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PIPPO INZAGHI • “Critics pushed me to prove them all wrong. Thankfully, I was born a metre onside, otherwise I would not have scored most of my goals”
MEANWHILE IN… • …Frankfurt, carnival-visiting families got more than they bargained for – Gianni Infantino with his pants down
GAMES THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
THE ULTIMATE QUIZ • Try out these testers, featuring an old-school boss and a popular dinosaur. No, neither answer is Neil Warnock…
THE CELLINO ZONE MORTADA MANSOUR • The jailed Zamalek chief has vented his ire at Al Ahly, Mark Clattenburg and robots
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MY FOOTBALL • The presenter on Zamora, Mitoma and Keegan’s eggs, before her new FFT column
“PLAY ON, LADS!” • Gareth Southgate’s reign will be depicted at the National Theatre in June
MARCOS ROJO • After seven years at Old Trafford and a hefty fine from Louis van Gaal, the 33-year-old is back home in Argentina with Boca
ANOTHER FINE MESS • An out-of-date passport? Pah. This trio were hit in the pocket for even stranger reasons
WHAT’S THE LEAST IMPORTANT THING IN FOOTBALL THAT STILL ANNOYS YOU?
SUBSCRIBE AND GET A FREE BOOK BY NED BOULTING SQUARE PEG, ROUND BALL – FOOTBALL, TV AND ME† • Follow Ned’s journey from football supporter to reporter – from criss-crossing the country in a banger of a car hoping for a word or two from the latest big signing, to the glamour of the Champions League. Ned really has been there, done that, and got the Sky Sports coat to prove it
WHO NEEDS CRISTIANO RONALDO? • Since CR7’s Manchester United exit in November, a revitalised Marcus Rashford’s form has gone stratospheric. The journey to this point hasn’t been easy, though, via penalty shootout heartbreak and a brush with Boris
PAYING THE PENALTY • At Euro 2020, Rashford joined an unwanted list of players who have missed in a shootout for England. Some recovered better than others…
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER • This season, Rashford’s average number of minutes per club goal has been the best of his career
THE TOP 50 FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS • As the season’s run-in approaches, it can only mean one thing: with help from our readers, it’s time for FFT’s annual list of the finest stars outside the top flight
“WHERE THE HELL IS JOE MORRELL?” • Sadly, not every club in the Football League can be represented in our top 50. Among those who just missed out: a midfielder who played at last year’s World Cup and a former beach soccer international
“MY FOCUS WAS ON JOINING ARSENAL, THEN JOSE CALLED – IT WAS JUST A NO-BRAINER” • Tammy Abraham has loved life under Mourinho since moving to Roma in 2021, and while the striker is in no hurry to leave Serie A – or pesto – behind, he’s not ruling out a Chelsea return…
ITALIAN JOBS • Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori and Chris Smalling are three of 10 Brits currently in Serie A, some enjoying la dolce vita more than others
TED TALK • Love it or loathe it, seen it or saved it, we need to talk about Ted Lasso. The award-winning show kicks off a third – and likely final – season having captivated TV audiences in both the UK and US, even if you could fill two internets with what Ted doesn’t know about football…
THE WRATH OF KENT • Ted Lasso’s breakout star is the furiously foul-mouthed...