Chris Nee

High Protein Beef Paste

11/06/2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers are battling institutional trauma and winning

A new season is not a fresh start. When football clubs experience shock or disaster, recovering is harder than it looks.

Interviews

The i Paper

08/22/2026

Chris Davies: There's a lot of noise around Birmingham City - I don't listen to it

The Blues manager speaks exclusively to The i Paper

FourFourTwo

05/18/2026

Joseph Fiennes opens up about Dear England: "I thought I was going to be in a Shakespeare or...

Award-winning actor Joseph Fiennes reveals it was a privilege to play the England boss and not a poison chalice.

Goalkeeper.com

Jed Steer Interview: Ex-Villa goalkeeper on retiring with 'no regrets'

Jed Steer discusses the nature of retirement from pro football

The i Paper

03/24/2026

'Frank Lampard has been so good to me': The Coventry star who has his swagger back

In an exclusive interview, Coventry City midfielder Jack Rudoni opens up on injury struggles, the influence of his manager and the importance of expressing himself on and off the pitch

High Protein Beef Paste

03/05/2026

Not very nice! An exclusive interview with the footballer sent off for taking down Borat

Faced with a pitch invader in a lime green mankini, Ashley Vickers took matters into his own hands and paid the price

FourFourTwo

12/04/2025

The Specials One

An interview with Frank Lampard, FourFourTwo's EFL Manager of the Year

MUNDIAL

09/08/2025

How Cardiac Risk in the Young are making football a safer place for young people

Chris Nee explores how the sudden and tragic death of Everton teenager John Marshall helped save dozens of lives.

AVillaFan.com

08/08/2025

Aston Villa exclusive: Jed Steer on Dean Smith, Emiliano Martínez and the art of goalkeeping

Premier League promotion winner Jed Steer talks about playing for Aston Villa, Emi Martinez, Dean Smith and big decisions in life.

AVillaFan.com

10/27/2025

‘Football is bigger in the music community than people give it credit for’: the heavy metal hero...

Aston Villa and heavy metal have had a connection since the beginning. Birmingham is the home of heavy metal, Black Sabbath its progenitors.

High Protein Beef Paste

The Beef: Lee Downer

LOWLIVES frontman on West Ham United and following English football from America

J.League

FourFourTwo

03/04/2026

Who exactly is Riku Handa? FourFourTwo's two-minute scout report

Japanese Under-23 international Riku Handa is coming of age - but who is Gamba Osaka's defensive linchpin?

FourFourTwo

01/30/2026

Who exactly is Sota Kitano? FourFourTwo's two-minute scout report

Red Bull Salzburg's Sota Kitano is an electric creator who shot to fame in the J.League - so who is Japan's newest international star?

High Protein Beef Paste

01/20/2026

The J.League is in the middle of changing its football calendar in a World Cup year - this is the...

Introducing the 100 Year Vision League, the reward-laden bridge between J.League seasons

High Protein Beef Paste

How football in Yokohama was defined by a malicious merger and a supporter revolution

The story of three inextricably linked teams in one fractured football city

FourFourTwo

03/21/2025

'Moriyasu's top players are Champions League regulars with genuine experience at the highest...

Samurai Blue breezed through AFC qualification and Hajime Moriyasu will lead them at his second World Cup finals

High Protein Beef Paste

Léo Ceará and Yuma Suzuki: Kashima's new power partnership in pursuit of the title

Kashima Antlers target the top with the best strike force in Japan

Non-League

High Protein Beef Paste

Brackley Town's National League North promotion push is leading them down a painfully familiar road

National League North promotion hopefuls go toe to toe with Kidderminster Harriers for a title shot

EFL

FourFourTwo

10/21/2026

Huddersfield Town and the limitless power of a striker who can score out of nothing

Joe Taylor has suffered instability since signing for Huddersfield but has become the game-breaker they wanted all along

FourFourTwo

10/12/2026

Southampton kickstart their return to normality with derby win after Tonda Eckert's 'Spygate'...

10-man Saints held on to beat rivals Portsmouth and send their newly unshackled manager home happy

FourFourTwo

01/10/2026

Wrexham are in the hunt for a fourth consecutive promotion but the FA Cup is a chance to add a...

