FourFourTwo
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.
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Editor | James Andrew |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Total circulation (June-Dec 2015) | 27,068 monthly circulation for 2022 |
First issue | 1994 |
Company | Future |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based in | Paddington |
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Website | fourfourtwo |
ISSN | 1355-0276 |
In 2008 FourFourTwo entered into a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Swindon Town.[1]
Rankings and awards

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]
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Greatest Player of the 21st Century
In April 2022, FourFourTwo magazine ranked the best footballers of the 21st century. Lionel Messi was ranked as number 1.[14]
The 50 greatest Barcelona players of all time[15]
The 50 greatest Real Madrid players of all time[16]
Other editions
- Dutch edition - First published in November 2018, by F&L Media[17]
See also
- World Soccer
- The Guardian
- Onze Mondial
- European Sports Magazines
References
- "Swindon clinch sponsorship deal". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- "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.
- "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.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- White, Mark (16 October 2022). "Ranked! The 50 greatest Barcelona players of all time". fourfourtwo.com.
- White, Mark (16 October 2022). "Ranked! The 50 greatest Real Madrid players of all time". fourfourtwo.com.
- Wereldberoemd Voetbalmagazine FourFourTwo Komt Naar Nederland, fnl.nl, 9 October 2018