FourFourTwo is a football magazine published by Future. Issued monthly, it published its 300th edition in May 2019. It takes its name from the football formation of the same name, 4-4-2.
 2018 Awards Issue cover | |
| Editor | James Andrew |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Total circulation (June-Dec 2015) | 27,068 monthly circulation for 2022 |
| First issue | 1994 |
| Company | Future |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | Paddington |
| Language | |
| Website | fourfourtwo |
| ISSN | 1355-0276 |
In 2008 FourFourTwo entered into a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Swindon Town.[1]
Rankings and awards
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FourFourTwo has a number of annual rankings and awards. In 2007, the magazine put together its first FFT100, their list of the 100 best footballers in the world.[3][4] At the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season, FourFourTwo announced its first Stats Zone Awards.[5] In May 2015, the inaugural list of the 50 best Asian players in world football was announced.[6] They have also produced a top 50 of players from the Football League.[7]
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Kaká[4]
|
 Milan
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| 2008 |  Cristiano Ronaldo
|
 Manchester United
|
| 2009 |  Lionel Messi
|
 Barcelona
|
| 2010 | Lionel Messi
|
Barcelona
|
| 2011 | Lionel Messi
|
Barcelona
|
| 2012 | Lionel Messi
|
Barcelona
|
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo[8]
|
Real Madrid
|
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Real Madrid
|
| 2015 | Lionel Messi[9]
|
Barcelona
|
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo
|
Real Madrid
|
| 2017 | Lionel Messi[10]
|
Barcelona
|
| 2018 | Lionel Messi[11]
|
Barcelona
|
| 2019 | Lionel Messi[2]
|
Barcelona
|
| 2020 |  Robert Lewandowski[12]
|
 Bayern Munich
|
| 2021 | Robert Lewandowski[13]
|
Bayern Munich
|
| 2022 |  Erling Haaland
|
Borussia Dortmund Manchester City
|
| 2023 | Erling Haaland
|
Manchester City
|
| Player | Wins |
|---|---|
| Lionel Messi
|
8 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo
|
4 |
| Erling Haaland
|
2 |
 Robert Lewandowski
|
2 |
| Kaká
|
1 |
| Clubs | Wins |
|---|---|
| FC Barcelona
|
8 |
| Real Madrid
|
3 |
| Bayern Munich
|
2 |
| Manchester City
|
2 |
| AC Milan
|
1 |
| Manchester United
|
1 |
| Borussia Dortmund
|
1 |
Other rankings
editIn April 2022, FourFourTwo magazine ranked the best footballers of the 21st century. Lionel Messi was ranked as number 1.[14] In September 2023, the magazine also ranked the 100 best football players of all time, with Messi once again ranking first.[15]
Other editions
edit- Dutch edition - First published in November 2018, by F&L Media[16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Swindon clinch sponsorship deal". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ a b "The 100 Best Football Players in the World 2019: full list revealed". fourfourtwo.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "100 Best Players in the World". FourFourTwo. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b "FourFourTwo's Top 100 Soccer Players List « mCalcio.com". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "FFT announce Stats Zone Awards 2014/15". FourFourTwo. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "The FourFourTwo 50 Best Asian Players 2015". FourFourTwo. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Ritchie takes top spot in Football League Top 50". FourFourTwo. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Brewin, Joe (28 November 2013). "FourFourTwo's Top 100 Players in the World 2013: 10-1". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Horncastle, James (4 December 2015). "FourFourTwo's Best 100 Football Players in the World 2015 No.1: Lionel Messi". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "FourFourTwo's 100 Best Football Players in the World 2017: No.1, Lionel Messi". fourfourtwo.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Murray, Andrew (21 December 2018). "FFT100 2018: No.1, Lionel Messi (Barcelona)". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Robert Lewandowski voted Player of the Year in FourFourTwo Awards". fourfourtwo.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Pope, Conor (31 December 2021). "Ranked! The 50 best players in the world, 2021". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ White, Alasdair Mackenzie Contributions from Mark; Pope, Conor; published, Greg Lea (8 April 2022). "Ranked! The 100 best players of the 21st Century". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ White, Mark; et al. (Warrington, Declan; Haugstad, Thore; Stafford-Bloor, Seb; Spurling, Jon; Murray, Andrew; Yokhin, Michael; Hess, Alex; Reid, Alex; Alves, Marcus) (5 September 2023). "Ranked! The 100 best football players of all time". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Wereldberoemd Voetbalmagazine FourFourTwo Komt Naar Nederland, fnl.nl, 9 October 2018