Wrexham have fulfilled their narrative responsibilities under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney but a run in the FA Cup would write a fresher chapter in 2025-26

FourFourTwo

09/16/2025

'Pure hatred': Southampton, Portsmouth and a long-awaited south coast derby that never burst its...

The south coast's Championship bubble match never got its big moment but utter contempt is alive and well in Hampshire

We Are Terriers

Huddersfield Town strengthen at the back with the signing of Joe Low

Former Wycombe Wanderers centre-back makes the move north as Lee Grant's new defensive bedrock

FourFourTwo

02/12/2025

Football talks a good game on homophobia but must stand strong against online fan vitriol

On the ground in the EFL during Football v Homophobia's Month of Action

Premier League

FourFourTwo

10/29/2026

Fulham's disappointing start is concealing one of the most underappreciated players in the league

Alvaro Arbeloa's only wins in the Premier League have been over newly promoted opposition

FourFourTwo

10/27/2026

Tottenham Hotspur need the infectious joy of James Maddison - his new injury is a big blow for...

Spurs got a brief taste of what they were missing before Maddison went off injured against Chelsea

FourFourTwo

09/20/2026

Japan's plot to win the World Cup is fully in motion and here's why it relies on the Premier League

Europe's influx of Japanese talent is just the first step in a transfer revolution

FourFourTwo

08/09/2026

Chelsea transfer business will take them back into the Champions League and it's just as well

Xabi Alonso and the Blues have pieced together a crazy summer. They might just stumble back into the Champions League.

FourFourTwo

07/29/2026

What Chelsea fans can expect from former Aston Villa set piece coach Austin MacPhee

Chelsea went all in on the archetype in their search for a dead ball guru

FourFourTwo

03/04/2026

Why Aston Villa vs Chelsea is a make-or-break game for BOTH, in the quest for the Champions League

Aston Villa and Chelsea are fundamentally and philosophically different but a win either way will change the course of both of their seasons

FourFourTwo

03/04/2026

Benjamin Sesko is succeeding at Manchester United where Rasmus Hojlund failed - and the reason is...

Sesko is starting to succeed where Rasmus Hojlund didn't: he could be the difference in the fight for Champions League places

FourFourTwo

02/23/2026

Everton and Manchester United matches are the Premier League distilled

From Peter Beardsley's Old Trafford strike to the slap heard around the world, these Premier League ever-presents have always been box office

FourFourTwo

02/20/2026

Brighton are nine points behind Brentford and bold management is the difference between two...

Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford have quietly upset the established order to seize their places in the Premier League - they're starting to move in opposite directions

FourFourTwo

02/17/2026

Alan Shearer is RIGHT about VAR - but Newcastle's injustices aren't an 'advert' for technology

Newcastle United were on the wrong end of some big decisions against Aston Villa, with Alan Shearer delivering big opinions on VAR once more

FourFourTwo

02/12/2026

Every time James Milner played with and against Gareth Barry as Brighton veteran equals Premier...

James Milner has joined Gareth Barry as the Premier League's record appearance maker

FourFourTwo

02/04/2026

Tottenham Hotspur transfer slammed by former boss after Arsenal battle - why the Premier League...

Spurs beat Arsenal to a deadline day signing but is a loan deal to play under-age football really the best incubator of talent?

FourFourTwo

01/17/2026

Michael Carrick couldn't have picked a better game to set the tone as Manchester United boss

Carrick will lead Manchester United as manager for the first time in Saturday's Manchester derby and it could be the making of the Red Devils' season

FourFourTwo

01/15/2026

Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Raul Jimenez won't top the Premier League scoring charts but both are...

Erling Haaland and Igor Thiago are running away with the Golden Boot race but two strikers are upsetting the odds in their shadow

FourFourTwo

11/08/2025

Stop looking at Jack Grealish's numbers: he's integral to Everton, whether the stats show it or not

Jack Grealish started the season with a flurry of assists but he's always been a player capable of defying science

FourFourTwo

07/12/2025

'Sometimes a club, a situation, is just right': Morgan Gibbs-White is a great fit for Spurs but...

From Jack Rodwell and Steve Sidwell to Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish, England has a troubled past when it comes to big money moves

FourFourTwo

06/27/2025

'There hasn't been a whiff of panic': Bournemouth's defensive decimation is the harsh consequence...

