More textual analysis (FourFourTwo)

The masthead is FourFourTwo. Four-four-two is a very traditional and recognisable formation in football so you automatically make that link. This tells us that it is a football-realted magazine so when a football fan sees the cover line there's a good chance they will buy it. It has an image of Pep Guardiola, one of the most respected managers in the world string at the camera and making eye-contact therefore drawing the audience in. On the right is Phillip Lahm, Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben, Mario Gotze and Thiago Alacantra. Lahm is a very respected player and a true professional along side Muller and Robben who are two of the best in the world. Goats and Thiago are two young stars and are predicted to have a very bright future. Gotze scored the world cup-wining goal and is 22 years of age so would be an inspiration to readers. Another legend of the game is Alessandro Del Piero who appears in the bottom left corner. He has played for some of the best in the world over a long time period and is another world cup-winner. In big, bold letters we see "Bayern Munich" and "Inside the world's best team". This makes a football fan want to buy it as they are probably interested by finding out more about such a successful team. At the bottom we see a "transfer special". Manchester United are probably the most supported team in the country and they probably take up the majority of the audience. Therefore, by putting "Man United's top target speaks" and not telling us who that is will make Man United fans want to find out who it is. This means they'll be more likely to buy the magazine. Another way they do this but for a more general audience is by putting "10 prem-bound stars revealed" as they try to tempt us to find out who they are. In the top right there is a photo of Daniel Sturridge, one of Liverpool's best players. They are trying to drag in different audiences again as this would appeal to Liverpool fans and interest them. On the front cover they are attracting Liverpool fans, united fans, Serie A fans, Bundesliga fans and a Premier league fans. They are trying to cover many angles of football. The red of "FourFourTwo" could signify love. The red could be a connotation as the love could be love for football. This shows how much they care about it and means that football fans will take them more seriously and increase the likeliness of buying it. It could also be interpreted as representing teams. Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool are 3 of the most supported teams in the country. This means their audience will include many of these fans. By making their cover-line the same colour as the majority of the audience's team, they will appeal to many football fans. There is also a green and yellow circle. Green and yellow are very much associated with Brazil and it has `brazil in the title. This will refer to the world cup, something that excites fans who like football and who don't. This will make many people want to read about it and again, increase their audience size.