For the first time ever, the Premier League season might be cancelled before it's finished.Nothing has ever brought the Premier League to haltbefore, and the league's great drama usually kicks onthis time of year. Liverpool and Manchester City were still fighting it out for the title last year, City hadn’t imploded in the Champions League to Tottenham and Chelsea would’ve ended the season without Europa League glory - throwing Kepa Arrizabalaga’s League Cup final strop further into the limelight.With so much late excitement in the league over the years, what did every season of the last two decades look like after Matchday 29?1999/2000At the turn of the millennium, Manchester United reigned supreme. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side defended their title with...
Vinicius is the new hero at the Santiago Bernabeu, having scored the opening goal during Real Madrid’s vital El Clásico win over Barcelona in March.The goal was the latest chapter in the Brazilian winger’s developing story at Real - Vinicius is now one of the club’s key attacking players at just 19 years of age.In the April issue of FourFourTwo, out now, the teenager revealed which Madrid teammate has helped him the most during his early careers at the Bernabeu.“Karim Benzema, without a shadow of a doubt,” admitted Vinicius. “He has helped me since day one, advising me on how to make the best decisions, and whenever we play together he tells me to remain calm and focused.“There was a...
Many Manchester United fans will recall the famous 6-5 aggregate defeat to Real Madrid in the 2003 Champions League quarter finals. A Ronaldo hat-trick in the second leg prompted a standing ovation from the home fans as United won the game, but lost the tie, against a classic side oozing with Galactico talent.Wes Brown remembers it too, only with a slightly better view of proceedings than many of us. Brown was a 23-year old at the time, and was tasked with keeping an eye on Zinedine Zidane in the first leg in Madrid, with the Frenchman operating on the left of a midfield three.“He was on the left and I was at right-back, so I’m sort of marking him,” recallsBrown,...
Sixminutes on the clock, 20 playersto guess - across the Premier League, Ligue 1, Serie A, the Bundesliga and La Liga.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand share with your friends!NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name the top 20 all-time English scorers in the Premier League? There will be a number of teams that hope the season hasn't already ended - the same goes for the players, though.Goalscorers hate when they get hauled off after scoring a brace, so imagine how these lads will feel about the season ending before they can get their hands on the Golden Shoe award.Across Europe's top five leagues - that's England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain - there have been some prolific goalscorers this season. We want...
We’re living in unprecedented times. The Premier League has never stopped in its 28 years of life.Whilethe outbreak of coronavirus poses plenty of questions around the world, it is prompting a fair few in the football world too.If coronavirus delays the season, what will happen to player contracts?Footballers’ contracts tend to run to summertime expiries. Even if someone signs in January, it’s extremely rare for a deal to expire any time other than the end of the season.This causes problemsif players’ contracts are running out… before the end of the season. Should the Premier League finish the 2019/20 season past the point of many contracts ending - see Willian, Adam Lallana and David Silva - UEFA will need to step...