FourFourTwo's 2021 Awards

PLUS: Arteta's woes and CL quiz [FourFourTwo]( Wednesday 8 December 2021 [View this email online]( In the mag: 2021 Awards! Jorginho, Rice, Brereton Diaz, Hayes, Evra exclusives + Messi, Lewandowski, Saint & Greavsie + EXCLUSIVE 2022 calendar To borrow a football analogy, 2021 was a year of two halves. In the UK, we began the year in lockdown, with games played in empty stadiums. Thankfully, we ended it with fans back in the stands where they belong. While fake crowd noise was a brain-numbing necessity during those dark days behind closed doors, nothing could ever replace the roar of a real crowd backing their team. One man who did get to celebrate in front of real people, in a frankly greedy year, was Jorginho – after claiming Champions League glory in Porto with Chelsea, his Italy side broke English hearts at Wembley to win the Euros. In this issue, the Blues metronome talks FFT through it all. Declan Rice is another midfielder who’s enjoyed a fine year for club and country – so it was no wonder he was in particularly cheery spirits when we chatted to him about the best year of his life so far. We also spoke to Chelsea Women’s relentless trophy-hunter Emma Hayes, plus Blackburn’s Stoke-born Chile sensation Ben Brereton Diaz about his baffling, bonkers rise to fame in South America. If last year’s wish was for things to return to normal, then the hope for 2022 is that they stay that way. OK, so maybe a bit of madness wouldn’t go amiss... [Read more]( Quiz! Can you name every Champions League team that has never made it out of the group? Be prepared to type in random letters and hope that they're a club you've never heard of - this might be the hardest quiz you try this week... [Test me]( Why Arsenal's defeat to Everton was Mikel Arteta's most worrying yet Arsenal were absolutely woeful at Goodison Park - and it highlighted a problem that the Gunners just can't seem to fix... [Read More]( SPONSORED Knap'man: The only scientifically proven compression shorts in the world to prevent and help heal Groin and Hamstring Injuries Get £10 off now and experience the unique benefits!
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