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THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI

YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS

AN EVENING TO REMEMBER

Jules Breach, Paul Merson and Ray Parlour rocked up as FFT threw a shindig to toast three decades of football coverage

SOME MARSEILLE

A former Champions League winner now plays in a bona fide Oasis tribute band – what’s the story?

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GAMES THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

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IS IT OK TO SUPPORT MORE THAN ONE CLUB?

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THE ULTIMATE QUIZ

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JULES BREACH

The TNT Sports reporter on why the FA Cup remains magic for clubs at all levels of the pyramid

BILL WYMAN

The original Rolling Stones bassist on pretending to have toothache to go and watch Crystal Palace, and taking Ian Wright around London’s clubs...

SPORTING CHANCE

Several managers have failed to return Manchester United to their perch since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement. Ru ben Amorim overcame potential bans and a Christmas row with Jesus to r evive a listing Lisbon giant, but can lightning strike twice at Old Trafford? Th ose who know him best reveal all

Return of the target man

Chris Wood began 2024-25 in the goalscoring form of his life, hitting double figures before Christmas as Nottingham Forest gatecrashed the Premier League’s top four. He tells FFT how New Zealand toughened him up, and why he left Newcastle

WHEN BUENOS AIRES BECAME BRAZIL

Black-and-white-striped compatriots Botafogo and Atletico Mineiro descended on Argentina’s capital for the Copa Libertadores final – and FFT joined the 70,000 travelling fans to witness the madness

30 BEST M SCOTS IN THE WORLD

FFT rates the finest Wombles, jalapeno peppers and chainsaw-wielding maniacs that football has to offer

“PLANTING THAT FLAG WASN’T PLANNED, IT JUST HAPPENED. IT MADE ME A HERO”

Graeme Souness should have had his feet up in the mid-90s after undergoing heart surgery, but then Galatasaray made him an offer he simply couldn’t refuse. In his own words, he recalls controversy, fallouts, threats... but certainly no regrets

“SO TELL ME... WHO DID WIN THE RUMBELOWS CUP IN THE END? ”

Returning to the White House this month, Donald Trump will be central to next year’s World Cup. His football/soccer links go back decades, via Saint & Greavsie , a possible Rangers takeover... and reports of a six-match stint as Wolves’ youth-team goalkeeper

ESCAPE TO VICTORY

More than three years have passed since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan sparked a resurgence of the Taliban. It forced the country’s women’s team to flee, but they’ve inspired many since setting up home at Australian club Melbourne Victory. This is their remarkable story...

Mo Salah should be slowing down – but he’s getting better

At the age of 32, Liverpool’s Egyptian King has been a renewed goal threat this season – thanks to some tactical tweaks by new Anfield gaffer Arne Slot

How Erling Haaland scored 100 goals in just 105 games

Sceptics doubted the Norwegian would fit into Manchester City’s style of play and find the net regularly – in fact, he reached a century in double-quick time

How Leicester City did the impossible during 2015-16

Claudio Ranieri’s Foxes stunned England to win the Premier League, despite having near enough the lowest amount of possession in the whole division

MY PERFECT XI ROBERTO SENSINI

The ex-Argentina destroyer picks a side straight out of the Serie A hall of fame, with a heavy Albiceleste influence

AROUND THE GROUNDS

DARREN MOORE

A CUP OF CONTROVERSY

The curious new National League Cup has brought low crowds and boycotts

READING

Simeon Pickup from The Tilehurst End podcast recalls Madejski magic, hostile rappers and the EFL George Clooney

COMPULSORY VIEWING

Featuring passionate discussions and zany skits, A View from the Terrace is the best football show you’ve never seen

RISE OF THE (OTHER) LIONESSES

Women’s Championship side London City Lionesses are aiming high with leading Lyon Féminin owner, Michele Kang

“IF PARKER HADN’T LEFT CHARLTON, WE WOULD HAVE MADE THE TOP FIVE AND GOT INTO EUROPE”

The former Charlton gaffer recalls playing with Billy Bonds at West Ham, his joy and despair with the Addicks, and interviewing for the England job

“PEOPLE SAID I WAS DROPPED FOR MISSING A PENALTY BUT THAT’S NOT TRUE – BAINES LET ME TAKE IT”

The jet-heeled Belgian shares his time at Everton and beyond, from clashes with Koeman to his love for Big Rom, and crying when he left Goodison Park

“I QUESTIONED MY SEXUALITY WHEN GINOLA ARRIVED – HE’D HAVE LOOKED STUNNING IN A BIN LINER!”

The ex-Newcastle defender tells FFT about the Entertainers era and King Kev’s meltdown – plus seeing Roy Keane’s horror tackle on Haaland Snr

THE MIXER BEST OF FOOTBALL

KIT • FASHION • ART• DESIGN • TECH

FIORENTINA HOME 1997-98

FFT ’s kit connoisseur combs the Serie A archive to explain how a sponsor can ‘power up’ a shirt