Amit Katwala
Latest articles by Amit Katwala
Manchester United’s 10 greatest European performances since 1990, ranked
By Amit Katwala published
Manchester United Manchester United's best games in the Champions League and Cup Winners' Cup
The 11 most memorable transfer swaps... and which club got the better deal
By Amit Katwala published
Lists Amit Katwala recalls the game's most outstanding switch deals: including getting rid of Fabio Cannavaro and Ian Wright worth his weight in... weights
Revealed! 16 average footballers with absolutely incredible medal collections
By Amit Katwala published
Lists World Cup winners, multiple Champions League victors and more. We're not saying this lot were bad footballers, but their epic trophy hauls probably surpass their ability...
Revealed! The 20 best free-kick takers in European football
By Amit Katwala published
Lists The data from our friends at STATS on the dead-ball specialists with the best conversion rate across Europe's top-five leagues: from the Argentine jewel to the Premier League's secret weapon
The 12 most memorable football quotes of the 1990s
By Amit Katwala published
Lists In honour of FourFourTwo magazine’s ’90s special, Amit Katwala picks out the best quotes of the decade, from Cantona cracking up to Arsene Wenger's sausages
They played for Arsenal and Tottenham – but who got the better deal?
By Amit Katwala published
They played for Arsenal and Spurs - but who got the better deal?
Year Zero: The making of David Beckham (Manchester United, 1996/1997)
By Amit Katwala published
Year Zero From a swing of the boot at Selhurst Park to becoming one of the most famous footballers in history. Amit Katwala revisits the season that Beckham took off
Club legend or below the best: why Wayne Rooney leaves Manchester United with a divided legacy
By Amit Katwala published
Wayne Rooney As Rooney bids farewell to Old Trafford and returns to Everton, Amit Katwala examines how Man United's all-time top-scorer departs still splitting opinion among the club's fans
FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: No.5, Jose Mourinho
By Amit Katwala published
FFT 50 Managers In three years, he’s won the Premier League, League Cup and a European trophy – and this is his ‘rocky spell’. Jose Mourinho finds a way to win even as he’s written off
The best we never had: England’s 10 greatest underachievers
By Amit Katwala published
Lists As Theo Walcott prepares to bid farewell to Arsenal after over a decade of unfulfilled promise, Amit Katwala looks at the English players who once starred for big teams but ultimately failed to live up to their early potential
Master vs apprentice: 7 times managers faced off against former assistants
By Amit Katwala published
Carlo Ancelotti goes head-to-head with Zinedine Zidane as Bayern Munich take on Real Madrid, the latest in a long line of managers to take on a former assistant. But who’s had the upper hand?
7 spectacular title collapses from history that give Tottenham hope
By Amit Katwala published
Chelsea Ronaldo's tears, King Kev's words and a disease causing havoc - Amit Katwala looks back at late title collapses after Chelsea's Premier League weekend wobble
Fool’s gold: 7 times footballers tricked the world on April Fools’ Day
By Amit Katwala published
Premier League Arsenal’s left-footed football, Roman Abramovich's new job and a transfer shock between Liverpool and Everton: enjoy the finest football pranks
Why Everton fans shouldn’t panic about Romelu Lukaku
By Amit Katwala published
Romelu Lukaku The Belgian rejected a new contract offer but it doesn't necessarily mean he'll leave in the summer, says Amit Katwala
11 brilliant over-33-year-olds proving age is just a number this season
By Amit Katwala published
From Xabi to Zlatan, Amit Katwala hails these ace veterans still doing the business in the continent's big leagues this season
7 caretaker bosses who defied expectations and did the business
By Amit Katwala published
Lists He did it! Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is Manchester United's new permanent manager after a terrific temporary spell in charge. Here's more from history...
12 great footballers who won absolutely nothing in their careers
By Amit Katwala last updated
Lists Sometimes life is just cruel. A combination of bad luck, circumstance and blinding loyalty meant this diamond dozen ended their careers without a single medal on their mantel
11 forgotten internationals who shone after returning from the abyss
By Amit Katwala published
Lists As Santi Cazorla is welcomed back into Spain's squad for the first time in four years, Amit Katwala looks at the men who made an impact after spells in the international wilderness
10 major World Cup injustices that VAR would have changed
By Amit Katwala published
Lists From the yellow card of God to straight red cards, Amit Katwala on how World Cup history would be different if VAR had been available in the past
Ranked! The 10 best assists in Premier League history
By Amit Katwala last updated
Premier League At FourFourTwo, we believe that sometimes the pass is as beautiful as the goal – Amit Katwala counts down the Premier League's most dazzling set-ups
FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: No.1, Antonio Conte
By Amit Katwala last updated
FFT 50 Managers He’s proved he can manage in different countries, at various levels, gain promotions, claim league titles and pull off major wins at international level. Antonio Conte is in his absolute prime
What you need to know about video technology in football - and when we might see it in the Premier League
By Amit Katwala published
Premier League Less diving, more correct decisions is the aim - but will video technology help football? Amit Katwala answers the big questions
Ranked! The 25 best World Cup players EVER
By Amit Katwala last updated
FIFA World Cup The finest players in the world sometimes don’t quite manage to produce their best on the biggest stage of all. Others seem fired up by the global attention, playing in ways they never could for their club. Here are 25 of the tournament greats...
Wait, what? 9 times clubs made bizarre managerial appointments
By Amit Katwala published
Lists Joey Barton has been announced as the new Fleetwood manager, taking charge of the League One side in June - but it isn't even close to the strangest managerial appointment in football history. Amit Katwala explains it all
The 12 best football innovations of the '90s – from fantasy football to the best ever FIFA
By Amit Katwala last updated
Lists As the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine is a ’90s special, we recall the decade's defining contributions to the beautiful game: including sweeper-keepers, a Women's World Cup and everyone's favourite anthem
Get FourFourTwo Newsletter
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.