Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray is a freelance journalist, who regularly contributes to both the FourFourTwo magazine and website. Formerly a senior staff writer at FFT and a fluent Spanish speaker, he has interviewed major names such as Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero and Xavi. He was also named PPA New Consumer Journalist of the Year 2015.
Latest articles by Andrew Murray
England's possible line-ups against Czech Republic: FFT writers pick who they'd start in Euro 2020 Group D decider
By Andrew Murray, Conor Pope, Mark White, Ed McCambridge, Ryan Dabbs published
Euro 2020 England vs Czech Republic will decide who wins Euro 2020 Group D, but does either side actually want to? Our writers select who they would start...
Tottenham's (seemingly endless) search for a new manager – a timeline of the coaches linked
By Andrew Murray published
Tottenham have been on the hunt for a new manager since April 19. FFT looks back at the main candidates from Daniel Levy's two months of speed dating
Italy vs Wales as it happened! Follow all the Euro 2020 group stage action
By Andrew Murray last updated
Italy beat Wales 1-0 to top Group A, but Robert Page's men still finished runners-up as the Azzurri extend their unbeaten run to 30 games...
Turkey vs Wales as it happened! All the Euro 2020 group stage action as it happened
By Andrew Murray last updated
Wales beat Turkey 2-0 thanks to an inspired Gareth Bale and Dan James in a baking Baku to go within touching distance of the last 16
Tottenham Hotspur: What if Gareth Bale and Dele Alli were good, after all?
By Andrew Murray last updated
Andy Murray ponders whether Jose Mourinho’s forgotten pair are doing it their way, without their manager’s help…
Deportivo La Coruna in crisis: why the 2004 Champions League semi-finalists are at risk of relegation to Spain's fifth tier
By Andrew Murray last updated
In 2000, Deportivo became Spanish champions – now, they’re languishing in the third tier for the first time since 1981. How on Earth did things get so bad? FFT goes in search of answers
Why do footballers have to come to England to be appreciated?
By Andrew Murray published
Edinson Cavani is merely the latest in a long line of outstanding talents to fall victim of Britain's insular footballing opinions
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.1, Diego Maradona
By Andrew Murray published
FFT 100 Greatest Diego Maradona has died, aged 60. The force of his exceptional talent and willpower bent the football world to his reality to such at extent that in 2017, we ranked him the greatest to ever play the game
Joshua Kimmich interview: 'Liverpool were just stronger than us in the Champions League last year. It has hurt since 2013'
By Andrew Murray published
Joshua Kimmich's summer hasn’t exactly panned out as expected, but it’s going to end with a Champions League final. The Bayern Munich man tells FFT about ending seven years of hurt, life in lockdown – and getting handy in the garden...
Liverpool's Premier League winners: The best right-back in the world? How Trent Alexander-Arnold is reinventing the full-back
By Andrew Murray published
CHAMPIONS At just 21, Liverpool's homegrown wonderkid is part of a tactical revolution. FourFourTwo asked experts how he's doing it
Why Premier League fans are wrongly losing their minds about VAR – and 5 more things we've learned about new rule changes
By Andrew Murray published
Premier League We’re only two weeks in, but we’ve already had tiresome debate, fan opprobrium and wild conspiracy thinking. Andrew Murray wonders whether the criticism of VAR is missing the point
Jadon Sancho: Where next for England’s once-in-a-generation star?
By Andrew Murray published
Jadon Sancho Manchester United? Real Madrid? Bayern Munich? When Andrew Murray had an extended sit down with Borussia Dortmund’s young superstar, what he found was a player who knows how good life is in Germany
13 of football's most embarrassing excuses
By Andrew Murray published
Lists Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has tried to defend his strange salute during a team meal, but who's buying it? Andrew Murray looks back at football's other poor excuses for excuses
Footballers on Desert Island Discs: a classic history of bangers, books and luxury items
By Andrew Murray published
FourFourTwo The eight recordings, book and luxury item with which castaways have been permitted have been a BBC radio staple for eight decades – but what have various members of the football world chosen to take onto a desert island?
How do you follow greatness? The glorious successes – and crushing failures – of 15 men who came next
By Andrew Murray published
FourFourTwo After Zinedine Zidane resigned from Real Madrid having won three Champions Leagues in under three full seasons, his successor has almighty shoes to fill. As these examples show, it can be done - or it can go very wrong indeed
Barcelona's Generation '87: When Messi, Cesc and Pique killed the competition at La Masia
By Andrew Murray published
Barcelona In the early 2000s, three greats played in the same side at Barcelona’s La Masia academy for a season – and blew all of their rivals away
How important really is the 12th man? Players and experts reveal all...
By Andrew Murray published
Tottenham Hotspur You’ll hear the fans credited as the inspiration for almost every big win, but can a vociferous home support actually change the course of a match?
Long read: The making of Zlatan – friends and foes reveal the rise behind the legend
By Andrew Murray published
FourFourTwo To some people he’s a cult icon; to others, a perpetual self-parody. FourFourTwo speaks to those who know him best in an attempt to understand who Zlatan really is – and whether he can help the Red Devils to rule again
Where have all the English managers gone?
By Andrew Murray published
FourFourTwo Once, they were at the forefront of the world game. Now, only four Englishmen are coaching a team in their own nation’s top flight. FFT asks if there’s any way back
A warning for Mourinho? Anderton bemoans being forced to play through injury
By Andrew Murray published
FourFourTwo The former Spurs winger knows a thing or two about injuries and managers believing whether he was injured or not, as he revealed to us a couple of years ago. Sound familiar, Jose?
Gerard Pique: 'With Mourinho there was an extra edge to El Clasico. He yanks your chain'
By Andrew Murray published
The Big Interview The Barcelona and Spain defender tackles FourFourTwo readers' posers about being pushed by Louis van Gaal, being out-jumped by Kevin Davies, and stink bombs...
FourFourTwo's 10 best European Cup and Champions League goals from finals
By Andrew Murray published
UEFA Champions League Scoring on the big occasion. In style...
The truth about longevity: why it's probably not the end for Rooney
By Andrew Murray published
Wayne Rooney Can more be done to stop stars limping away from their playing careers so prematurely? As England skipper Wayne Rooney comes under the microscope after a slow start to the season, Andrew Murray explores the cutting edge sports science behind today’s evergreen pros...
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