Cafu: I see myself in Liverpool's Flanagan

Flanagan, after a string of joking tweets from fans, has been hailed as the 'Red Cafu' since breaking into the first team at Anfield, and met the two-time World Cup winner at the end of last season.

Cafu believes the 21-year-old has the attributes required for a bright future – just like he did as a youngster with Sao Paulo.

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Joe Brewin

Joe was the Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo until 2022, having risen through the FFT academy and been on the brand since 2013 in various capacities. 


By weekend and frustrating midweek night he is a Leicester City fan, and in 2020 co-wrote the autobiography of former Foxes winger Matt Piper – subsequently listed for both the Telegraph and William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards.