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THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

NANI • “David Moyes had a small-club mentality and made many poor decisions. We needed a manager used to winning with big teams”

THE ULTIMATE QUIZ • This month’s teasers concern themselves with Highbury, Peruvian musicians and Welsh goal machines…

JULES BREACH • The TNT Sports presenter gives her insight into a historic FA Cup upset in Macclesfield

GAMES THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

WHO HAS BEEN MANCHESTER UNITED’S BEST MANAGER SINCE ALEX FERGUSON?

GORDON STRACHAN • The diminutive Scot waxes lyrical about his Hibs idol, the King of Rock and Roll, and a US civil rights icon

Denmark’s set-piece factory • Some of the world’s top dead-ball coaches have come through Danish side FC Midtjylland. Why? FFT finds out

ANTONY COSTA • The Blue singer on signing an autograph for Gazza and scoring a worldie in front of Lee Trundle in a celebrity game

BURGLARIES AND LOST DOGS: THE LIFE OF A FOOTBALL CONCIERGE • After helping Vincent Kompany with his testimonial, Laura Wolfe’s career path took an unexpected turn

HOW NEYMAR SPARKED THE HISTORIC REMONTADA • FFT recalls one of the Champions League’s finest solo displays

FINALLY THE BRIDE? • Top of both the Premier League and the Champions League by New Year, Arsenal could justifiably start to argue that they’re Europe’s best team – finally, after near misses aplenty, they need to convert that belief into titles

“I believe this is going to be our year” • Martin Odegaard dreams of lifting the Premier League trophy as Arsenal captain in May, before heading to his first World Cup with Norway – he tells Guillem Balague why he’s proud to have reached this point after the madness of Madrid

BLACK AND WHITE AND WATCHED ALL OVER • Football film Goal! received mixed reviews from critics but has remained a cult hit, especially on Tyneside. Lead actor Kuno Becker tells FFT how he overcame a lack of playing skills – as well as two broken ankles – to be given the life-changing role

“I sacrificed my fitness to win the Europa League – I wouldn’t change it for the world” • Knee injuries have taken James Maddison to dark places since he helped Spurs reach Bilbao – he tells FFT why it was all worth it to make history

PUPPIES, PLANES AND POWER DRILLS: THE WEIRDEST INJURIES… EVER! • FFT looks back at some of the strangest incidents ever to put footballers on the sidelines – if you’re in Norway, watch out for a moose on the loose

Date with destiny • Liam Rosenior’s team-mates always suspected he’d become a top coach – via studies of the great Jose Mourinho, Chelsea’s new boss has been preparing for his big moment for decades

COLLECTOR’S ITEMS • A new book celebrates artefacts from Manchester’s National Football Museum – some quirky, some poignant

GREAT SCOTT • Alex Scott started his career making unusual adventures to the mainland with Guernsey FC – it led to a first England senior call-up in November, although the Covid pandemic could easily have dashed his hopes, as he explains to FFT

THE BOY’S A BIT SPECIAL • This month: Bayern’s history-maker and a Kazakh bound for Chelsea

The kids are alright • Spain are the world leaders in player development – FFT joined David Villa at one of their top youth events to uncover their secrets, scout the next Modric and hear why a garage worker’s son angered Iker Casillas’ mum

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