12 minutes on the clock, 80 namesto guess - some 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 every Premier League club ever? It's an iconic image:Cristiano Ronaldo, standing with the Champions League trophy in one hand, the other hand open to indicate how many times he'd been there before.Only Paco Gento has more European Cups. The fellow winger lifted an incredible six of Old Big Ears, back in Real Madrid's glory days.So that got us thinking - who have been the most successful players in each of the big four competitions in England - the four you'd need to do a quadruple - since 1992?There...
With footballers' wages often astronomical at the highest level, many clubs around Europe are asking players to accept cuts at this difficult time in order to help them stay afloatand keep non-playing staff in a job. Here, we give a quick run-through of Europe's top five leagues and reveal who has done what.Premier LeagueSo far, no club has announced a reduction or freeze in players’ salaries. Some, however, have placed other staff members on a furlough (a leave of absence without pay), including Newcastle,Tottenhamand Norwich.“Having already taken steps to reduce costs, we ourselves made the difficult decision – in order to protect jobs – to reduce the remuneration of all 550 non-playing directors and employees for April and May by...
It’s hard to know what history will say of Cesc Fabregas, but it’ll probably underrate him. For such a formidable footballer, after all, it’s a debate as to whether he’s been a legend at any club he’s played for.At 15, he was training with the Invincibles. At 21, he was Arsenal club captain. At 23, he’d provided the assist to the most important goal in his country’s history and at 24, he was playing for arguably the greatest side of all time. All at an age before Thierry Henry had even won his first English title.What may be forgotten is how beautifully he played the game. Cesc Fabregas was a conductor of orchestras. A creator and a crafter, the like...
Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires has explained why John Terry wore full kit to lift the Champions League trophy in 2012, despite missing the final through suspension.Ramires, now with Palmeiras, scored a crucial goal in Chelsea’s semi-final second leg draw in Barcelona, but missed the final after receiving a booking in the same game.Terry picked up a straight red card for an off-the-ball foul on Alexis Sanchez in the first half, and was suspended for the final at the Allianz Arena in May.Chelsea beat Bayern on penalties in Munich after they played out a 1-1 draw, but Terry sparked derision after lifting the trophy in full kit.But Ramires, 32, has revealed that the decision was not Terry’s to make.“All of us...
Ten minutes on the clock, 44 namesto guess - don't forget the man himself!Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand send to some friends!NEW ISSUEIn the mag! Ronaldo's new recordNOW TRYQuiz! Can you name every country to compete at a FIFA World Cup? What a footballer Clarence Seedorf was. Graceful on the ball, capable of beating a man and with a ferocious long shot on him.The Dutchman was a member of four Champions League-winning sides. Unusually though, Super Claz won the trophy with three different sides.The first came in 1995 with Louis van Gaal's Ajax side, against AC Milan - a team Seedorf would later play for. Three years later though, the Dutchman won the title with Real Madrid.In 2003 and 2007,...