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Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.

Latest articles by Sean Cole

Manchester City midfielder #08 Mateo Kovacic warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London on November 12, 2023.

Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic accused of celebrating a late equaliser for Chelsea

By Sean Cole published 13 November 23

The Manchester City midfielder spent five years at Stamford Bridge before leaving to join the champions

Stories

Chris Bart-Williams celebrating a goal for Nottingham Forest

'The highs were high and the lows were low, but it made for a beautiful journey' – Chris Bart-Williams' remarkable career, in his own words

By Sean Cole published 25 July 23

In an interview conducted just months before his passing, Chris Bart-Williams recalls getting his big break at Sheffield Wednesday, hitting heights with Forest and the team-mates and coaches that stuck in his mind

Interviews

Former England international Karen Carney

Karen Carney: 'No one had ever won the quadruple before. We made history'

By Sean Cole published 8 March 23

GREATEST GAMES With over 140 caps to her name and a shedload of trophies, former Lionesses star Karen Carney talks FourFourTwo through the greatest games in her distinguished career

GREATEST GAMES

Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta on the Manchester City training ground

The key lessons Mikel Arteta learned from his time as Pep Guardiola’s assistant

By Sean Cole published 26 December 22

Arteta spent three years working alongside Guardiola at Manchester City before becoming a manager

Martin O’Neill reveals he interviewed for the England job after Sven-Goran Eriksson left

By Sean Cole published 24 December 22

Steve McClaren was appointed ahead of the former Leicester City and Celtic manager in 2006

Martin O’Neill sets the record straight over his World Cup studio encounter with Robbie Williams

By Sean Cole published 19 December 22

The two had an awkward interaction when O’Neill was serving as a pundit at the 1998 World Cup in France

Miroslav Klose is the all-time World Cup top scorer

Ranked! All-time World Cup top scorers

By Sean Cole last updated 18 December 22

TOP SCORERS EVER Miroslav Klose is the all-time World Cup top scorer, with 16 goals spread across four tournaments for Germany

TOP SCORERS EVER

The 2014 clue that hinted at Mikel Arteta’s managerial blueprint

By Sean Cole published 8 December 22

The Arsenal manager discussed his coaching philosophy with the club’s in-house magazine while still a player

Declan Rice and Jack Grealish applaud the England fans

'I would have told them the rules': Martin O’Neill discusses managing Declan Rice and Jack Grealish for Ireland

By Sean Cole published 8 December 22

England World Cup stars Declan Rice and Jack Grealish represented Ireland at different stages, but have become England regulars since switching international allegiance

Alvaro Morata is in Spain's squad at Euro 2024.

Who is Spain’s first-choice penalty taker?

By Sean Cole published 6 December 22

Alvaro Morata missed two penalties for Spain at Euro 2020 – but who will take them this time around?