FourFourTwo explained

FourFourTwo
Editor:James Andrew
Frequency:Monthly
Total Circulation:27,068 monthly circulation for 2022
Circulation Year:June-Dec 2015
Company:Future
Firstdate:1994
Country:United Kingdom
Based:Paddington
Issn:1355-0276

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. Future acquired the magazine from Haymarket Media Group in 2018.[1] Haymarket previously acquired Future's earlier football magazine Total Football in 2001 in exchange of subscriber list and the rights to the masthead of its defunct internet magazine The Net, Haymarket later absorbed Total Football into FourFourTwo.[2] [3]

In 2008 FourFourTwo entered into a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Swindon Town.[4]

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.[5] [6] At the end of the 2012–13 Premier League season, FourFourTwo announced its first Stats Zone Awards.[7] In May 2015, the inaugural list of the 50 best Asian players in world football was announced.[8] They have also produced a top 50 of players from the Football League.[9]

Best Football Player in the World!Year!Player!Club
2007 Kaká
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo
2009 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2010 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2011 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2012 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2013 Cristiano Ronaldo[10] Real Madrid
2014 Real Madrid
2015 Lionel Messi[11] Barcelona
2016 Real Madrid
2017 Lionel Messi[12] Barcelona
2018 Lionel Messi[13] Barcelona
2019 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2020 Robert Lewandowski[14] Bayern Munich
2021 Robert Lewandowski[15] Bayern Munich
2022 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
2023 Erling Haaland Manchester City
Wins by Player!Player!Wins
Lionel Messi8
Cristiano Ronaldo4
Erling Haaland2
Robert Lewandowski2
Kaká1
Win by Clubs!Clubs!Wins
FC Barcelona8
Real Madrid3
Bayern Munich2
Manchester City2
AC Milan1
Manchester United1
Borussia Dortmund1

Other rankings

In April 2022, FourFourTwo magazine ranked the best footballers of the 21st century. Lionel Messi was ranked as number 1.[16] In September 2023, the magazine also ranked the 100 best football players of all time, with Messi once again ranking first.[17]

Other editions

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tobitt . Charlotte . 8 June 2018 . Haymarket sells gadget magazine Stuff to Kelsey Media . 2018-09-01 . Press Gazette.
  2. Web site: Quinn . Anthony . Magazine Publisher profiles: Haymarket Publications . 2024-11-08 . Magforum . en-GB . Despite high sales for sector, closed and rights swap deal made with Future in 2001 involving Total Football..
  3. Web site: Quinn . Anthony . The Net closed . 2024-12-03 . Magforum . en . The Net had led the sector in the last set of ABCs with a circulation over 51,000, but the collapse of the dotcom market and increased competition brought it down. Haymarket sold subscriber list and masthead usage rights to Future, who merged it with .Net. In return for swap deal on Total Football..
  4. News: Swindon clinch sponsorship deal . 15 June 2014. BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk . 5 June 2008.
  5. News: 100 Best Players in the World . 26 May 2015 . FourFourTwo . 1 December 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526195740/http://fourfourtwo-magazine.com/free-supplements/100-best-players-in-the-world . 26 May 2015.
  6. Web site: FourFourTwo's Top 100 Soccer Players List « mCalcio.com. 2020-12-21. en-US.
  7. News: FFT announce Stats Zone Awards 2014/15 . 26 May 2015 . FourFourTwo . 26 May 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526194234/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fft-announce-stats-zone-awards-201415 . 26 May 2015.
  8. News: The FourFourTwo 50 Best Asian Players 2015 . 26 May 2015 . FourFourTwo . 13 May 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526195121/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/fourfourtwo-50-best-asian-players-2015 . 26 May 2015.
  9. News: Ritchie takes top spot in Football League Top 50 . 26 May 2015 . FourFourTwo . 1 April 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526194625/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/ritchie-takes-top-spot-football-league-top-50 . 26 May 2015.
  10. Web site: November 28, 2013. Joe. Brewin. FourFourTwo's Top 100 Players in the World 2013: 10-1. 2020-12-20. fourfourtwo.com. en.
  11. Web site: December 4, 2015. James. Horncastle. FourFourTwo's Best 100 Football Players in the World 2015 No.1: Lionel Messi. 2020-12-20. fourfourtwo.com. en.
  12. Web site: December 15, 2017. FourFourTwo's 100 Best Football Players in the World 2017: No.1, Lionel Messi. 2020-12-20. fourfourtwo.com. en.
  13. Web site: Andrew. Murray. 21 December 2018. FFT100 2018: No.1, Lionel Messi (Barcelona). 2020-12-20. fourfourtwo.com. en.
  14. Web site: December 7, 2020. Robert Lewandowski voted Player of the Year in FourFourTwo Awards. 2020-12-20. fourfourtwo.com. en.
  15. Web site: Pope. Conor. 2021-12-31. Ranked! The 50 best players in the world, 2021. 2021-12-31. fourfourtwo.com. en.
  16. Web site: White . Alasdair Mackenzie Contributions from Mark . Pope . Conor . published . Greg Lea . 2022-04-08 . Ranked! The 100 best players of the 21st Century . 2022-04-18 . FourFourTwo.
  17. Web site: White . Mark . Warrington, Declan; Haugstad, Thore; Stafford-Bloor, Seb; Spurling, Jon; Murray, Andrew; Yokhin, Michael; Hess, Alex; Reid, Alex; Alves, Marcus . Ranked! The 100 best football players of all time . 5 September 2023 . 24 June 2024 . FourFourTwo.
  18. https://www.fnl.nl/corporate/pers/wereldberoemd-voetbalmagazine-fourfourtwo-komt-naar-nederland/ Wereldberoemd Voetbalmagazine FourFourTwo Komt Naar Nederland

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