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.

PLUS! Also available on iPad (hopefully by the end of the day!), with exclusive extra features including:

  • Ned Zelic talks us through his career in pictures
  • Brett Emerton picture slideshows
  • NEW iPad exclusive extra – The Beautiful Game – bringing you the best pictures in football
  • Australian FourFourTwo in Barcelona with Gerard Piqué picture slideshows
  • Coerver Coaching video training drills

The August issue also features the following:

Up Front

  • 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?

So pick up your copy of the magazine now or head here to subscribe and receive a FREE Johnny Warren t-shirt.