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Incredible Lionel Messi prediction made by Ronaldinho 20 years ago unearthed

Twenty years ago, the Brazilian spoke to FourFourTwo just before he won the only Ballon d’Or of his career – he also told us about a player who’d recently made his first league start. Some kid called Lionel Messi…

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'I’ve always hated Liverpool since the 1990s, when you saw Kevin Keegan with his head slumped behind the boards at Anfield' Dan Burn on the Newcastle United revenge 29 years in the making

Newcastle United's Carabao Cup triumph over Liverpool this year was extra special for boyhood fan and opening goalscorer Dan Burn

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"In the tunnel, I said to Diego Maradona, ‘I’m pissed.’ He said, ‘It’s OK, Gazza, so am I…’ I just started laughing!" Paul Gascoigne on lining up against Maradona

The maverick pair were two of the game’s most skilful - and unpredictable - players of their generation

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‘I have no doubt Lionel Messi will play at the World Cup – he’s fully capable of continuing as a leader for the national team’ Argentina great tells FFT that Inter Miami star can keep on shining on the global stage next summer

In an exclusive interview, an Albiceleste hero is confident that Messi's impact will continue for some time yet

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AT&T Stadium: Capacity, location, World Cup 2026 games and everything you need to know about the venue

AT&T Stadium is hosting World Cup 2026 games as football's greatest occasion heads for Texas

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'I was 31 before people started to ask me about the throw, I don’t know what I was good at before that, but it must have something!' Rory Delap explains how his throw-in morphed into a psychological assault in the Barclays era

The former javelin ace became a cult hero by rattling defences everywhere – he later spent time in a panic room in Israel before watching son Liam shine

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‘At 16, a national newspaper front page said I was on £5,000 a week. It wasn’t true. It was very difficult to deal with and it really changed the course of my life. It attracted a different kind of attention’ Joe Cole on the ‘nonsense story’

Former West Ham United starlet Joe Cole reveals a turbulent start to life as a professional footballer

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‘I was leaving Chelsea a champion and I felt like I needed Manchester United on my CV. For me, United and Real Madrid are historically the two biggest clubs’ Red Devils hero on why he made the switch to Premier League rivals

Former Manchester United star Nemanja Matic explains his notorious switch between Premier League giants

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‘I get that some Everton fans wanted a fashionista appointment, but I do think I was the right appointment - we were in uncharted territory in the Premier League.’ Sean Dyche tells FourFourTwo how proud he is of Toffees stint

Now in charge at Nottingham Forest, Sean Dyche helped to stabilise Everton against the threat of relegation

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'Roman Abramovich came to speak to me after I’d had an argument with Jose Mourinho and put an official transfer request in. It was very unusual: he wanted to keep me' Joe Cole on dealing with Chelsea’s former owner

Joe Cole reveals rift with Jose Mourinho during 'footballing heaven' Chelsea title season

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‘I’m convinced it will be unforgettable’ Javier Zanetti tells FourFourTwo about joining forces with Rivaldo, Didier Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko to launch new global tournament at Walt Disney World

The Argentine great is one of several footballing legends backing an event that brings together top academy teams and inspiring grassroots sides

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Arrowhead Stadium: Capacity, location, World Cup 2026 games and everything you need to know about the venue

Arrowhead Stadium is hosting World Cup 2026 games as Kansas City welcomes football's greatest showcase

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The three finest individual displays of 2025 – two of which came from the same club

Heck of a year, but these were the three standout efforts on the pitch that deserve special recognition

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'After Chelsea won the 2014/15 title, we were unofficially on holiday - then Jose gave us 40 days off. Players came back overweight - I remember seeing them and thinking, 'Oh, we’re in trouble…'' Nemanja Matic on Chelsea's horror title defence

Premier League champions Chelsea finished 10th, leaving Leicester City to step up to the plate and win the title

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‘I was very confident, it was weird. There was no shred of doubt I was going to smash it. ‘Hit it clean,’ was all I was thinking. That’s what I did’ Sean Dyche on viral ‘Brexit penalty’ for Chesterfield

The Nottingham Forest manager is providing a rich seam of meme material

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'The linesman cost me a few England caps! I hit the bar and the ball came down over the line - but it wasn’t given' Arsenal legend reveals lingering Three Lions regret

Arsenal have had countless England internationals over the years but few have played as many games for the Gunners as Ray Parlour

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‘Our fans died travelling to Madrid. We played to honour them and the Bernabeu applauded us’ Former Premier League striker remembers the most difficult game he ever played in

Former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama Pongolle joined Spanish LaLiga side Recreativo Huelva following his spell in England

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‘I was the bad guy' Newcastle United man cites abnormal help as key reason for Chelsea bounceback

Newcastle United striker Nick Woltemade has heaped praise on the Geordie faithful for their response to his derby day mishap

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Liverpool share surgery update on Alexander Isak as six-month worst-case scenario revealed

Liverpool striker Alexander Isak has undergone surgery on a fractured fibula

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MetLife Stadium: Capacity, location, World Cup 2026 games and everything you need to know about the venue

MetLife Stadium is hosting World Cup 2026 games, as the greatest show on Earth comes to New Jersey

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In ten years at Fulham, he has enjoyed three promotions, suffered two relegations and experienced plenty of highs and lows along the way... proof that there ain't nobody like Tom Cairney

FourFourTwo featured Tom Cairney in Boy’s A Bit Special in 2010 – he’s since become a Fulham legend, reaching a decade at the club. As he tells us, there have been plenty of ups and downs along the way

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'My birthday was one day before the League Cup final, I thought Steve McClaren might put me on the bench, but I wasn't even in the squad' Former Middlesbrough man reveals bitter taste left by cup triumph

Middlesbrough's 2004 Carling Cup triumph was a monumental victory for Teesside and head coach Steve McClaren, but not everybody was as happy as the former Manchester United assistant

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‘My match bonus was 10 times my salary. I gave the money to my dad. Those bonuses were more than he earned in a whole month’ World's most expensive player Denilson tells extraordinary rags-to-riches tale

Once the world's most expensive player, ex-Sao Paulo, Real Betis and Brazil star Denilson came from incredibly humble beginnings

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‘Pep told me to enjoy it. It was a reward. I was the first Canary Islander to play in a Champions League final’ Pedro reveals calming instructions he received in biggest game of his career

Former Barcelona winger Pedro is among the most decorated footballers of the modern era

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“I gave my tie from the European Cup final to Rod Stewart. He always fancied it and I had a spare one – he wears it all the time now!” Lisbon Lion Jim Craig recalls run-in with Celtic-supporting rockstar

Former Celtic defender Jim Craig gave his tie from the victorious 1967 European Final to one of the most famous glam-rockers of the era

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