Latest about Brian Clough
9 times players were reunited with former managers – and kick-started their careers
As Nemanja Matic reconnects with Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, Harry Dunning looks at the pick-me-up reunions for these stuttering stars
From hat-tricks to handbags to early doors: what are the origins of the strange language of football?
FourFourTwo Football phrases roll off the tongue so naturally that we barely stop to think about how weird and wonderful some of them are. Where do these odd idioms come from? And can FFT really stake a claim to one?
Master vs apprentice: 7 times managers faced off against former assistants
Carlo Ancelotti goes head-to-head with Zinedine Zidane as Bayern Munich take on Real Madrid, the latest in a long line of managers to take on a former assistant. But who’s had the upper hand?
Welcome back, Jose? What happened when legendary managers met their old clubs
Pep Guardiola Greg Lea looks at previous encounters between managers and their most well-associated ex-clubs. Turns out Chelsea won't let Mourinho win easily (again): who'd have thought?
In the mag: Men of the Year exclusives! Santa's relegation shame!
FourFourTwo Get your hands on the latest edition of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print, and on iPad and iPhone from Wednesday, December 7
Rafa, Fergie, Clough and Louis: Is man-management overrated?
Brian Clough Knowing how to handle a group of players has always been considered a cornerstone of management, but Alex Hess argues it's not all it's cracked up to be...
Clough on: Curbing Keane, over-rated Sheringham and babbling Brooklyn Beckham
Brian Clough Brian Clough's first FourFourTwo column appeared in the July 2001 issue - allowing Old Big 'Ead to pontificate on Player of the Year 'Edward' Sheringham, tabloid sensation Brooklyn Beckham and the Alf Inge Haaland-injuring Roy Keane...
