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
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.4, Johan Cruyff
By Andrew Murray last updated
FFT 100 Greatest As influential with his ideas as he was with his feet, the impact of Cruyff’s genius echoes through the game today
Lamela: I want to continue Ardiles and Villa legacy
By Andrew Murray last updated
Erik Lamela Tottenham Hotspur's Argentine summer signing Erik Lamela is aiming to follow in the footsteps of compatriots Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa by helping take silverware to White Hart Lane.
Wilfried Zaha: Race away from trouble
By Andrew Murray last updated
Dribbling Avoid the swipes of a hack-happy full-back with these handy tips from the Crystal Palace and England trickster
Nikica Jelavic: Get back among the goals
By Andrew Murray last updated
Psychology Use these psychological tips from West Ham’s Croatian striker to break your barren spell upfront
Showstopping skills: Hocus Pocus
By Andrew Murray last updated
Control Cast a spell over your opponent with this mesmerising trick from professional freestyler Daniel Cutting
Berbatov still brings beauty and other things we learned from Fulham 2-1 West Ham
By Andrew Murray last updated
Stats Zone FFT's Andy Murray was at Craven Cottage to report his key learnings...
Diego Costa: Silence those boo boys
By Andrew Murray last updated
Psychology Chelsea’s raging bull on how to transform a venomous atmosphere into goalscoring fuel
Mario Balotelli is not the root of football evil – he's just himself
By Andrew Murray last updated
Mario Balotelli So, Balo has returned to the San Siro from whence he came, but is he really just a victim of circumstance? Andrew Murray investigates...
The 9 best teams that DIDN'T win a thing
By Andrew Murray published
Lists Winning 97 points and still not lifting the title? Liverpool fans, that’s small fry compared to these nine teams who went full Icarus in the face of impending triumph
The FourFourTwo Preview: West Brom vs Everton
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | The Hawthorns | Mon 20 Jan | 8pm
Gael Clichy: Perform week-in-week-out
By Andrew Murray last updated
Manchester City The Manchester City and France full-back on creating consistency in your game
Sebastien Bassong: How to defend against a target man
By Andrew Murray last updated
Sébastien Bassong Nullify the threat of a target man with tips from Norwich City's Cameroon international, Sebastien Bassong
How to counter-attack at speed
By Andrew Murray last updated
test Former Scotland boss, Craig Brown, explains how to counter-attack to devastating effect
Diego Costa got me in a headlock... and I thought he was charming: FFT's man on interviewing Chelsea's villain
By Andrew Murray published
Diego Costa Diego Costa’s weekend antics have sparked much outrage, and a probable three-game ban. FFT’s Andrew Murray, one of the few British journalists to have interviewed the Chelsea hitman, explains what it’s like when football’s Mr Hyde puts you into a headlock. Literally...
I met the real Luis Suarez... and he was a thoroughly nice chap
By Andrew Murray last updated
Luis Suarez FFT's Andrew Murray tells the story of his afternoon with Liverpool's Luis Suarez...
The FourFourTwo Preview: Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea
By Andrew Murray last updated
UEFA Champions League Champions League | Vicente Calderon | Tue 22 Apr | 7:45pm
The long read: Guardiola's 16-point blueprint for dominance - his methods, management and tactics
By Andrew Murray last updated
Pep Guardiola With Guardiola settling in the Man City hot-seat, FFT's award-winning Andy Murray investigates precisely what fans can expect from the notorious perfectionist...
Sergio Aguero: Shake off your marker
By Andrew Murray last updated
Manchester City When it comes to finding space in the opposition box, Manchester City’s Argentine genius is the best in the business. But how does he do it? FourFourTwo asks the man himself...
Showstopping skills: The Sombrero Flick
By Andrew Murray last updated
Control Perfect the Neymar Sombrero flick with this video tutorial from professional football freestyler Daniel Cutting
Zinedine Zidane the Manager: How Zizou positioned himself to lead Real Madrid
By Andrew Murray last updated
Zinedine Zidane The Frenchman was his generation’s greatest player – now he wants to be its greatest coach.
The FourFourTwo Preview: Southampton vs Everton
By Andrew Murray last updated
Premier League Premier League | St Mary's | Sat 26 Apr | 12:45pm
Lamela: I don't want comparison with Bale
By Andrew Murray last updated
Erik Lamela Tottenham Hotspur's £30 million summer signing Erik Lamela does not want to be compared to departed hero Gareth Bale.
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