Latest articles by Leo Moynihan
MK Dons: Has the franchise worked?
Twenty years after moving to Milton Keynes, the club slipped into League Two in 2023 amid dwindling crowds at the giant Stadium MK. With the stigma of their controversial move still hanging over them, FFT assesses their first two decades outside of London
How Vincent Kompany has Nedum Onuoha to thank for introducing him to his future wife
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany married Carla in 2011, with former team-mate Onuoha playing matchmaker
Erling Haaland exclusive: "I ran around the lounge with my top off when Aguero scored THAT goal"
Manchester City's new superstar striker Erling Haaland recalls watching Aguero's iconic winner against QPR in 2011 as a child, with his father, back home in Norway
Erling Haaland exclusive: "Guardiola didn't have to sell Manchester City to me – he's special"
EXCLUSIVE Manchester City's new weapon Erling Haaland talks to FFT following his big money move to the Premier League
Arsenal legend Paul Merson picks his greatest XI of team-mates – but snubs both Arsene Wenger and George Graham to manage them
PERFECT XI Arsenal title winner Paul Merson played with some of the greatest in the game – and his Perfect XI is an embarrassment of riches
James Milner's Perfect XI: "Gerrard was the best all-round footballer I’ve ever played with"
PERFECT XI Liverpool hero James Milner – formerly of Leeds, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Manchester City – picks a dream side of team-mates past and present. There’s no room for Mo, though
Per Mertesacker's Perfect XI: "Ballack told me I was world class. I've never felt so good!"
PERFECT XI Former Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker names a line-up of his greatest ever team-mates
The FA Cup's greatest upset: Hereford vs Newcastle, told by Ronnie Radford, John Motson and Malcolm Macdonald
MAGIC OF THE CUP In February 1972, Ronnie Radford's rocket from the mud gave the FA Cup its biggest-ever giant-killing. Leo Moynihan caught up with Supermac, John Motson and one carefree copper to get the full story
England at Euro 96: The untold story of the summer football almost came home
Shearer, Sheringham, Venables, Gascoigne, McManaman, Baddiel and more reminisce in Euro 96, the last time England enjoyed tournament success on home soil...
Ray Houghton on Italia 90: "Jack Charlton joked that we'd get to meet the Pope. Suddenly we're at the Vatican..."
World Cup 1990 "Suits? Ireland didn't have suits!" In an interview from the FourFourTwo archive, Ray Houghton recalls how Jack Charlton and the Ireland squad prepared for a World Cup quarter-final
Britain's 12 most bonkers derbies: London brawls, noisy neighbours and needle
Manchester United By now you'll have seen which derbies made our list of the 50 biggest (so they're not featured here). In Britain, you're only a street away from your nearest neighbours – but some are a lot bigger and noiser than others. Here, the maddest British derbies presented...
Full Members Cup: the anti-European Cup that nobody wanted
Chelsea English football's domestic cup competitions are often considered second rate by some, but there's a reason nobody gets misty-eyed about the Zenith Data Systems Cup.
"Zidane would have to be my holding midfielder − I’d want Gazza bombing on": Ray Parlour names his Perfect XI
Perfect XI Arsenal hero Ray Parlour names the best players he faced during a career 15-year career that saw the 'Romford Pele' win three Premier League titles and 10 England caps...
Wayne Rooney: Coping with pressure games
Manchester United Bricking it before the big match? Fear not, Wazza's been there too, so let him help out
Wayne Rooney: How I prepare for a game
Manchester United Everton striker Wayne Rooney reveals his routine before a game: visualisation, sleep and Patrice Evra's tunes
Ryan Mason: At Lorient I didn't even want to get out of bed – but loans are important
Ryan Mason Leo Moynihan speaks to Spurs' rising midfield star about temporary stints, Mauricio Pochettino and a breakthrough year in the Premier League...
Joleon Lescott: Talenspotter
Talentspotter Manchester City and England defender Joleon Lescott talks to FourFourTwo all the way back in February 2001, when he was a teenager impressing for Wolves.
The big interview: David Bentley – “I joined Spurs thinking Ramos would be another Wenger – but it was a nightmare”
The Big Interview Does he regret his U21 snub? Did he ever make Wenger laugh? And did he really kick a ball off an office block into a skip? The ex-England international revealed all in the May 2016 issue of FourFourTwo
Steve McManaman: Suarez? Balotelli? Cavani? Give it a rest – we've got Sturridge
England Leo Moynihan quizzes the former England and Real Madrid flier about his team for Saturday's opener against Italy...
Zola: England youngsters have Spanish skills now
Gianfranco Zola In less a month England face Italy in the Amazonian city of Manaus, and former Azzurri and Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola is no doubt just how much the county of his birth has in common with that he now calls home.
Scott Parker: Talentspotter
Talentspotter West Ham and England midfielder Scott Parker speaks to FourFourTwo back in October 2000, when he was at Charlton Athletic.
