Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray is a freelance journalist, who regularly contributes to both the FourFourTwo magazine and website. Formerly a senior staff writer at FFT and a fluent Spanish speaker, he has interviewed major names such as Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero and Xavi. He was also named PPA New Consumer Journalist of the Year 2015.
Latest articles by Andrew Murray
What Naby Keita is already bringing to Liverpool
By Andrew Murray published
Questions were raised when the Reds paid above the RB Leipzig midfielder’s release clause last summer, but has Jurgen Klopp found the missing piece of his midfield jigsaw? FFT’s Andy Murray went to Selhurst Park to run the rule over Liverpool’s new No.8
Salomon Kalou: How to be a super sub
By Andrew Murray last updated
Hertha BSC Struggling to make an impact from the bench? Here's how you can hit the ground running
The big interview: Xavi – inside the mind of a football genius
By Andrew Murray last updated
Xavi In the Middle East and out of sight, but definitely not off the radar, Xavi tells FourFourTwo of his love for the English game, his coaching masterplan and how he nearly left Barcelona at 19 (Issue: May 2016; Photography: Shamil Tanna)
Berbatov still brings beauty and other things we learned from Fulham 2-1 West Ham
By Andrew Murray last updated
Stats Zone FFT's Andy Murray was at Craven Cottage to report his key learnings...
Diego Costa: Silence those boo boys
By Andrew Murray last updated
Psychology Chelsea’s raging bull on how to transform a venomous atmosphere into goalscoring fuel
Alvaro Morata's goalscoring masterclass
By Andrew Murray last updated
Shooting Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata on his speed of thought, scoring with both feet and playing as a lone striker
Lionel Messi: I’m not the sort of guy who shouts and screams before a match
By Andrew Murray last updated
Lionel Messi Global superstar (and some say best footballer on earth) Lionel Messi talks FourFourTwo's Andrew Murray through his daily routine and life as a Barcelona player...
The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Liverpool
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | The Hawthorns | Sun 2 Feb | 1:30pm
Nikica Jelavic: Get back among the goals
By Andrew Murray last updated
Psychology Use these psychological tips from West Ham’s Croatian striker to break your barren spell upfront
Edinson Cavani: Start your season with a bang
By Andrew Murray last updated
Edinson Cavani Get your body and mind in gear for the new campaign with some sage advice from Cavani
Aymeric Laporte: 7 rules for the modern defender
By Andrew Murray last updated
Aymeric Laporte Manchester City's ball-playing centre-back Aymeric Laporte tells you the 7 rules you must obey to be a centre-back in a passing system
World Cup icons: Smoker, drinker, thinker Socrates gets himself in shape – but suffers in Spain (1982)
By Andrew Murray last updated
World Cup 1982 The great icon of Brazilian football never went beyond a World Cup quarter-final... but that was never his priority
Diego Costa got me in a headlock... and I thought he was charming: FFT's man on interviewing Chelsea's villain
By Andrew Murray published
Diego Costa Diego Costa’s weekend antics have sparked much outrage, and a probable three-game ban. FFT’s Andrew Murray, one of the few British journalists to have interviewed the Chelsea hitman, explains what it’s like when football’s Mr Hyde puts you into a headlock. Literally...
Alvaro Negredo: Know your wing man
By Andrew Murray last updated
Manchester City The Beast reveals the telepathic understanding behind his fruitful partnership with Jesus Navas
FourFourTwo’s Best 100 Football Players in the World 2016: No.4 – Antoine Griezmann
By Andrew Murray last updated
FFT100 Andy Murray analyses the Atletico Madrid striker who top-scored at the Euros this year…
Ask A Silly Question, Cyrille Regis: "The daft thing is, my real name isn’t actually Cyrille..."
By Andrew Murray published
Ask A Silly Question The legend of West Brom and English football has died aged just 59. He was a trailblazer for black players in the '70s – but also just a ruddy great bloke...
Klopp vs Pep: Who's on top?
By Andrew Murray last updated
Bundesliga Andrew Murray on the managerial head-to-head dominating Germany...
Stats Zone Premier League Striker of the Year 2014/15
By Andrew Murray last updated
Stats Zone Awards Did his usual thing: got goals, got injured, returned slowly then ripped defenders apart. If anyone can, Kun can...
The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Southampton
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | Upton Park | Sat 22 Feb | 3pm
FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.7, Jurgen Klopp
By Andrew Murray last updated
FFT 50 Managers Still as brilliant and entertaining as ever, Liverpool’s German head honcho is expected to imprint his excellence an Anfield next season with minimal distractions and a full summer behind him
Playmaking the Xavi way
By Andrew Murray last updated
Barcelona Performance technical coach Alfred Galustian explains, frame by frame, exactly what makes Barcelona and Spain's midfield maestro Xavi the world's finest creator
What it’s like to meet Virgil van Dijk for the cover of FourFourTwo magazine
By Andrew Murray published
FourFourTwo FourFourTwo’s Andy Murray went to Liverpool’s training ground to interview the Reds’ defensive totem for our latest cover story. But what’s the Dutchman really like?
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