Premier League
Players who left on free transfers
With Trent Alexander-Arnold expected to leave Liverpool for Real Madrid this summer as his contract expires, a look at some of the high-profile players who moved on free transfers...
‘I’ve had talks with Sky at various points, but I just loved being with the BBC. Also, I’m quite loyal. I’ve had the same guy cut my hair for the last 40 years’ Gary Lineker talks exclusively to FourFourTwo about his presenting career
EXCLUSIVE BBC presenter Gary Lineker reveals that he's turned down interest from Sky during his distinguished career on television
Gary Lineker exclusive: ‘I’m prouder of my presenting career than my football career – I was born to be in the box, not on the box. I had to battle with television for a long time’
EXCLUSIVE Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker talks to FourFourTwo, as he prepares to step down after 26 years in the role
‘Pep Guardiola had issues in his personal life – was that partly why he didn’t commit earlier, and why they’ve struggled? Were the club reluctant to buy players, in case he left?’ Former Manchester City defender gives view on difficult campaign
EXCLUSIVE Former Manchester City star ponders the reasons for club's decline as well as Pep Guardiola's struggles
‘Nobody is irreplaceable at Liverpool – Kevin Keegan left but Kenny Dalglish came in, Ian Rush left and they still won the league’ Former Anfield star explains why the Reds wouldn’t be crippled by departure of key player
EXCLUSIVE Ex-Liverpool midfielder looks to history for reasons why the Reds can cope despite potential exit of star
Long Reads
The Rising Commercial Value of Female Footballers, and the Continuing Disparities
The latest instalment of FourFourTwo’s football agency column sees Harry Croft from DEFY look at the earnings gap between the women's and men's game, despite female footballers never having been more marketable
The story of the 2024/25 WSL season so far
2024/25 WSL season has thrown various storylines into the sport
'Where’s the "one of our own" that’s remotely good enough? The FA needed to be pragmatic, not patriotic.' Writing exclusively for FourFourTwo Henry Winter reminds England fans why they have good reason to be smiling
EXCLUSIVE The acclaimed football writer has covered England for decades and hopes Thomas Tuchel’s fire-and-ice brand can build on Gareth Southgate’s legacy
Nile Ranger's long journey back to football: "I’ve reflected on everything I’ve done wrong – and everyone I've hurt"
LONGREAD Nile Ranger was tipped for the very top after making his Newcastle debut aged 18, the striker tells FFT about his troubled past, long list of regrets... and what he'll do with his final chance
'I have 14 metal plates in my skull, with 28 screws holding them in place and 45 staples. The pain was unbearable, like a bomb going off in my head. And I was a lucky boy' Tottenham Hotspur's Ryan Mason on the incident that ended his career
Between The Lines Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Ryan Mason retired at the age of 26 after a horror injury on the field. Now, the youngest-ever Premier League boss tells FourFourTwo all about the incident and his career
