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FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Future. Issued monthly, it published its 300th edition in May 2019. It takes its name from the football formation of the same name, 4-4-2.

In 2008 FourFourTwo entered into a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Swindon Town.

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Ranked! The 100 best football players in the world

The best players in the world, featuring all-time greats, up-and-coming wonderkids and the stars we've been raving about all season. 2022-present has been a wild ride – and these were the 100 best football players in the world for the year.

Ranked! The 50 best women's football players in the world

The 50 best players in women's football have been compiled so who tops the list? So who are the best players in women's football right now? It's a question that's growing with the game itself. As women's sport evolves, as does the technicality and physicality, along with the debate over the names dominating at the elite level.

Ranked! The 50 most exciting teenagers in world football

The most exciting teenagers in football, from the cornerstones of their clubs to the wonderkids waiting for that big break. The most exciting teenagers in the world right now aren’t exactly waiting in the shadows, are they? Gone are the days of players making their name in their early 20s. We know the names of nearly every breakout star under 21 worth watching.

Ranked! The 100 best players of the 21st Century

The 100 best players of the 21st Century: the greatest Ballon d'Or hoggers, serial winners and cult heroes since the turn of the millennium. Debate about the best players of the 21st Century goes back, funnily enough, to 2000, when Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid in the now-extinct Intercontinental Cup final. President Florentino Perez reportedly gave both barrels to his misfiring Galacticos in the aftermath – but more because of the commercial opportunities that a pancontinental cup final loss had scuppered than the embarrassing result.

Ranked! The 100 best football players of all time

The 100 best football players who have ever lived: from Messi to Maradona, Cristiano to Cruyff and everyone in between. Of the 100 best football players of all time, fewer and fewer are still galloping at full tilt in the glare of the European game. In fact, two of our top 10 have left the continent in the last 12 months.

Ranked! The 100 best European football players of all time

The 100 best football players who have ever lived: from Cristiano to Camacho, Beckenbauer to Beckham and everyone in between. The vast majority of the 100 best European football players of all time might no longer be lacing up their boots week after week to strut their stuff on the domestic, continental and international stage, but that doesn't mean we can no longer appreciate their genius; the esoteric brilliance only a minute few can comprehend but a great wave of supporters can marvel at.

Ranked! The 100 best Premier League player ever

FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Future. Issued monthly, it published its 300th edition in May 2019. It takes its name from the football formation of the same name, 4-4-2. In 2008 FourFourTwo entered into a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Swindon Town. Your 100 best football players in the world of 2023, featuring Treble winners, Ballon d'Or scoopers and everyone in between.

The best Serie A players of the 21st century

Ranking the Italian top flight's standout stars from the first decade of the 21st century. Serie A had had its heyday by the time the 21st century rolled around, but the Italian top flight was still chock-full of top talent. From Azzurri icons to foreign imports who became legends in a football-obsessed nation, these are the greatest Serie A players of the 00s.

The best team ever : Our ultimate XI of the last 30 years

Presenting the best team ever - of FourFourTwo's lifetime, at least: an XI who have defined the past 30 years of football. The best team ever… is it Barcelona under Pep? The Netherlands in the 70s? No – it's this, the best XI players in modern football history. To celebrate FourFourTwo's 30th birthday, we wanted to honour the greats of the past three decades.

Ranked! The 50 best Real Madrid players ever

The best Real Madrid players ever, from Raul to Ronaldo, Beckham to Benzema. The best Real Madrid players ever are some of the all-time greats. This club, after all, have a history like no others. An association not just with success but in bringing the best to the Bernabeu. Whether you love them or hate them, you can never quite write them off.

Ranked! The 50 best Barcelona players ever

The best Barcelona players ever, from Pep to Pedro, from Maradona to Messi. The best Barcelona players ever are some of the greats of the game. Barcelona are more than a club, according to the motto – and this half-century of legends have written their names into Camp Nou folklore.

Best Football Player in the World

FourFourTwo has a number of annual rankings and awards. In 2007, the magazine put together its first FFT100, their list of the 100 best footballers in the world. At the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season, FourFourTwo announced its first Stats Zone Awards. In May 2015, the inaugural list of the 50 best Asian players in world football was announced. They have also produced a top 50 of players from the Football League.

The top 10 most expensive football clubs footballers of all time

When your whole club ethos is about signing the biggest players in world football, you have to be willing to splash the cash.

Ranked! The 50 best managers in the world

The best managers in the world, from club to country, big clubs to small, and everyone in between. You already know the best managers in the world. They're the ones that have hands gripped around silver handles at the end of every season.

The best managers of the 2000s (Mixed)

Jose Mourinho wasn't the only "special one" doing the rounds in the 2000s. One of the highlights of the 2000s – and we’re talking club football here – was Porto’s Champions League victory in 2004, a win widely attributed to a confident young coach named Jose Mourinho.

The best international managers ever

Counting down the greatest coaches ever to do it with their country (and, in some cases, others). International football can be a very different game to the club one, and it takes a special kind of manager to succeed on that stage.

Ranked! The 100 best football managers of all time (Mixed)

The 100 best football managers of all time, ever: it's time to honour the best tacticians, tinkermen and master motivators in the history of the game. Buckle up... It's impossible, isn't it? The 100 best football managers of all time just simply can't be ranked, surely. How can you compare achievements across eras, clubs and dugouts?

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