Chris Flanagan
Chris joined FourFourTwo in 2015 and has reported from 20 countries, in places as varied as Jerusalem and the Arctic Circle. He's interviewed Pele, Zlatan and Santa Claus (it's a long story), as well as covering the World Cup, Euro 2020 and the Clasico. He previously spent 10 years as a newspaper journalist, and completed the 92 in 2017.
Latest articles by Chris Flanagan

Diogo Jota on Liverpool's Europa League 'downgrade'
By Chris Flanagan published
EXCLUSIVE In an interview with FourFourTwo, the Liverpool forward explains why they'll be taking Europe seriously in 2023-24

Diogo Jota reveals the secret behind his end of season Liverpool scoring spree
By Chris Flanagan published
In an interview with FourFourTwo, the Portuguese forward explains how he got his shooting boots back on - literally

"Sergio Aguero does an impression of it!" The best Premier League games ever, according to Martin Tyler
By Chris Flanagan last updated
AGUEROOOO Martin Tyler has been the voice of Sky Sports since the inception of the Premier League – so FourFourTwo asked him to share his best memories

Private jets and press conferences: Why Hristo Stoichkov at Parma was doomed to fail in the 1990s
By Chris Flanagan published
The Bulgarian arrived as a recent Ballon d'Or winner, but was unprepared for the unlikely situation he found himself in

Diogo Jota exclusive: "Liverpool can fight for the Premier League title again in 2023/24"
By Chris Flanagan published
EXCLUSIVE In an interview with FFT, the forward explains why the Reds are eager to bounce back from a disappointing campaign

The rise of Parma from Serie B to European champions - where reserve goalkeeper Marco Ballotta would drive the team bus
By Chris Flanagan published
Parma's sharp rise to prominence in the 1990s didn't stop them relying on more humble origins

Claudio Taffarel signed for Parma after a direct approach in an airport while heading home from Italia 90
By Chris Flanagan published
“The process of my transfer was unbelievable,” Taffarel later revealed to FFT

Gary Neville exclusive: “If you’d said I'd be going on tour with Jamie Carragher one day, I’d have said you were f**king mad…”
By Chris Flanagan published
The former Manchester United and Liverpool rivals tell FFT about joining forces with Roy Keane for The Overlap On Tour

Why it’s impossible to win the Champions League with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr in the same side
By Chris Flanagan published
Mauricio Pochettino and Christophe Galtier both encountered the problem at PSG, but Messi is now leaving the Ligue 1 club

‘F**king hell, I think I’m going to die!’ What it’s like to train under Mauricio Pochettino
By Chris Flanagan published
Chelsea players have been given insight into the training methods the Argentine will employ while at the club

The one rule change that saw the birth of 40-goal-a-season strikers like Dixie Dean, Guy Whittingham and Aleksandar Mitrovic
By Chris Flanagan published
With crowds dwindling due to a lack of goals in 1925, the FA introduced a revolutionary rule change that favoured attackers

Losing a testicle in a reserve game, kicking giant rats and voluntarily going to borstal: Dixie Dean, the one striker who Erling Haaland can't match
By Chris Flanagan published
Before scoring bucket loads of goals, Dean grew up in slightly less familiar circumstances than today's professionals

Why Mauricio Pochettino’s PSG press conferences were ‘the most awful thing you could imagine’
By Chris Flanagan published
Mauricio Pochettino's PSG tenure was a difficult one – now one onlooker explains why the incoming Chelsea manager's public appearances were so painful to watch in Paris

"I used to find my best form against Spurs!'" – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink recalls four games that changed his life
By Chris Flanagan published
The former Leeds and Chelsea striker recalls perfect hat-tricks, making his World Cup debut and causing Arsenal and Tottenham nightmares

'Hello, my friends from FourFourTwo!' What meeting Pele was really like
By Chris Flanagan published
Legendary Brazilian striker Pele has passed away at the age of 82. FourFourTwo's Chris Flanagan reflects on what it was like to interview one of the best footballers ever

Lionel Scaloni described Argentina's World Cup triumph as 'the best feeling ever' - and wished that Diego Maradona had still been alive to see it
By Chris Flanagan published
In arguably the most dramatic football match ever, Scaloni guided the Albiceleste to their first World Cup triumph since 1986

World Cup 2022 final: Didier Deschamps unsure on France future after Argentina loss
By Chris Flanagan published
France coach Didier Deschamps has admitted he is unsure over his future following Sunday's World Cup final loss to Argentina

The night Lionel Messi made history: what it was like to be at the greatest World Cup final ever
By Chris Flanagan published
LONGREAD FourFourTwo were at the Lusail Stadium to see a legend complete his legacy, as Argentina defeated France in a game for the ages

Croatia's manager believes Josko Gvardiol deserves World Cup young player award
By Chris Flanagan published
"I believe Josko deserves such an award - for me he's the best," Dalic said in his post-game press conference

How Croatia and Morocco inspired underdogs everywhere: FourFourTwo reports from the third place play-off
By Chris Flanagan published
Chris Flanagan was at the Khalifa International Stadium to see the Vatreni clinch the bronze medal with a 2-1 win

The World Cup that became Mbappe vs Messi: how France's star man set up a PSG showdown
By Chris Flanagan published
FFT were at the Al Bayt Stadium to see Les Bleus beat brave Morocco to book a final with Argentina on Sunday

Lionel Messi: Losing to Saudi Arabia helped us
By Chris Flanagan published
Argentina talisman Lionel Messi has seen the silver lining of losing his opening World Cup game, having now reached the competition's final
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