IN THIS ISSUE
March, 2012
It is that time of the year again! Time to argue over who are the 100 best players on the planet. There are plenty of interviews from some of our century finest footballers too, including Yaya Toure, Daniele de Rossi, Samir Nasri and Manuel Neuer. We eagerly anticipate the arrival of your letters of anger!
Elsewhere, the A-League’s “Founding Fathers” – players here today who have been playing A-League football since the start – Alex Wilkinson, Archie Thompson, Clint Bolton, Terry McFlynn and Matt Thompson, tell us how the league has evolved. Plus, we interview Socceroo Mile Jedinak, name 12 players set for a big 2012, and uncover the story behind Japan's youth development system, leaving the nation in the hunt for World Cup glory sooner then you’d think!
You also get a FREE extra magazine in this issue - adidas onside, your guide to becoming a better player. Hear from the likes of Lionel Messi, Kaka and Tim Cahill, master new tricks, plus Aussie interviews with Adrian Leijer, Terry Antonis, Petar Franjic and Ellyse Perry.
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OR - Also available on iPad, with exclusive extra features including:
- iPad exclusive extra – The Beautiful Game – bringing you the best pictures in football
- Video of Lionel Messi winning a third straight Ballon D'or
- Video exclusive of Melbourne Victory’s Isaka Cernak putting two local Victorian amateurs through their paces in their adidas F50 boots with miCoach Speed_Cell technology to record their efforts
The March issue also features:
- Top 10 trips from hell - Thai riots, broken buses and fans throwing rocks
- Model players - Scotland’s Sunday League side of pretty boys
- Michael Lynch - Despite the risk, we need the FFA Cup
- At the end of the day: Neville Southall - The former Everton stopper on meeting the Queen
- Simon Hill - Will Daniel Severino settle on the Gold Coast?
- One-on-One: Neil “Razor” Ruddock - The former Liverpool hard-man answers your queries on loving Cantona and winding up Vieira
- Oh brother! Lesser footballing siblings - It can’t be easy for a player to watch his brother be a star. Just ask the likes of Graeme Carrick – we did
PLANET FOOTBALL
- Whips and talcum powder a fan to avoid
- Darijo Srna on Shakhtar reaching “the elite”
- Europe’s shortest player... at 5ft 1in!
- Plus - The maddest place in football: Romania; Ravn’s wonder goal; the best of the Vancouver Whitecaps
PERFORMANCE
- Pilates and how it can make you a better footballer
- Scott Parker’s masterclass in consistency
- “Messi’s injured?” dealing with losing your star
- Plus - 10 Things We Learned This Month; Andre Santos on positioning; defensive barricades
100 Best Players in the World
Forget what you’ve read elsewhere and forget the FIFA Ballon d’Or. FourFourTwo presents the definitive century of the finest footballers on the planet right now. Let the arguments begin...
Mile Jedinak
Now that Socceroo midfielder Mile Jedinak has established himself as a regular at Championship side Crystal Palace, the former Mariner is targeting the Premier League, Brazil 2014 and the 2015 Asian Cup on home soil
A-League Founding Fathers
Five of the A-League’s enduring foundation players – Alex Wilkinson, Archie Thompson, Clint Bolton, Terry McFlynn and Matt Thompson – tell us how the league has evolved
12 For 2012
With domestic supremacy, Euros glory and Olympic gold at stake, this year could be a career-definer for FFT’s destiny-driven dozen
Youth Development Part Six: Japan
Japan to win the next World Cup? Madness. But with a thriving youth set-up and an unrivaled work ethic, it’s not as daft as it sounds. And it’s all down to a Yank