Matthew Ketchell
A former goalkeeper, Ketch joined FourFourTwo as Deputy Editor in 2022 having worked across ChronicleLive, LeedsLive, Hull Daily Mail, YorkshireLive, Teesside Gazette and the Huddersfield Examiner as a Northern Football Editor. Prior to that he was the Senior Writer at BBC Match of the Day magazine. He has interviewed the likes of Harry Kane, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gareth Southgate and attended two World Cup finals and two Champions League finals. He has been a Newcastle United season ticket holder since 2000 and has a deep knowledge on the history and culture of football shirts.
Latest articles by Matthew Ketchell
The Premier League club with 174 pubs within a one-mile radius of its stadium
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One club is in a league of its own when it comes to the volume of pubs that surround their home ground
‘I was 19 getting annoyed with Charlie Nicholas for changing into leather trousers on the team bus home – I should have been wondering where I could get a pair of leather trousers from!’ Martin Keown on standing up to Arsenal’s famous drinking culture
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Fatherly advice kept Martin Keown from off-the-field distractions that became famous at Arsenal in the 80s and 90s
‘Bryan Robson took us to Florida to unwind before 2005’s Great Escape, then results changed’ to this day Robert Earnshaw admits he has no idea how West Brom avoided relegation 20 years ago having been bottom at Christmas
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No team in Premier League history had ever been bottom at Christmas and stayed up until West Brom managed it
I interviewed Trent Alexander-Arnold last year and he may have inadvertently revealed that his future lies away from Liverpool
By Matthew Ketchell published
OPINION I asked the right back a direct question about his future in January 2024 and the response is telling 12 months on
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‘Graeme Souness used to line us up vs the English lads at training. We had a proper scrap one day’ Ally McCoist recalls the legendary England vs Scotland training games at Rangers
By Matthew Ketchell published
There were so many English players at the club in the 80s that it was possible to play the nations off against each other, with one always coming out on top
‘Mo Salah will stay’ Jamie Carragher admits he’s tried to get information out of Liverpool regarding the Egypitan’s contract situation
By Matthew Ketchell published
Liverpool legend has strong reasons to believe Mo Salah will remain at Anfield
How two brothers from the Netherlands have carved a highly lucrative niche in the football market via a simple idea you wish you'd thought of
By Matthew Ketchell published
MatchWornShirt.com is the real deal, and they can even prove it
FINALLY! Football without fuss thanks to a streaming deal that offers everything in one place for £35 a month with one special feature we LOVE!
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Say goodbye to casting and asking your mother-in-law for her SkyGo password one minute before kick-off
Harry Kane’s soccer cleats were already an underrated, lower cost, elite alternative to Nike and Adidas - but now they’re 42% off!
By Matthew Ketchell published
One of the best strikers in world soccer can be emulated thanks to his football boots receiving a mega saving this Cyber Monday
Our secret hack will net you a PS5 and EA FC 25 for just £344.98 – that's actually cheaper than ANY Black Friday football bundle deal we found!
By Matthew Ketchell published
We’re in Black Friday/Cyber Monday limbo, but somehow we’ve just found the best deal of the season
Unleash your inner Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Gary Neville with these ‘football pundit shoes’ all massively discounted for Black Friday Weekend
By Matthew Ketchell published
You can’t turn on any football coverage without seeing a white-soled pundit. You know you want a pair though…
Rodri exclusive ‘Manchester City made me better when I first arrived, I was leaving the team naked too often'
By Matthew Ketchell published
EXCLUSIVE The midfielder explains to FourFourTwo how Pep and Man City helped him become the best in the world
My wife said she’d leave me if I buy another football shirt but this deal is so good it’s a chance I’m willing to take
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FourFourTwo voted this the No.1 shirt of 2024/25 out of 60 kits
Soccer cleats on your kid's Christmas list? The best on the market have $42 off in the Black Friday sales AND they’re the same model as Messi’s!
By Matthew Ketchell published
If your child wants to wear the same cleats as the world’s best this is their chance!
'Tottenham Hotspur have had the perfect way to play against us. I've always asked myself "Why?"’ Rodri perplexed by the challenge of Spurs
By Matthew Ketchell published
EXCLUSIVE The world’s best player was exclusively talking to FourFourTwo, when the subject of Tottenham came up
Rodri reveals the reason Manchester City loves playing Liverpool and makes totally unique prediction for the future of the game: exclusive
By Matthew Ketchell published
EXCLUSIVE One of the most intelligent players in Premier League tells FourFourTwo where he sees the game going
‘I’m obsessed with wasting my life, I’m fine like this’ legendary former Inter Milan and Brazil striker Adriano gives deeply personal interview about his life after football
By Matthew Ketchell published
Adriano claims to have found peace in his hometown Vila Cruzeiro
‘Signing for Newcastle United was a big moment for me, but my time with Sunderland was probably one of the most important chapters of my life’: DeAndre Yedlin was born in the USA but made in the North East of England
By Matthew Ketchell published
The 81-cap USA international, who is back in MLS at Cincinnati having played with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, spoke exclusively to FourFourTwo
Lionel Messi in the group chat: DeAndre Yedlin explains what ‘Messi Mania’ is like from the inside at Inter Miami
By Matthew Ketchell published
The defender was captain of the MLS club when they announced Lionel Messi was joining
Deandre Yedlin has invested in football boots made of corn waste, castor beans, wood fibres, sugarcane and bamboo, he explains why to FourFourTwo
By Matthew Ketchell published
INTERVIEW Sokito boots are the first in football to be certified as fully vegan by the Vegan Society. FourFourTwo tested them and spoke to their highest-profile ambassador who also happens to be an investor
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