FFT Newsletter: 25 Beautiful Years

It's our birthday and we'll watch Leo Messi if we want to. [FourFourTwo]( Friday 17 May 2019 [View this email online]( [People]( It's Our 25th Anniversary! ...you forgot, didn't you? It's our super-sweet 25th birthday and you didn't even get us anything. Yes, we are at the ripe old publishing age of 25 years and to celebrate we've created a special anniversary mag and an even more special bundle; only 250 of the bad-boys are available. Expect a month filled with nostalgic features and questionable covers - they weren't all winners. So thanks for supporting us, here's to 25 more wonderful years. Salut! The Things We’ve Loved From Football This Week Oh Leeds. Leeds, Leeds, Leeds. It wasn't supposed to be like this, was it? The Rams brushed Bielsa's boys aside on Wednesday night in a manic game to set-up a mouth watering finale against Aston Villa at Wembley. Did Frank Lampard enjoy it? [We'll let you decide...]( What's that bloody noise? It's the sound of the the transfer window swinging firmly open, ready for business for the next 3 months. To celebrate we've put together a list of [three transfer priorities for EVERY Premier League club this summer.]( Spoiler: there’s a lot of centre-forwards... Antoine Griezeman is the gift that keeps on giving. After teasing and then finally confirming his decision to snub Barcelona’s interest in a self-indulgent documentary entitled The Decision last year, many believed that his future lay with Atleti and his transfer saga was over. Wrong. Antoine has now decided that, actually, it's time to leave Atletico Madrid... for Barcelona. We've had a go at [explaining why spending €125m on a player who turns 29 next year might not be the best idea...]( FourFourTwo 25th Anniversary FourFourTwo 300 - Out Now! Three hundred magazines is a hell of a lot, but thanks to you lot we're still going strong. To mark 25 years of the mag we hailed the 101 best players to grace the game since 1994, met up with Cherries' boss, Eddie Howe - who actually appeared in FourFourTwo in 1994 albeit as an apprentice - and got you to ask your questions to Gaizka Mendieta. On top of that we sat down with Asamoah Gyan, got to know James Maddison and learnt about Pontus Jansson's love of Malmo. There's an ode of Boca's iconic jersey, an incredible selection of never-before-seen images of Pele and Mark Goldbridge even makes an appearance. With this issue you'll also receive two prints - hand selected by our lovely art director, Anth Moore - from a handful of the most iconic photos in football history. It's an absolute cracker of an issue. Get involved. [BUY IT HERE]( # Extra-time ⚜ Quiz Of The Week ⚜ What a month it is: the 300th issue of FourFourTwo magazine, celebrating our 25th anniversary, is on sale now (hey, why not [buy a copy?]( Or [subscribe and get five issues for a fiver?](). But we’ve got an even more special landmark to celebrate. This is our 500th football quiz. That’s 500 lunch hours, 500 drives home from yet another away defeat, 500 half-times, 500 analysis sections between the goals on Match of the Day. All of them, saved from boredom. So, we thought we’d do something special. A mega quiz. Mammoth. Massive! A quiz for the ages. Anyway, enjoy! [THINK YOU CAN GET 100%?]( The FourFourTwo Podcast In each episode our Editor in Chief, James Brown, will be taking a look at the big issues. The FourFourTwo podcast covers culture and analysis, with some of the biggest names in football journalism. This our most recent episode, Steve Hill talks us through his pieces in the new issue of the magazine – revisiting Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe nearly 25 years after first interviewing him for FFT, and speaking to new media sensation, Manchester United YouTuber Mark Goldbridge. It also has football shirt aficionado Neal Heard explaining the appeal of the beautiful Boca Juniors strip. Previous episodes have featured legendary football journalist Hunter Davies, the man inside Man United Andy Mitten, and Jurgen Klopp biographer Raphael Honigstein. It's available now on Spotify and iTunes. Get involved – [subscribe now!]( SUBSCRIPTION OFFER [Spring has sprung and to celebrate we've got a banging offer for you.]( [5 issues of our mag for just £5 - including the Season Preview and saving]( [you a whopping £20!]( [Get involved 🌻]( [SUBSCRIBE HERE TO GET 5 ISSUES FOR JUST £5 🙌]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Future Logo] © Future Publishing Limited. Reg No. 3757874 England. Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA To unsubscribe from FourFourTwo newsletter please [click here]( To unsubscribe from ALL emails you may receive from Future, such as newsletters, marketing communications, etc, please email [contact_us@futurenet.com](mailto:contact_us@futurenet.com?subject=Please%20remove%20me%20from%20all%20mailing%20lists%20) View our Terms and Conditions [here](