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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.

FourFourTwo
2018 Awards Issue cover
EditorJames Andrew
FrequencyMonthly
Total circulation
(June-Dec 2015)		27,068 monthly circulation for 2022
First issue1994
CompanyFuture
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inPaddington
Language
Languages
English
Bulgarian
Korean
Portuguese
Swedish
Turkish
Indonesian
Thai
Websitefourfourtwo.com
ISSN1355-0276

In 2008 FourFourTwo entered into a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Swindon Town.[1]

Rankings and awards

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Argentine Lionel Messi has won the award a record 8 times, 4 of which in consecutive years (2009–12).[2]

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]

Best Football Player in the World
Year Player Club
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
Wins by Player
Player Wins
  Lionel Messi 8
  Cristiano Ronaldo 4
  Erling Haaland 2
  Robert Lewandowski 2
  Kaká 1
Win by Clubs
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

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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]

Other editions

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  • Dutch edition - First published in November 2018, by F&L Media[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Swindon clinch sponsorship deal". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The 100 Best Football Players in the World 2019: full list revealed". fourfourtwo.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "100 Best Players in the World". FourFourTwo. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "FourFourTwo's Top 100 Soccer Players List « mCalcio.com". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. ^ "FFT announce Stats Zone Awards 2014/15". FourFourTwo. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ^ "The FourFourTwo 50 Best Asian Players 2015". FourFourTwo. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Brewin, Joe (28 November 2013). "FourFourTwo's Top 100 Players in the World 2013: 10-1". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "FourFourTwo's 100 Best Football Players in the World 2017: No.1, Lionel Messi". fourfourtwo.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  11. ^ Murray, Andrew (21 December 2018). "FFT100 2018: No.1, Lionel Messi (Barcelona)". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Robert Lewandowski voted Player of the Year in FourFourTwo Awards". fourfourtwo.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  13. ^ Pope, Conor (31 December 2021). "Ranked! The 50 best players in the world, 2021". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Wereldberoemd Voetbalmagazine FourFourTwo Komt Naar Nederland, fnl.nl, 9 October 2018
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