Louis Massarella
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Ranked! Football's 10 worst-ever debuts
By Louis Massarella published
Joao Felix may have had a bad first day at the office – but he has nothing on this lot
11 of the hardest managers ever: you wouldn't mess with 'em...
By Louis Massarella published
Sean Dyche had a reputation for hard football and a rough demeanour at Burnley – but he doesn't make our list of the most brutish bosses ever…
RANKED! FourFourTwo's 50 most memorable Euros goals
By Gregor MacGregor, Greg Lea, Louis Massarella, FourFourTwo Staff published
Genius, chips, lobs, screamers, plenty of Zlatan and much, much more...
Greatest individual seasons: Andy Cole brings the goals to Newcastle (1993/94)
By Louis Massarella published
Greatest Seasons We kick off our series looking back at the greatest ever individual seasons in Premier League history with Andy Cole's exceptional 1993/94 campaign – as told by Louis Massarella
10 of football's maddest medicals: starring teething trouble and too much sex
By Louis Massarella published
Top 10 Louis Massarella checks out these prospective new signings' bizarre check-ups
8 stars of the future to look out for at the Olympics football tournament
By Louis Massarella published
Olympics The guys and girls with huge potential whether or not they're going for gold in three weeks…
When Holland were last rubbish – with Louis van Gaal at the controls
By Louis Massarella published
Netherlands After defeat to Czech Republic ended their Euro 2016 campaign, the Dutch have gone from tournament semi-finalists to qualification also-rans in the space of two years. But we’ve been here before…
The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Newcastle
By Louis Massarella published
Premier League Premier League | Old Trafford | Fri 26 Dec | 3pm
10 of the maddest derby moments EVER: Souey's flag, Jens' late show and furious Fergie
By Louis Massarella published
Top 10 Ah... nothing like a rivalry to stoke the passions. Ahead of two huge Premier League derbies on Sunday, we remember the most madcap moments from derbies of yore...
Why Liverpool vs Manchester United is England's biggest derby
By Louis Massarella published
FourFourTwo Many of you don't agree with Louis Massarella...
Whatever happened to caring about the No.1 shirt?
By Louis Massarella published
Never have Europe's big guns enjoyed so much competition between the sticks than this season, but is there really hunger to be first choice or is bench-warming all too easy? Louis Massarella investigates...
Top 10 friendly foul-ups: Barton the peacekeeper, kidnaps and hotdog arson
By Louis Massarella published
Top 10 After four players were sent off in the opening half an hour of Coventry's friendly with AEL Kalloni, Louis Massarella remembers more pre-season tussles that turned sour...
The FourFourTwo Preview: Bayern Munich vs Man United
By Louis Massarella published
UEFA Champions League Champions League | Allianz Arena | Wed 9 Apr | 7:45pm
The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Liverpool
By Louis Massarella published
Premier League Premier League | Old Trafford | Sun 16 Mar | 1:30pm
Kevin Keegan: Q&A
By Louis Massarella published
Q & A Former Newcastle, Man City and England manager Kevin Keegan spoke to Louis Massarella after a busy start to the transfer window ahead of the FA Cup Third Round...
George Best: Perfect XI
By Louis Massarella published
Perfect XI In one of his final interviews, the Manchester United and Northern Ireland legend picks his finest team-mates and opponents
Notts County’s former owner Alan Hardy explains miserable fall: “I got seduced by the industry and chased success”
By Louis Massarella published
Notts County Hardy opens up to FourFourTwo about the Magpies’ relegation from the Football League
The FourFourTwo Preview: England vs Italy
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group D | Manaus | Sat 14 Jun | 11pm
Chris Waddle: Perfect XI
By Louis Massarella last updated
Perfect XI Wing wizard Waddle picks a Perfect XI of team-mates.
The FourFourTwo Preview: Netherlands vs Mexico
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Round of 16 | Fortaleza | Sun 29 Jun | 5pm
The FourFourTwo Preview: Ghana vs USA
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group G | Natal | Mon 16 Jun | 11pm
Exclusive interview: Pele on his Santos years
By Louis Massarella last updated
Pelé It's been 60 years since the Brazilian made his debut for a growing club on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. By the time Pele left, he was the greatest goalscorer of all time and had transformed the Peixe into a global force
The FourFourTwo Preview: Nigeria vs Argentina
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group F | Porto Alegre | Wed 25 Jun | 5pm
David Seaman: One-on-One
By Louis Massarella last updated
The Big Interview "Of course I don't remember it, you bitch. Ha ha!"
Meet the hardest player ever… and you’ve probably never heard of him
By Louis Massarella published
Action Replay He may not be as recognisable as Chopper Harris, Billy Bremner or Vinnie Jones, but Roy McDonough was a tough nut like no other. After all, you don’t get a record 13 red cards unless you like a scrap…
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