Jack Beresford

Premier League FourFourTwo looks back at 10 hapless Premier League managerial reigns that were short and rarely sweet

Lists They left the Premier League on a low, but these 10 players had the last laugh by lifting Europe’s top prize – with several coming back to haunt their old clubs

It's not just Cristiano - here's a selection of Premier League stars who proved that age is just a number

Ronald Koeman has been sacked by Barcelona following a disastrous spell in charge – but were things really bad enough for him to make this list?

Lists Plenty of clubs have pushed the panic button, only to be left with a bad case of buyer's remorse...

The tag of “favourites” has weighed heavy for many a team going into the European Championship – a little too heavy, in fact...

Like Chris Wilder's Blades, it's not uncommon for teams who punched above their weight in their first Premier League season to hit the canvas a year later

Europe’s other cup competition has provided the antidote to many a disastrous season down the years as these 12 UEFA Cup/Europa League winners aptly demonstrate.

Zinedine Zidane will be a tough act to follow as Real Madrid manager – but any successor would have to go some way to stink out the Bernabeu as badly as this quintet...

Featuring sex, booze, and the world’s most inappropriate Secret Santa, these are 10 of the most infamous Christmas parties in Premier League history...

Lists What could have been? This lot failed to impress in England but went on to have fine careers

Unpopular Opinion The Swede has scored plenty of goals for big clubs in uncompetitive leagues, but never managed to make the difference on the biggest stages

Premier League What Premier League managers do in life echoes through football eternity. And what could have been for these... 

Premier League They came with big reputations, but left after little impact. Some players simply rocked up in the Premier League too late in the day

Lists It can be a dangerously deceptive time of year…

Unpopular Opinion We remember the 2011/12 campaign for Agueroooooooo's famous goal, but that moment was only possible because the Red Devils threw it all away...

UEFA Champions League Success can be fleeting in football, where it doesn’t take much for a player to go from Champions League hero to Premier League zero – as Jack Beresford explains

Lists Players are too wise to expose themselves to the pitfalls of boozy festive fun these days, but they were a highlight of the year once upon a time – much to their detriment... 

Premier League The table never lies, but it doesn’t always tell the whole story...

Premier League England’s top flight has featured many a memorable star from the continent – but these aren't among them...

Premier League Whenever a young footballer bursts onto the scene, we expect them to maintain their upward trajectory. But as the following examples prove, that isn't always how things turn out...

Premier League From Michu’s memorable introduction against a hapless QPR to the glorious sight of a full-bodied Micky Quinn decimating Arsenal at Highbury, these solo displays got top billing...

FIFA World Cup The World Cup represents the ultimate shop window for any star with ambitions of playing in England's top flight. Some go on to be legends, others… not so much

Lists Football is littered with less well-off brothers, whether it’s Joel Cantona or Kaka’s awkward sibling, Digao. Jack Beresford looks at 12 players stuck forever playing second fiddle 

Premier League These dazzling, overly-flattering compilations made us believe that new stars were arriving to light up the Premier League. Jack Beresford explains how it didn't quite work out that way