Latest articles by Louis Massarella
Confidential Sunday League scouting
Pre-match With a ‘Typical Sunday League XI’ meme doing the rounds online recently, FFT went to watch the oppo to see if the stereotypes are real
What the hell happened to France at the 2010 World Cup? High farce and high treason in the Highveld
World Cup 2010 Runners-up in 2006, Les Bleus blew themselves apart in 2010 – as Louis Massarella recalls
Wayne Routledge: Talentspotter
Talentspotter Swansea winger Wayne Routledge talks to FourFourTwo back in September 2003, when he was making waves at Crystal Palace.
“Get it in the mixer!”
Psychology ...and five more of FourFourTwo’s favourite clichés, spouted in Sunday League every weekend. But what do they really mean?
January or June: Is it better to buy now or pay later?
Transfer news As clubs weigh up whether to snap up players this month or wait until the summer window, Louis Massarella assesses how signing or selling six months early could affect your club...
The FourFourTwo Preview: Sunderland vs Swansea
Premier League Premier League | Stadium of Light | Sun 11 May | 3pm
24 England lessons we've learned from 50 years of failure: Roy, fetch your notes
England It’s been 50 years and 24 major tournaments since England’s last success, and we’ve identified a lesson to learn from each one of them....
11 of the funniest ball boy barneys: from Mourinho to Mirallas
Video Jose Mourinho was full of praise for a ball boy in Tottenham's Champions League tie last night – and revealed it was a job he himself did as a teenager. FFT imagines he might have ended up in some scrapes like the ones below...
The FourFourTwo Preview: West Ham vs Arsenal
Premier League Premier League | Upton Park | Sun 28 Dec | 3pm
FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 8. Maniche, PORTUGAL v Holland, 2004
FFT 50 Euros Goals He may have looked like something out of The League of Gentlemen but, as Louis Massarella explains, there was nothing darkly humorous about the former Chelsea loanee's wonder strike...
The 12 best Chelsea kits of all time
Chelsea They may be the Blues, but the boys from the bridge have had a varied colour scheme down the years, discovers Louis Massarella…
Jamie Cureton: Stay sharp in your 30s
Jamie Cureton Veteran Football League poacher, Jamie Cureton, on adapting your game for your late-30s
5 simple meal prep ideas
Recovery Why reach for the washing-up liquid every night? Prime your body for football by preparing meals for the days ahead
Beat the January blues
Psychology If T.S. Eliot thought April was the cruellest month, he’d obviously never played Sunday League. But never fear: FFT is here to help you kick-start the year
FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 3. Paul Gascoigne, ENGLAND v Scotland, 1996
FFT 50 Euros Goals This might not have been a goal only Gazza could have scored, but the celebration was certainly one only he could have pulled off. Louis Massarella casts his mind back to Euro 96...
The FourFourTwo Preview: Cameroon vs Brazil
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group A | Brasilia | Mon 23 Jun | 9pm
FourFourTwo's 50 Most Memorable Euros Goals: 10. John Jensen, DENMARK v Germany, 1992
FFT 50 Euros Goals Denmark weren't even supposed to be at Euro 1992, so perhaps it was inevitable that they went on to win the whole thing. Louis Massarella recalls the goal that set them on their way in the final...
Michael Chopra: Talentspotter
Talentspotter Former Cardiff and Newcastle striker Michael Chopra talks to FourFourTwo back in 2002.
Become a lean bean machine
Stamina Whether you’re playing, training, resting or recovering, make beans and pulses a priority with elite sports nutritionist Sharmain Davis’ meal plan
14 pieces of Zinedine Zidane's most majestic skills
Zinedine Zidane The former Real Madrid and Juventus star's finest moments...
The FourFourTwo Preview: Hull vs Stoke
Premier League Premier League | KC Stadium | Sun 24 Aug | 1:30pm
The FourFourTwo Preview: Argentina vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
World Cup 2014 World Cup Group F | Rio de Janeiro | Sun 15 Jun | 11pm
Pele or Puskas? Maradona or Messi? Just who is the best No.10 of all-time?
Pelé After wearing 16 for the past four seasons, Sergio Aguero decided to slip into the No.10 shirt vacated by Edin Dzeko in the summer. Which got FourFourTwo thinking… who are the finest players to ever don the famous digits? And how does Kun compare to his former father-in-law?
