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Maximise your performance
By Ben Welch last updated
Pre-match Get the best out of yourself by giving your regime a personal touch, says performance expert Steve Black

Gareth Bale: Terrorise the defence
By Ben Welch last updated
Real Madrid Real Madrid’s record-breaker tells FourFourTwo how you can reduce your opponents to a quivering wreck

Healthy snacks for football
By Ben Welch last updated
Pre-season Fancy a quick nibble and not sure how to snack healthily? Never fear, help is at hand

Know your enemy
By Huw Davies published
Pre-match Opposition teams generally fall into one of the following five categories. FourFourTwo shows you how to spot each one of them

Late for the game? Skate to it!
By Ben Welch last updated
Pre-match If you have no time for your usual pre-match warm-up, a heart-pumping journey to the game will do the job

Why do footballers get cramp?
By Alec Fenn last updated
Southampton We spoke to Southampton’s director of performance, Mo Gimpel, to find out why muscles seize up unexpectedly during games and how you can prevent it

Shin pads for players who hate shin pads
By Alec Fenn last updated
Injuries A G-Form shin pad fits like a sock, never moves, provides armour-like protection and adapts to every tackle – here’s how next-gen guards work…

Real food for real muscle
By Ben Welch last updated
Adebayo Akinfenwa You need plenty of meat to muscle up, says Adebayo Akinfenwa. We won’t argue with him
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