“Harry, you’re my hero and I mean that,” said George Best about Harry Gregg.“A great athlete and a great man who was a true friend to my father. Harry’s actions (at Munich) sunk in and he continued to rise in my estimation. Bravery is one thing – all goalkeepers must have it – but what Harry did was more than about bravery. It was about goodness.”Gregg, who died on Sunday aged 87 in his native Northern Ireland, dreaded the calls on every anniversary of the disaster, he believed some people had a strange kind of morbid fascination with it. “If they want to be part of it, they can have the horror that goes with it.”But Manchester United’s big keeper...
We're giving you10 minutes to name all 35 players- that'sfivefrom Europe, South America, Central America, North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwo, and challenge some friends while you're at it.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name Jose Mourinho's most played players at Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham? There's no stoppingSon Heung-min - he's arguably the greatest ever Asian to ply his trade in England, and following two strikes against Aston Villa at the weekend, he's hit a half-century of strikes for Tottenham.So that prompted us atFFTto rack our brains for which other top scorers from across the world have played in the Premier League.Since 1992, England has become home to some of the greatest South American and African talents...
If anything, Dean Henderson’s loan seasons at Sheffield United have gone too well. Henderson probably wasn’t supposed to be a viable alternative to David De Gea for a few more years, but with six excellent Premier League months now behind him and De Gea’s own form in recession, that’s exactly the situation facing Manchester United in the summer.They’re not equals, not just like that. De Gea remains the more experienced and capable of the two and, naturally, his bad form is some way off being described as permanent. It shouldn't be forgotten, either, just how much credit he has in the bank or what United’s post-Alex Ferguson experience might have looked like had he not been so routinely excellent during...
Traditional diet plans don’t always work for men. Often, they can feel overly restrictive, boring and drain your lust for life. But it doesn’t have to be that way –as ever, football is here to rescue you from your woe.MAN v FAT Football know the deal: it’s why they set up their ingenious football leagues for blokes like you who simply want to lose weight, bringing together like-minded individuals focused on achieving the same goal. There’s no catch, and no strings: just a fine alternative for men looking to start their weight-loss journey, supported by nutrition and diet advice to help them hit their targets. Wouldn’t it be nice to reach the top of the stairs without keeling over in...
Manchester City have been banned from European competition for two seasons after being found guilty of breaching UEFA'sclub licensing and financial fair play regulations.The Premier League champions have also been hit with a £25m fine, although the club have announced that they intend to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.According to the Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body,City overstated sponsorship revenue in the accounts submitted to UEFA between 2012 and 2016, and then "failed to cooperate in the investigation".“The Adjudicatory Chamber has imposed disciplinary measures on Manchester City Football Club directing that it shall be excluded from participation in UEFA club competitions in the next two seasons (ie: the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons) and...