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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 |
Language | |
Website | fourfourtwo |
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.
In 2008 FourFourTwo entered into a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Swindon Town.[1]
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 |
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2007 | Kaká[4] | Milan |
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 |
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Lionel Messi | 8 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 4 |
Erling Haaland | 2 |
Robert Lewandowski | 2 |
Kaká | 1 |
Clubs | Wins |
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FC Barcelona | 8 |
Real Madrid | 3 |
Bayern Munich | 2 |
Manchester City | 2 |
AC Milan | 1 |
Manchester United | 1 |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 |
In 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]