Bournemouth have never finished higher or experienced more demand for their players in the transfer market - but it might not be a disaster to lose so many stars at once

West Midlands

FourFourTwo

10/14/2026

If Championship managers want to stop Birmingham City this season, they should start by looking...

Birmingham's shrewd loan signing of Liam Millar promises to ignite a dangerous partnership

FourFourTwo

09/21/2026

Defensive domination underpinned Wolverhampton Wanderers win in Black Country derby victory over...

The first league derby for five years ended in a 1-0 win for Wolves at Molineux

FourFourTwo

09/17/2026

Rebirth of a rivalry? Coventry City and Aston Villa clash again after 25 years apart

Often unrequited and somewhat forgotten, Coventry and Villa are united in one of English football's oddest antagonisms

FourFourTwo

09/10/2026

The West Bromwich Albion star making use of a Chelsea academy springboard - and England's...

Jimmy-Jay Morgan, 20, has made a flying start in the Championship after following a textbook path through the divisions

FourFourTwo

09/07/2026

Birmingham City are targeting the Premier League but their home form won't take them there yet

Birmingham's home form was behind a top 10 finish in 2025/26, but three home draws suggest better away results will be needed this season

FourFourTwo

08/17/2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers dragged light from darkness but frailties were exposed on Raul's return

Blackburn Rovers goals in opening-night 2-2 draw at Molineux highlight Wolves' weak spot

FourFourTwo

08/17/2026

If you've written off Frank Lampard as a Premier League manager, you're in for a shock

The former Chelsea and Everton boss is back in the Premier League. One way or another, he could be there to stay.

FourFourTwo

04/22/2026

Frank Lampard and Premier League newcomers Coventry City have turned 25 years of turmoil into...

Coventry City are promoted as Championship winners and will return to the Premier League in 2026-27

FourFourTwo

02/09/2026

Coventry City haven't bottled it: Why the Sky Blues are STILL favourites for the title

Coventry have lost their lead at the top of the Championship but they can draw on the experience of last season to put things right

FourFourTwo

02/09/2026

Wolves are doomed - how much is their impending relegation down to a basic lack of goals?

Wolverhampton Wanderers are heading for a dismal Premier League relegation and the inability to score is one of the most obvious symptoms

FourFourTwo

01/29/2026

Who exactly is Victor Torp? FourFourTwo's two-minute scout report

Coventry City's Victor Torp has a fan in Frank Lampard - but who is the Sky Blues' Danish maestro?

FourFourTwo

12/02/2025

The Barcelona boy emerging as Birmingham City's Powerhouse precursor

Paik Seung-ho is maturing into his midfield responsibilities in his second season in the Championship

FourFourTwo

11/27/2025

West Bromwich Albion need to find their voice to be heard above noisy West Midlands neighbours

West Bromwich Albion played two West Midlands rivals in five days and failed to capitalise on the lead against both of them

FourFourTwo

10/31/2025

'A Doug King masterstroke': Frank Lampard is putting Coventry City back on the map and showing he...

Lampard and Coventry are sitting pretty at the top of the Championship

FourFourTwo

07/30/2025

Tom Brady's Birmingham City documentary makes big promises: 'We will get to the Premier League;...

Built in Birmingham: Brady & The Blues examines a changing club culture

FourFourTwo

07/27/2025

Why Tom Brady and Birmingham might just leave Wrexham in their dust and shock the Championship

Prime Video's Blues documentary series will soon be aired but all the focus in Birmingham is on the Championship kick-off

FourFourTwo

04/10/2025

'He calls it a batch': Frank Lampard, Jamie Paterson and the Coventry City who made a miraculous...

Late goals have given Coventry a shot at the play-offs and their stunning winner against Portsmouth was the emotional pinnacle of their season so far

FourFourTwo

01/30/2025

'He's a crucial player for us and I was gutted to see him get injured': how Tomoki Iwata became...

