Nige Tassell
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When Ossie's dream began – how Ardiles, Villa and England's first foreigners changed football forever
By Nige Tassell published
Tottenham Hotspur On this day in 1978, World Cup stars Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa were treated to a ticker-tape welcome for their Tottenham debuts. The British game’s first major influx of overseas stars turned gloom into glamour – and started a revolution
An Englishman in New York: Lloyd Sam won't be rushing back to League One
By Nige Tassell last updated
Lloyd Sam As Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard fly west to join the MLS revolution, FourFourTwo has spoken to six Blighty-born ballers who’ve already made their mark Stateside. Here, New York Red Bulls' winger Lloyd Sam explains how he eventually wound up on the East Coast of the US...
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