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The English Game, the new Netflix show from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, has landed at an opportune time. The show examines the early history of football in England andthe class element of the game's progression, as a sport with rules laid down by the upper class became increasingly popular with the working class.It was also a time where the topic of whether footballers should be paid was a genuinely controversial topic. As players' wages becomes a genuinebone of contention in a way not... Читать дальше...

A number of Premier League stars have joined forces to create an initiative called #PlayersTogether which aims to raise funds for NHS charities during the coronavirus pandemic.Top-flight professionals have come under fire after some clubs placed non-playing staff on the Governments furlough scheme, with health secretary Matt Hancock last week calling for Premier League players to take a pay cut.Premier League clubs proposed wage cuts of around 30 per cent to ease the financial burden caused by the... Читать дальше...

The role of goalkeeper ain't what it used to be, with No.1s required to start moves as well as provide the last line of defence in the modern game.It's often said that having a reliable man between the sticks will win you several points every season, and the following players are good examples of just that.10. David de Gea (Manchester United)The Spaniard would have been top of this list by a distance had he maintained the form that made him the best shot-stopper in the world in the 2017/18 season. Читать дальше...

10 minutes on the clock, 77 namesto guess - some do appear more than onceRemember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand send to some friends!NEW ISSUEIn the mag! Ronaldo's new recordNOW TRYQuiz! Can you name the World Cup award winners since 1930? Cristiano Ronaldo will be 36 years old when he begins the defence of Portugal's European Championship title next summer. It's almost inarguable, by now, that he's the greatest European in the game, ever.CR7's lifted seven trophies to prove it, too. There are the two with Portugal... Читать дальше...

Allegations of bribery are highly unlikely to lead to Qatar being stripped of its right to host the 2022 World Cup, according to an anti-corruption expert.It was alleged in an updated US Department of Justice indictment on Monday that two former members of FIFAs executive committee Nicolas Leoz and Ricardo Teixeira accepted inducements to vote for Qatar ahead of the decisive vote in 2010.Qatars World Cup organising committee issued a strenuous denial in relation to the bribery allegations on Tuesday... Читать дальше...

Peter Crouchs popular podcast will be returning to the airwaves with a new series during the coronavirus lockdown.The former England striker, Chris Stark and Tom Fordyce are launching series four on April 15, with episodes landing every Wednesday and Friday.With That Peter Crouch Podcast helping to entertain the masses during the Covid-19 lockdown, the PA news agency has come up with an all Peter XI.Goalkeeper: Peter ShiltonPeter Shilton gets the nod between the sticks (PA)Englands most capped player... Читать дальше...

Graham Taylor arrived at Watford in 1977 and inspired a phase of three promotions in five seasons to lift them from Division Four into the top-flight.Taylor did not stop there, as the Hornets finished second behind Liverpool in their first Division One season, and would go on to reach an FA Cup final for the first time.Yet it was a mark of Taylors humble status that he never once allowed an inflated sense of self-importance, and was the first man to admit it if he thought he had over-stepped the... Читать дальше...

Former Oldham chairman Ian Stott has died at the age of 86, the League Two club have announced.Stott held the role from 1982 until 1998 and oversaw some of the best years at the club on the pitch, including the inaugural season of the Premiership with Joe Royle as manager.Stott was also a prominent member of the FA Board and the Football League management committee during his 27-year stint at Boundary Park, where he also held the roles of chief executive and director.Oldham announced the news in a statement and said... Читать дальше...

Jimmy Greaves spent a comfortable night in hospital and is awaiting the outcome of tests.Tottenham announced on Tuesday night that their record goalscorer, who turned 80 in February, was receiving treatment in hospital.The PA news agency understands Greaves, who scored 44 goals in 57 England appearances, spent a comfortable night in hospital and that a further statement is expected once the outcome of tests is known.We can confirm that our record goalscorer Jimmy Greaves is currently being treated in hospital. Читать дальше...

On April 8, 1986, Graeme Souness walked into the Blue Room at Ibrox Stadium and was unveiled as the new manager of Rangers. Not only did he re-awaken a sleeping giant, he also revolutionised the game in Scotland.The Liverpool legend and Scotland captain, who won three European Cups, five titles and four League Cups at Anfield, had been lured from Serie A –where he’d been strutting his stuff with Sampdoria –to replace Jock Wallace and became the club's first ever player-manager.It was an incredible coup... Читать дальше...