The fields and parks of Australia are filled with amateurs playing the most popular and accessible game in the world. This month, and for the first time ever, FourFourTwo are providing the 50 Drills and Skills you need to become a better player. Coerver Coaching have come onboard to provide our Play Like A Pro tips, where you will learn how to dribble like Messi, shoot like Ronaldo and pass like Xavi. We also have playing tips from Aussie legends such as Cahill, Schwarzer and Emerton. Read this month’s FourFourTwo and greatness will await…
Elsewhere, we profile the death of the samba nation and our plan to save Brazil ahead of them hosting the World Cup in 2014, we speak to Lucas Neill about keeping the captaincy, while rising star Aaron Mooy opens up about turning down the EPL and his life in Scotland.
The August issue also features the following:
Top 10 footballers’ holidays from hell - When summer breaks go bad
Ref documentary that will shock the world - Men in black as you have never seen them before
Michael Lynch - Holger is breathing new life into the Socceroos
Games that changed my life - Ruud van Nistelrooy’s career-altering run-outs
Simon Hill - The fight with the AFL is on!
Features:
One-on-One: Luiz Felipe Scolari - The truth about Chelsea, England, winning the World Cup and looking like Gene Hackman
The Talent Myth - How hard work makes superstar players
In Barcelona with Gerard Piqué - Founding Editor Paul Hansford is in Barcelona to meet a man with a World Cup title, a Champions League medal and a pop star girlfriend
Planet Football:
The terrifying tattoo of Dortmund’s latest hero
Nuri Sahin interview
The Spanish Ian Holloway
Plus Cardozo’s amazing goal; the punchy midfielder who can’t be tamed
Performance:
Gumshields to make you fitter and stronger
Aaron Lennon makes you faster
James Milner training masterclass
Plus Scoring from distance; magic tea; how much power do the pros use?
