Joe Mewis

England

Football Journalist at Freelance

Digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town AFC | Freelance football journalist and author

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‘Henrik Larsson found me with a pass and I hit the ball with my whole soul. When I saw it go in, I wanted to get up to celebrate - my body wouldn’t let me’ Juliano Belletti on his 2006 Champions League winner | FourFourTwo

5 days ago | fourfourtwo.com | Joe Mewis |Dani Gil

Cast your minds back to May 17, 2006 at the Stade de France in Paris. Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal are just 15 minutes away from their first-ever Champions League title, leading 1-0 against Barcelona following a backs-to-the-wall performance which saw them reduced to ten men after just 18 minutes when goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent off.
‘Frank Lampard said in front of everyone that I was the best, even though he was given man of the match. I’d played out of my usual position and it was perfect’ Juliano Belletti on his Chelsea highpoint | FourFourTwo

1 week ago | fourfourtwo.com | Joe Mewis |Dani Gil

During his three-year Chelsea stay, Juliano Belletti would win two FA Cups and one Premier League title, despite then-owner Roman Abramovich’s revolving door policy in the Stamford Bridge dugout. Belletti was signed from Barcelona in 2007 in a £4million move by Jose Mourinho, but the Portuguese was sacked a month into the new campaign.
Ranked! The 10 best central midfielders in the world

1 week ago | fourfourtwo.com | Mark White |Joe Mewis |Isaac Stronge |Matthew Holt

Football is built around the best central midfielders in the world – you know how the old cliches go: centre-forwards who win you games and defences win you leagues… yet there is no denying the impact of the men in the middle of the park.
Ranked! The 10 best right-wingers in the world

1 week ago | fourfourtwo.com | Mark White |Isaac Stronge |Joe Mewis |Matthew Holt

Deciding the best right-wingers in the world certainly isn't an easy task to answer in the modern age. But these days, many of the best players in the world play on that side, with the role becoming one of the most important in any side. With 4-4-2 more or less resigned to history (we're aware of the irony…), a myriad of formations means wide men are a different breed than the classic crossers of the 1990s.
Ranked! The 10 best goalkeepers in the world

1 week ago | fourfourtwo.com | Mark White |Joe Mewis |Isaac Stronge |Steven Chicken

The best goalkeepers in the world used to be simple to define – but the position has evolved so much in the last decade or so. 30 years ago, custodians used to be the madmen and mavericks of your club, throwing themselves in front of shots and being the last line of defence. Well now, they're so much more: they're the first line of attack, another outfielder in buildup and the position has evolved to new heights.
‘The World Cup became a race against time for me. Now I feel good, in form and super-focused with the mentality that I want to succeed and lift the trophy’ Alexia Putellas on her Euro 2025 dream this summer | FourFourTwo

1 week ago | fourfourtwo.com | Joe Mewis |Andrew Murray

Euro 2025 is less than a month away and world champions Spain will start as favourites to add the European title to the World Cup they won two summers ago. Montserrat Tome’s team have warmed up for the tournament by winning their past four matches, including a 2-1 win over England last time out, with the manager confident enough to omit record goalscorer Jenni Hermoso out of her squad for the tournament in Switzerland.
“The whole family were Arsenal fans, but my mum said, ‘I’m supporting Spurs to piss them off!’ She was a striker and modelled herself on Jimmy Greaves” Badminton star Gail Emms on her Lioness star mum’s love for football | FourFourTwo

1 week ago | fourfourtwo.com | Joe Mewis |Chris Flanagan

The story of England’s campaign at the 1971 World Cup - an unofficial tournament played in Mexico - is a fascinating one that had previously been somewhat airbrushed from history. A film was released last year to tell the story of the ‘Lost Lionesses’ who travelled to the Central American country shortly after the Football Association had lifted their 50-year ban on the women’s game.
‘A vastly underrated centre-back who didn’t get near an England squad - he was uncompromising, read the game incredibly well and was a tidy footballer’ Stan Collymore on the best Nottingham Forest players he played alongside | FourFourTwo

2 weeks ago | fourfourtwo.com | Joe Mewis |Chris Flanagan

During his 12-year career which took in stops at Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Aston Villa among other places, Stan Collymore played with some of his generation’s best football players. The forward won three England caps during his career which was often marred in controversy, but perhaps his best football came at the City Ground, where he netted 41 goals in 65 Premier League appearances and earned him an English transfer record £8.5million move to Liverpool in 1995.
“At 10 Downing Street, Cherie Blair said, ‘You’re the Canadian player - why do you play for England?’ I was like, ‘Sorry, what?’ It was odd and it kind of hurt” Owen Hargreaves opens up on dealing with criticism over his international allegiances | FourFo

2 weeks ago | fourfourtwo.com | Joe Mewis |Ed McCambridge

Owen Hargreaves was a staple in the England set-up throughout the mid-2010s, winning 42 caps and playing in three major tournaments for the Three Lions. But his pathway to the England team did not follow the typical route, as he became the first player to have played for the Three Lions without having previously lived in the country.
‘Working for Mourinho was a great experience - he was a master at motivating and knew how to strike the right chord with each player. We were his soldiers’ Andriy Shevchenko on his loyalty to his former Chelsea boss | FourFourTwo

2 weeks ago | fourfourtwo.com | Joe Mewis |Dani Gil

Andriy Shevchenko only played under manager Jose Mourinho at Chelsea for just over a year - but it is clear that the Portuguese had a significant impact on the forward. The Ukrainian joined the Stamford Bridge side from AC Milan in the summer of 2006 for a fee of £30.8million and was unable to match the standards he set for himself at the San Siro, netting just four Premier League goals in his first season as the two-time defending champions dropped to a second-placed league finish.

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