The latest collection from the best football magazine, including Salah's quest for the Balon d'Or, Jude Bellingham's next move, Beth Mead on glory with the Lionesses and the U23 stars to look out for
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ECHTE LIEBE • Real Love, that’s what those who have worked with Jude Bellingham feel for the Borussia Dortmund teenager. English football’s new superstar wooed the rest of the world too, in Qatar – but who’ll win the race to sign him?
“YOU CAN WEAR NO.1 WHEN YOU’RE SEN THERE BY GOD” • Bellingham’s in an elite club of players who’ve had a shirt number retired, with Bradley Wright-Phillips and an honest-to-God Pope
UH OH, THERE’S TWO OF THEM…
“AM I THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD? IN MY MIND, YES” • Mohamed Salah has become a Liverpool legend in less than five years at Anfield – but he’ll never tell you his appetite is sated. With more trophies to be won and personal accolades to aim for, the Ballon d’Or hopeful exclusively tells FourFourTwo why he’s not satisfied just yet, and why remaining on Merseyside is in his heart
“SALAH’S AMBITIOn S ARE HIGH – BUT HIS ATTITUDE IS HIGHER” • Salah has been Liverpool’s top scorer for five successive seasons, but Reds assistant Pep Lijnders says there’s so much more to the Egyptian than goals
“WATCHING SALAH EVERY WEEK IS A PRIVILEGE” • Matt Ladson from This Is Anfield explains what the Egyptian King means to Liverpool lovers who watch him every week…
PLAY LIKE ALMIRON • Newcastle is a city that appreciates hard work, and Miguel Almiron’s graft, endeavour and enthusiasm bought him a rare commodity in football: time. Four years after arriving on Tyneside, the Paraguayan winger is flying – and it has nothing to do with Jack Grealish…
WHEY AYE, PARAGUAY! • …and Brazil, Peru and the rest of South America. The Toon love a Latin cult hero
THE 92’S CLUB CRESTS: RANKED • Separating the diabolical badges from luscious logos – where does your side sit in our rundown?
LIFE WAS BETTER IN BLACK AND WHITE • Alessandro Del Piero made himself an icon of late ’90s football in the world’s best league, then lifted the 2006 World Cup in an explosive summer for both club and country. The man himself relives his bumpy ride with FFT: scandals, Jagger and all
THE 40 BEST FOOTBALL VIDEO GAMES EVER! • Sports gaming has come on leaps and bounds since Atari brought us Pong way back in 1972 – FFT ranks the finest football titles that have surfaced since then, featuring referee dashes, Kebab Shop FC, a balletic Tony Popovic and the much-loved Tonton Zola Moukoko
THE 50 GREATEST PLAYERS EVER! • A World Cup, Messi’s triumph and Pele’s passing prompted discussion aplenty about the finest footballers ever to play the beautiful game – now, FFT presents to you our definitive ranking. Don’t agree? Of course you don’t! Tell us at #FFT50
02 PELE • O Rei dominated the World Cup – and his legacy stays strong
THE MAN WHO DID IT ON A COLD NIGHT IN STOKE • Pele never played at Wembley, but he did take on a disparate collection of English clubs in his touring days with Santos.
“NOT A TEAR WAS SHED, ONLY JOYFUL MEMORIES” • Marvio dos Anjos was in Santos after Pele passed away, to witness the final farewell
01 LIONEL MESSI • In Doha, the Argentine confirmed himself as the greatest. What does it mean at home?
RONALDINHO: SOOTHSAYER • Eighteen years ago, FourFourTwo went to Barcelona to chat to the world’s best player. He told us we’d got the wrong guy
FIVE MOMENTS THAT MADE MESSI A BARCELONA LEGEND • ‘The Flea’ confirmed his Argentina legacy last year, but those in Catalonia have long since paid homage to his genius…
NEXT STOP, THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE? • Keira Walsh enjoyed a majestic 2022, winning the Euros with England and...
