MAY 2012

UPFRONT

22 Top 10 cry babies in football Pele, Henry and other softies get weepy, bless ’em 45 FFT columnist: Salgado

Do players have all the power? Michel has the truth 47 FFT columnist: The Player

Gambling can ruin a career – but try stopping them 48 Letters

Ref rage, England and penalty problems solved

FEATURES

10 One-on-One: Fabrizio Ravanelli

The Silver Fox tackles your posers on all sorts, from darts to Dundee to, er, catwalk modelling. 52 COVER STORY Harry Redknapp’s genius

What makes the Prem’s most quotable manager tick, and what makes him so good? FFT explores the cult of ’Arry, and how he could galvanise England for the Euros (with a little help from us) 64 All aboard the managerial merry-go-round

Everyone’s on the move, from Harry to Jose. We gaze into our crystal ball to see who’s going where 68 COVER STORY The Football League Top 50

Here’s our countdown of the best the 72 have to offer, as voted for by fans. It’s as comprehensive and controversial as ever. Plus we reveal every club’s no.1 and speak to Ritchie, Rhodes and Whittingham

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The secrets of Shanghai Shenhua A sprawling metropolis with fickle fans and money to burn, Shanghai is the archetypal modern football city. FFT learns how Shenhua lured Anelka, and why Drogba could yet be the great haul of China

88 Oriol Romeu exclusive

We sit down with Chelsea’s brightest young hope 90 Football’s greatest units

The beautiful game isn’t all about individual flair, as these classic collectives showed. We pick the best, from the Hibees’ Famous Five to today’s Xaviesta 96 It’s Swindon vs Oxford – tasty!

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Paolo Di Canio helps to ramp up the aggro in this clash between old foes and new promotion rivals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic exclusive

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FFT brings you an incredible insight into Milan’s combustible genius, as the Swede shares all about Arsenal, Capello and bust-ups with Guardiola

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Action Replay: Dundee Utd vs Roma, 1984 How Scotland’s finest were bullied, threatened, slandered and denied a European Cup final

PLANET FOOTBALL

113 Iniesta the pirate on the new Spanish Armada 114 Zico talks security worries while managing Iraq 121 Milan Baros on Euro 2012 and scoring for fun Plus Football’s top scorer (and former kayaker);

Martin Palermo’s 40-yard header; go to Munich!

PERFORMANCE

123 Ice baths are worth the torture, we promise 126 Rickie Lambert’s masterclass in racking up goals 130 The Sunday league diet – yes, you can eat curry! Plus Rio Ferdinand on defending; create a winning dressing room; beat your man like Messi

8 May 2012 FourFourTwo.com Ravanelli p10

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