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Ryan Mason: “I have 14 metal plates in my skull, with 28 screws holding them in place, and 45 staples. And I was a lucky boy”
Between The Lines Ryan Mason is set to take over as interim Tottenham manager until the end of the season. He was part of the same Spurs academy generation as Harry Kane, but his life took a different turn – one which left him lucky to be alive
Nile Ranger's long journey back to football: "I’ve reflected on everything I’ve done wrong – and everyone I've hurt"
LONGREAD Nile Ranger was tipped for the very top after making his Newcastle debut aged 18, the striker tells FFT about his troubled past, long list of regrets... and what he'll do with his final chance
England vs Portugal referee Urs Meier’s Euro 2004 hell: “I woke up to find 16,000 emails in my inbox. They were all in English – death threats and insults”
Referee Urs Meier found himself the unwitting victim of tabloid hatred after disallowing Sol Campbell’s late goal for England against Portugal at Euro 2004: intimidated, abused and then bundled into hiding. This is his side of the story...
When Greece won Euro 2004: Angelos Charisteas on the “miracle” shock victory
Angelos Charisteas scored the winning goal for Greece in the Euro 2004 final against Denmark. This is the story of that unlikely success
Kevin Keegan on Newcastle's 1995/96 Premier League challenge: “I still have nightmares about how we threw the title away”
"I would love it!" Twenty-five years on from Kevin Keegan's infamous "love it" moment, King Kev explains exactly how Newcastle blew a title that should have been theirs
Joe Thompson: "Cancer felt like a snake wrapping around my neck... I was determined to win"
Between The Lines Joe Thompson’s life and career were thrown into utter chaos after he was diagnosed with cancer twice within the space of three years. Now he's part of a Rochdale squad preparing to face Tottenham on Sunday. FourFourTwo heard his story
What happened to Helmuth Duckadam? “I saved four penalties to win the European Cup... but it was my last ever game”
Between The Lines The goalkeeper's career should have taken off after his heroics denied Barcelona in 1986. But with rumours lingering of a violent intervention by Romania’s communist rulers, he soon disappeared from view
Gennaro Gattuso: "He was really breaking my balls so I lost my temper and stuck a fork in his leg"
Between The Lines He made a career from harnessing his inner rage for club and country. But, as the now-Milan manager admits, every now and then ‘the animal inside would come out’ – with dire consequences for anyone in striking distance. Team-mates included…
Ronaldo's 2002 World Cup redemption... according to him: "In that moment, I felt complete"
World Cup 2002 A seizure denied Ronaldo the 1998 World Cup winner’s medal he and many others felt he deserved. Then a string of career-threatening injuries left him facing a long and painful battle against his own body
Tony Adams' demons: "The sweats, hallucinations, terrors... the voices... this is not normal"
Between The Lines In a brutally frank account, Adams recalls his turmoil in the build-up to Euro 96, the horror of his suicidal bender after England’s exit – and how Paul Merson of all people helped him sober up
