Chris Flanagan
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Past articles by Chris:
"Within five minutes, he'd stamped on John Barnes!"
His own team-mates didn't know his name before kick-off, but Roy Keane made sure they did by the end of the match → Read More
Ranked! The 100 best football managers of all time
The 100 best football managers of all time, ever: it's time to honour the best tacticians, tinkermen and master motivators in the history of the game. Buckle up... → Read More
The night Lionel Messi made history: what it was like to be at the greatest World Cup final ever
FourFourTwo were at the Lusail Stadium to see a legend complete his legacy, as Argentina defeated France in a game for the ages → Read More
How Croatia and Morocco inspired underdogs everywhere: FourFourTwo reports from the third place play-off
Chris Flanagan was at the Khalifa International Stadium to see the Vatreni clinch the bronze medal with a 2-1 win → Read More
The World Cup that became Mbappe vs Messi: how France's star man set up a PSG showdown
FFT were at the Al Bayt Stadium to see Les Bleus beat brave Morocco to book a final with Argentina on Sunday → Read More
Lionel Messi: Losing to Saudi Arabia helped us
Argentina talisman Lionel Messi has seen the silver lining of losing his opening World Cup game, having now reached the competition's final → Read More
Louis van Gaal quits as Netherlands manager – but claims "I don't think I've been beaten today"
Louis van Gaal announced his retirement – again – in his post-match presser, before asking journalists to Google his record as Netherlands head coach → Read More
"We are under pressure": Germany coach Hansi Flick laments World Cup 2022 defeat to Japan
Germany succumbed to a Japan comeback at World Cup 2022, with Hansi Flick pulling no punches over his sides' mistakes → Read More
Manager Herve Renard hailed Saudi Arabia's historic victory over Argentina: "All the stars in the sky aligned for us"
The Frenchman still believes Argentina have the potential to win the World Cup, though → Read More
Who will win the 2022/23 Champions League? FourFourTwo writers make their predictions
Who's going to win the 30th edition of the Champions League? Our esteemed team place their bets… → Read More
Harry Kane exclusive: “Antonio Conte has improved me at Tottenham: it’d be great to surpass Jimmy Greaves as record scorer”
Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane sat down for an in-depth chat with FourFourTwo, ahead of a potentially historic few months → Read More
Mohamed Salah contract exclusive: “It’s not all about the money... the day I leave Liverpool will be really sad”
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah sat down for a lengthy chat with FourFourTwo – and admits he doesn’t know where his long-term future lies → Read More
Ranked! The 10 best EFL players, 2022
Who are the best EFL players this season? We asked Championship, League One and League Two fans, and this is what they said... → Read More
RANKED! The 15 best dribblers in Premier League history
The Premier League has been the stage for some of the finest dribblers in football history since 1992. FourFourTwo counts down the best to ever tie opposition defenders in knots → Read More
Who will win the 2021/22 Champions League? FourFourTwo writers make their predictions
Place your bets - who are our esteemed team picking for the European crown this time around? → Read More
How Sheffield Wednesday turned down signing Eric Cantona
Was it a trial? Sheffield Wednesday had the chance to sign Eric Cantona after he trained with the Owls – just days before he moved to Leeds → Read More
King of the Kop? When Eric Cantona nearly signed for Liverpool
Eric Cantona became a Manchester United legend in the 1990s – but only after a proposed transfer to Liverpool fell through... → Read More
PSG's billion Euro gamble: Can Messi, Neymar and Mbappe win the Champions League?
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe all make FourFourTwo's list of the world's best players – but will PSG's star-studded side actually deliver the glory they want? → Read More
Ranked! The 100 best football stadiums in Britain
From Anfield to Oakwell, FFT ranks the best football stadiums by their matchday experience. We’re convinced there’ll be absolutely no arguing about it... → Read More
What's Xavi like as a manager? When FFT spoke to the Barcelona favourite about his coaching philosophy
As a player, Xavi exuded the Barcelona philosophy: as a manager, he wants to take the club back to the very top → Read More