOTBALL GRID

QUOTE OF THE MONTH “I thought, ‘I don’t want the

REQUIRED READING

Although France have never been lacking in stellar talent, coaches

THE ULTIMATE QUIZ

01 Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes plays his international football

ALBERT ‘FERRET’ FERRER

[Wild sounds of church bells ringing and loud birdsong] Hi,

MICHAEL VAUGHAN

HIGH RISK FIXTURE A Spanish man was fined by police

GHANA’S LONG, LONG WAIT

If you think British football has been disrupted in recent

DIEGO FORLAN

I thought about being one a lot when I was

THE VIEW FROM THE STANDS

I’ve thought of a more exciting way to settle relegation

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE RETURNING TO THAT F**KING PERCH

Liverpool had won the Premier League seven days earlier, but

BLUES BROTHERS

Doubt Timo Werner at your peril. Few players in German

OUT GOES SILVA IN COMES GOLD

For one brief moment as he speaks to FourFourTwo, Phil

SOMEONE SAID WYCOMBE WERE LIKE AN ELEPHANT IN A TREE. THAT WAS MUSIC TO MY EARS

FourFourTwo has an apology to make, and thankfully, Gareth Ainsworth

MARCHING BACK TOGETHER

Leeds United fans stood disconsolately the rain at the compact

HOW CORONAVIRUS WILL CHANGE FOOTBALL

Football League clubs were plunged into crisis amid the madness

OH, TEDDY TEDDY WENT TO MAN UNITED AND HE WON THE LOT

Teddy Sheringham is sunning himself on the sandy beaches of

FOOTBALL WAS BURYING ME ALIVE. I FELT ISOLATED AND DEPRESSED, SO I TOOK TABLETS FROM THE PHYSIO ROOM I TRIED TO END MY LIFE

Championship Manager will remain with me for the rest of

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FANZINES

FAVOURITE COVER We’d already gone to print when Jose Mourinho

MY PERFECT XI MANICHE

“We didn’t exactly start off great! At Benfica, he made

“ELTON JOHN SANG AT MY WEDDING BUT DIDN’T LURE ME TO WATFORD. HE KNEW I LOVED CHELSEA!”

You won the title with Kaiserslautern in 1998. Was that

“TOURE’S TACKLE ON WENGER WAS SO FUNNY. ARSENE ASKED FOR MORE AGGRESSION, BUT NOT AGAINST HIM”

You spent seven years with Arsenal, from 2000-07, winning two

STEVE BULL: “I COULD HAVE LEFT WOLVES FOR TORINO, BUT KNEW I WANTED TO STAY HERE WITH ENGLISH BEER”

You didn’t play professional football until West Brom recruited you,

DAVID JAMES “I TRIED TO GET AWAY FROM GARY NEVILLE AT EURO 2004 - I SAID, ‘HE’S DOING MY EFFING HEAD IN!’”

You grew up supporting Luton but started your career at

WELCOME

It’s back! So soon, sure - but who’s grumbling? The

PREMIER LEAGUE 2020-21

Wait: haven’t they only just finished? The confetti has barely

CHAMPIONSHIP

With a pandemic exacerbating overstretched finances, few Championship promotion races

LEAGUE ONE /2020-21

Controversy and uncertainty have blighted League One this summer. Though

LEAGUE TWO /2020-21

Previewing a season like no other, we have to begin

WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE /2020-21

England’s most successful club were still in reach of the

LA LIGA

Whisper it, but Real Madrid are the new Atletico. In

BUNDESLIGA

Arminia Bielefeld are back in the big time after an

SERIE A

With Milan, Inter, Napoli, Roma and Juventus all having hired

LIGUE 1

Not even a global pandemic has managed to shift the

YOUR PREDICTIONS

We picked the Championship’s top two right last year, and