Birmingham's vital midfield anchor was carried off the pitch on his return from injury

Aston Villa

FourFourTwo

10/29/2026

Victor Lindelof is thriving and it says everything about Aston Villa and Manchester United

Lindelof was no recruitment masterstroke but has emerged as Villa's Ezri Konsa successor because environment and performance are linked

FourFourTwo

10/23/2026

Unai Emery won't leave Aston Villa for Manchester United - his V Sports ties are too strong

Emery and Aston Villa will part one day but firefighting at Man United isn't the challenge to tempt him away

FourFourTwo

09/02/2026

New-look Aston Villa are in for a long season but Unai Emery is the continuity that matters most

Villa have sold six of the players who started the Europa League final, 2026-27 will be hard work, but they're finally building a future.

FourFourTwo

07/23/2026

Aston Villa move for Alejandro Garnacho is a game of risk and reward - it's a sign of Unai...

Garnacho is a gamble for a team rebuilding in real time after selling Morgan Rogers and Youri Tielemans

FourFourTwo

05/20/2026

The Europa League final isn't now-or-never for Aston Villa but time is running out for a beloved...

Unai Emery is aiming for a fifth Europa League win but Aston Villa have an ageing squad and a need to rebuild

FourFourTwo

05/08/2026

Emery masterclass or minor miracle? It doesn't matter for Europa League finalists Aston Villa

Aston Villa lurched from the ridiculous to the sublime in the space of five days. Suddenly, all their targets are back in view...

FourFourTwo

01/28/2026

Aston Villa re-signing Douglas Luiz addresses a major crisis - and keeping this team on track is...

Aston Villa's loan move for Douglas Luiz highlights the extent of their injury issues, which are concentrated in one key position

FourFourTwo

01/18/2026

Aston Villa signing Tammy Abraham proves that their biggest transfer window gamble was the deal...

Aston Villa allowed Donyell Malen to leave and Ollie Watkins is the only senior striker available to Unai Emery

FourFourTwo

12/20/2025

Aston Villa have broken football data and now find themselves in the Premier League title race

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery doesn't want to talk about the title but his results are making those questions unavoidable

AVillaFan.com

07/21/2025

Aston Villa news: Francesco Calvo's 'orchestra' pledge and vital Villa revenue opportunities

The financial requirements of the Premier League and UEFA have come to define everything Aston Villa are doing as a football club.

AVillaFan.com

07/23/2025

Aston Villa transfers can't include an Ollie Watkins sale without losing the right to act 'premium'

Whatever plans Aston Villa have for the rest of the summer transfer window, allowing Ollie Watkins to leave cannot be a part of them.

MUNDIAL

06/20/2025

From Mighty Meatball to Champions League captain

The legend of John McGinn, told by the people who know him best...

Scotland

FourFourTwo

08/07/2026

Scottish football needs Edinburgh to stand up and last season proved it

Hearts ran Celtic close in 2025/26. Capital interest is good for the game.

FourFourTwo

02/17/2026

Who exactly is Jacob Devaney? FourFourTwo's two-minute scout report

Manchester United prospect Jacob Devaney is on loan in Scotland - but who is St Mirren's teenage midfielder?

High Protein Beef Paste

Football is community: the St Mirren supporters paying it forward in Paisley

Never underestimate the gift of the game

Refereeing and VAR

FourFourTwo

09/15/2026

Referees counting down dead balls is undignified and inexact - football already has a less...

Football's rough-and-ready countdowns were poorly thought through and are making everyone look silly

FourFourTwo

05/16/2026

The FA Cup wasted a chance to be a sanctuary from VAR - maybe it still could

VAR will be in operation at Wembley in Saturday's final but it should never have been used in the FA Cup

International Football

FourFourTwo

06/25/2026

The World Cup's head-to-head tiebreaker has taken the sting out of the group stage but there's a...

FIFA's fiddling has not fixed what wasn't broken and World Cup purgatory is the result

FourFourTwo

11/17/2025

Thomas Tuchel's England are in a better place than ever. Now the real work begins.

Tuchel hasn't taken the easy route to World Cup 2026 but England made light work of qualification and finished the campaign in their best shape yet

High Protein Beef Paste

England's mighty EURO Lionesses are growing the game in real-time

Sarina Wiegman's European champions are fully fledged stars and women's football will reap the rewards

FourFourTwo

07/19/2025

'The scent of change is in the air': Women's Euro 2025 is likely to be the end of the road for...

Sarina Wiegman has taken England to unthinkable new heights but the edges are starting to fray in a turbulent summer - even though it could still end in success