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STUTTGART, GERMANY - JUNE 12: England manager Bobby Robson looks on before the 1988 European Championships match between England and Republic of Ireland at Neckarstadion on June 12, 1988 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Allsport/Getty Images)

Ranked! EVERY England manager ranked from worst to best

By Greg Lea last updated

From Wembley finals to pints of wine, we run through the best and worst of England's 15 managers

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Johan Neeskens of the Netherlands, 1974

'We didn't win, but beautiful football was our legacy': the late Johan Neeskens in one of his last-ever interviews - on Total Football, Johan Cruyff and heartbreak in 1974

By Ed McCambridge published

Earlier this year, FourFourTwo spoke to Johan Neeskens for a feature on Holland's great 1974 side, not knowing it would be one of the final interviews

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Brazil icon Pele, shirtless, is carried as he celebrates winning the 1970 World Cup final against Italy at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City

Players who won multiple World Cups

By Tom Hancock published

A look at the most successful individuals in World Cup history

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Dublin , Ireland - 7 September 2024; Morgan Gibbs-White of England runs on as a substitute during the UEFA Nations League B Group 2 match between Republic of Ireland and England at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

England team one-cap wonders: the last 10

By Tom Hancock last updated

The latest players to have made a single appearance for the Three Lions

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Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup stadiums for the tournament

Saudi Arabia launches incredible plans for World Cup 2034 stadiums

By Matthew Holt published

Saudi Arabia wants to host the FIFA World Cup in 2034 and has their sights set on some crazy design ideas for stadia

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The 10 best German players ever 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy Lothar Matthaeus * 21.03.1961 Football player, Germany, member of the national team - Lothar Matthaeus (left) celebrating after scoring a goal in the first round match against Yugoslavia (4 - 1)| right: Juergen Klinsmann - (Photo by Bernd Wende/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Ranked! The 10 best German players ever

By Ed McCambridge last updated

The land of beers, bratwursts and brilliant penalty takers. These are the greatest German players ever...

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Irish International Football Player Ray Houghton Ireland versus the Netherlands in the 1994 World Cup Football Championships.

'Some of the Irish lads were shedding eight or nine pounds during a session due to the scorching heat’ Ray Houghton reveals his USA 94 memories

By Matthew Holt published

EXCLUSIVE The former Liverpool midfielder explains just what it was like to deal with those testing conditions, 30 years on from USA 94

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Zinedine Zidane walks past the World Cup trophy following his red card in France's World Cup final loss to Italy in 2006.

Players sent off at a World Cup

By Ben Hayward published

More than 150 players have been sent off at a men's World Cup. Here, a look at some famous footballers to see red in infamous incidents from the game's greatest tournament...

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The West Germany and England teams line up ahead of the 1966 World Cup final

The best Wembley finals ever

By Tom Hancock published

We count down the finest finals played at the home of football

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Argentina fans hold a banner with images of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona during celebrations of their 2022 World Cup win in Buenos Aires in December 2022.

Players who appeared in three or more World Cups

By Ben Hayward published

A look at some footballers from the men's game who famously featured in three or more World Cups...

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