Last week the FA took the controversial decision to void league seasons from tiers three to seven of the women’s pyramid, with no promotion or relegation.That will have obviously broken hearts in Wearside, where Sunderland looked destined for promotion to the Championship, and it’s thought that football bosses pulled the plug with little or no consultation with those clubs involved.Brighton midfielder Léa Le Garrec accused her FA Women’s Super League club of continuing to go about their business as usual despite the government’s strict measures. In an interview with L'Équipe she added she couldn’t understand Hope Powell’s decision to host training sessions on site when many clubs throughout the division have given their foreign players the opportunity to reunite with...
Ten minutes on the clock, 49clubsto guess.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand send to some friends!NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name the Premier League top scorers from 2000 to 2009? You don't need us to tell you that the Premier League is the single greatest top tier in world football.It's partly because of the talent - the fact that our shores have welcomed the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry over the years, nurturing them into stars. It's the great managers, the amazing eras of continent-dominating sides.But it's also the characters. The Pulises and the Pearsons, the Robbie Savages, Mike Deans and Jimmy Bullards.The only league in the world considered to be the best where John Carver can claim he's the...
The first time you write a match report your head spins. Genuinely. If it’s supposed to be filed at full-time and the game turns out to be anything other than a 3-0 procession, then it’s a fraught experience during which all your articulacy and craft vanishes, and your fingers forget how to type.That never really goes away. Afternoons begin with the hope of writing some flourishing, frothing masterpiece, but invariably end with the hope that all the full-stops are in the right place.Let’s take a moment to define our terms: match-writing isn’t headers and volleys – it isn’t a literal description of what has just happened. Instead, it’s a swirl of ideas, perceptions, and conclusions which has been informed by...
WATCHALONGAt 3pm on Saturday, March 28 we're going towatch the Clasico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid from November 2010 in full – join in and tweet along using #SaturdayFFT"I was waiting for that debut for so long" Lionel Messi toldFourFourTwo. "I was growing impatient for it. I was therefore calm when the time came."Messi's debut for the Barcelona was met with little fanfare. Academy prospects were frequently thrust into the first team, such is Barcelona's commitment to developing their own stars. It didn't take long, however, for fans to see this kid was different.Taken under the greatRonaldinho's wing in those early years, Messi quickly grew into a key player, soon becoming the focus of one of the biggest teams...
WATCHALONGAt 3pm on Saturday, March 28 we're going towatch the Clasico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid from November 2010 in full – join in and tweet along using #SaturdayFFTTen minutes on the clock, 29 namesto guess - that's16for Barcelona and13for Real Madrid.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand share with your friends.NOW TRYQuiz! Can you name the last 100 penalty scorers in the Premier League? Long before they were the faces of Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur respectively, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho were the minds behind the two biggest powerhouses of European football.It was more than a rivalry, it was a divide. The two biggest teams in Spain, two vastly different philosophies and the pick of the world's best players...