CONTENTS INE-UP 12 UPFRONT 12 Karl-Heinz Riedle chats to FFT The World Cup winner talks about Italia 90 spot-kicks, his Liverpool initiation... and a naked Gazza 18 Challenge yourself with our quiz Featuring Bobby, Benfica and birds 19 Jules Breach on celebrations Why fun should never be policed 20 Emmanuel Petit’s best games When Arsenal clinched France 98 21 England’s finest bosses debated Who was second best after Sir Alf? 22 Adrian Durham hails John Sitton ‘Bring your dinner’ remembered L94 THE AROUND THE GROUNDS 78 Gary Bowyer: Burton’s firefighter 79 Blyth Spartans’ miserable slide 80 When Partick took on the SAS 81 Get your Port Vale puffer jacket 82 Wigan’s 2005 promotion year THE PLAYERS LOUNGE 84 Roberto Di Matteo’s Blues glory “Something divine took place” 86 Rafael: Not Van Gaal’s favourite 88 Katie Chapman’s 10 FA Cup wins THE MIXER 90 PSG’s latest link-up with Jordan 94 Newcastle’s classic 1995 away kit 38 52 FEATURES 26 Let the En-Ger-land era begin After two Euros finals with Gareth Southgate, can a German lead the Three Lions to World Cup glory? 36 Henry Winter on Thomas Tuchel The scribe assesses the new boss 38 Graham Taylor: Do I not like that England’s last attempt to reach the USA didn’t go massively well 46 Tahiti’s World Cup play-off quest The Pacific Ocean side have a real opportunity – as do San Marino... 52 Andres Iniesta’s rise to stardom The Barça legend tells FFT his story FEATURES 58 Evangelos Marinakis: Forest hero How the Greek billionaire guided not one but two clubs to success 62 Arsenal’s set-pieces explained We analyse the Gunners, as well as Fulham’s Antonee Robinson 68 Sampdoria’s shocking decline How the giants have ended up battling relegation to Serie C 74 Alfie Conn: forgotten maverick The former Spurs, Rangers and Celtic ace on an eventful career 98 Antti Niemi picks his Perfect XI He’s definitely finished... he’s 52 68 SCA n TO SIG n UP FOR OUR nEWSLETTER 4 April 2025 FourFourTwo