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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
Liverpool legend recalls the day he killed a man – and why
Between The Lines Bruce Grobbelaar won the lot with Liverpool, but only after fighting in the Rhodesian Bush War as a teenager. He shares his remarkable story – and how the harrowing experience helped him to stand up to King Kenny
"My name is Hardlife": How losing my hand didn't stop me being a professional footballer
Between The Lines He may have tackled Sadio Mané, Riyad Mahrez and Mo Salah, but Zimbabwe defender Hardlife Zvirekwi’s biggest challenge has come off the pitch. Despite losing his left hand in a car crash, it hasn’t ended his career
Jimmy Glass after football: "No matter how bad things got, I never wished the Carlisle goal hadn’t happened"
Between The Lines His unbelievable last-gasp goal for Carlisle United on this day 20 years ago will be remembered forever, but what happened to Glass after he saved the Cumbrians from Football League oblivion? He tells all...
Why Kaka didn't join Manchester City in 2009 – in his own words: "The situation messed me up..."
Between The Lines The Brazilian’s proposed £100m move from Milan to nouveau-riche City was set to be one of the most sensational transfers ever – until it all fell through at the last minute. Here, the man himself reveals what really happened...
