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Gary Lineker: I almost joined Manchester United – but then Spurs pulled it off
By James Maw last updated
The Big Interview Would he have tried the Hand of God? Why didn’t he sign for Fergie? Is Shearer really as good as G-Nev? And is he fed up of talking about his on-pitch ‘evacuation’? James Maw asks all...
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How the 1990s saved English football
By Gary Parkinson last updated
Long Read In the 1980s, football was at an all-time low – but Gazza's tears helped to usher in an era that saw the game return to its place at the heart of British popular culture. Gary Parkinson remembers the renaissance...
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The 12 most memorable football quotes of the 1990s
By Amit Katwala published
Lists In honour of FourFourTwo magazine’s ’90s special, Amit Katwala picks out the best quotes of the decade, from Cantona cracking up to Arsene Wenger's sausages
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Lineker pays tribute to 'quiet, unassuming' Srivaddhanaprabha
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Gary Lineker Ex-England and Leicester great Gary Lineker has paid a heartfelt tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha following the Leicester owner's death.
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Rodgers defiant following Lineker criticism
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
Brendan Rodgers Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has brushed aside criticism of his team selection against Real Madrid from the likes of Gary Lineker.
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Lineker claims Barkley reminds him of Gazza
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
Ross Barkley Ex-England international Gary Lineker has said Ross Barkley reminds him of his former team-mate Paul Gascoigne.
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10 footballers who tried different sports… with mixed results
By Timothy Ellis published
Lists Poor Rio Ferdinand has been refused a professional boxing licence before even getting into the ring – but perhaps he’s just saved himself some angst, unlike many of this lot...
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8 times footballers made hilarious TV appearances (including that time Keown wanted to be more like Zola)
By Nick Moore published
With Steven Gerrard ready to perform a cameo in the second series of critically-acclaimed (it says here) CBBC kids drama 'Jamie Johnson', Nick Moore recalls some other real-life footballers who made good, bad and downright weird appearances on popular shows
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