Louis Massarella
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The FourFourTwo Preview: Liverpool vs Sunderland
By Louis Massarella last updated
Premier League Premier League | Anfield | Wed 26 Mar | 8pm
FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 1. Marco van Basten, HOLLAND v Soviet Union, 1988
By Louis Massarella last updated
FFT 50 Euros Goals Louis Massarella describes the best and most memorable strike in the 56-year history of the European Championship...
Howay the entertainers: Reliving Newcastle's 1995/96 title challenge, by the players
By Louis Massarella, Richard Edwards, Chris Flanagan, Carl Worswick last updated
Newcastle United It’s 20 years since one of the Premier League’s most exciting teams faltered after leading by 12 points. The Magpies' main men from that era talk you through the key games of a thrilling season. You’ll LOVE it...
The FourFourTwo Preview: Brazil vs Chile
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Round of 16 | Belo Horizonte | Sat 28 Jun | 5pm
Football's greatest-ever title finish? Arsenal's 1989 triumph over Liverpool, told by the players
By Louis Massarella published
Action Replay Before Aguero there was this: George Graham’s rebuilt Arsenal against Liverpool in the final 90 minutes of the entire season. But as a TV audience of millions watched on, no one would have predicted its dramatic conclusion
The FourFourTwo Preview: Japan vs Greece
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group C | Natal | Thu 19 Jun | 11pm
Sunday League Survival Guide
By Louis Massarella published
Injuries Get through 90 minutes of potholed pitches and brutish centre-backs with our guide to no-holds-barred football
The FourFourTwo Preview: Germany vs Argentina
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Final | Rio de Janeiro | Sun 13 Jul | 8pm
The FourFourTwo Preview: Croatia vs Mexico
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group A | Recife | Mon 23 Jun | 9pm
How to become a professional footballer
By Louis Massarella last updated
Stamina So, you wanna become a professional footballer? Well you’ve come to the right place because we've got everything you need to know about turning pro
The FourFourTwo Preview: Swansea vs Leicester
By Louis Massarella last updated
Premier League Premier League | Liberty Stadium | Sat 25 Oct | 5:30pm
Whose loan is it anyway? How fans and players feel about borrowing versus buying
By Louis Massarella last updated
Patrick Bamford With the loan window now shut, Louis Massarella finds out how short-term deals are really considered by those that matter...
FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 2. Antonin Panenka, CZECHOSLOVAKIA v West Germany, 1976
By Louis Massarella last updated
FFT 50 Euros Goals You have to have done something pretty special to have a move named after you. Louis Massarella recalls the Czech's audacious effort from 12 yards...
Cloughie, King Otto and Roy's 'greatest achievement': the 10 most shocking title winners
By Louis Massarella last updated
Top 10 It’s May and all seems to be going pretty much as expected in Europe’s title races, but it wasn’t always thus. Louis Massarella assesses the teams who had no right to become league champions – but eventually did...
FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 6. Angelos Charisteas, GREECE v Portugal, 2004
By Louis Massarella last updated
FFT 50 Euros Goals Cross, header, goal: As Louis Massarella explains, the effort that capped the greatest upset in Euros history (sorry Denmark) shouldn’t have come as a surprise at all...
Korea and Japan 2002: the tournament defined by pernickety politics, reffing raps and brilliant Brazilians
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2002 The first co-hosted World Cup, not least making its debut in Asia, provided an unforgettable blend of political aggro, on-pitch scandal and shocks aplenty. Louis Massarella explains
Bring on the wall!
By Louis Massarella last updated
Control Coming to a training ground near you: the hi-tech future of shooting practice and passing drills
The FourFourTwo Preview: Nigeria vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group F | Cuiaba | Sat 21 Jun | 11pm
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
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