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ARRIGO SACCHI

MEAN WHILE IN … • …Catalonia, Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero surprisingly came out of retirement – dressed as a clown

GAMES THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

THE ULTIMATE QUIZ • Test yourself with this taxing batch of puzzlers, featuring Oscar winners, nervy cup finals and an actual goat…

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC VS ABOUBAKAR KAMARA • SO NEAR, YET SO FAR After failing to win their first 18 matches of the campaign, Italian fourth-tier outfit Fossano went 4-0 up against Derthona – then lost 5-4

REQUIRED READING

MY FOOTBALL • The One Direction star has two principal loves: Ronaldinho and James Coppinger

ACTION REPLAY 2010 • WHEN TONY ADAMS MANAGED IN AZERBAIJAN

WILL STILL • The 30-year-old English boss has turned around Reims’ Ligue 1 form since taking charge in October. Next stop Blighty, then?

BRITS ABROAD • Still isn’t the only boss to begin a career outside the UK, as these three prove. Being called Steve clearly helps…

WHAT’S YOUR CLUB’S BIGGEST MISTAKE IN THE TRANSFER MARKET?

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THE 50 GREATEST PLAYERS EVER! • A World Cup, Messi’s triumph and Pele’s passing prompted discussion aplenty about the finest footballers ever to play the beautiful game – now, FFT presents to you our definitive ranking. Don’t agree? Of course you don’t! Tell us at #FFT50

02 PELE • O Rei dominated the World Cup – and his legacy stays strong

THE MAN WHO DID IT ON A COLD NIGHT IN STOKE

“NOT A TEAR WAS SHED, ONLY JOYFUL MEMORIES” • Marvio dos Anjos was in Santos after Pele passed away, to witness the final farewell

01 LIONEL MESSI • In Doha, the Argentine confirmed himself as the greatest. What does it mean at home?

RONALDINHO: SOOTHSAYER • Eighteen years ago, FourFourTwo went to Barcelona to chat to the world’s best player. He told us we’d got the wrong guy

FIVE MOMENTS THAT MADE MESSI A BARCELONA LEGEND • ‘The Flea’ confirmed his Argentina legacy last year, but those in Catalonia have long since paid homage to his genius…

NEXT STOP, THEY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE? • Keira Walsh enjoyed a majestic 2022, winning the Euros with England and joining Barcelona for a world-record fee, three years after she had nearly given up on football. The pass-master reveals how she revitalised her career

DANI CARVAJAL’S QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY… AND 11 MORE THINGS WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE • After a longer break than ever, Europe’s biggest club competition returns for the knockout stages with an unheralded right-back seeking a record and a selfheralded Swede on the warpath

MOHAMED SALAH (DEFINITELY THIS TIME) EXACTING VENGEANCE

ERLING HAALAND STOPPING MAN CITY MAKING A MESS OF IT

LAUTARO MARTINEZ AND ROMELU LUKAKU NOT BEING HOPELESS

JUDE BELLINGHAM BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT

A SECOND CHANCE FOR MYKHAILO MUDRYK AND JOAO FELIX

SCOTT PARKER AS BRUGES BOSS

NAPOLI FINALLY MAKING THE QUARTER-FINALS

HARRY KANE’S REMATCH WITH OLIVIER GIROUD

ZLATAN RECREATING JOE JORDAN VS GENNARO GATTUSO

NEYMAR’S (VERY AMBITIOUS) BID FOR THE BALLON D’OR

SEBASTIEN HALLER RIPPING IT UP AGAIN UPON HIS RETURN

IT’LL BE ALL WHITE ON THE NIGHT • Manchester United and Barcelona meet in the Europa League this month, 32 years after...