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Ian Hawkey

Ian Hawkey

European Football Correspondent
London
Ian is an award-winning journalist and author. He has lived in and reported from Cairo, Johannesburg and London and, based in Barcelona, was The Sunday Times European football correspondent for 12 years. His books include Feet of the Chameleon, The Story of African Football – winner of the National Sports Council’s Football Book of the Year – and Di Stéfano, shortlisted for the Cross Sports Book of the Year.

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag saw his side slump to a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth in the Premier League at the weekend. PA
Man United walk Champions League tightrope against Bayern Munich

Erik ten Hag's side must beat Germans on Tuesday and hope Copenhagen and Galatasaray draw if they are to reach last-16

FootballDecember 12, 2023
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, right, will take on Mikel Arteta and old club Arsenal this weekend. Reuters
Emery faces old club Arsenal having turned Villa into contenders

Spaniard celebrated his 50th match in charge by beating champions Manchester City

FootballDecember 08, 2023
Luis Suarez has scored 27 goals in 53 games for Brazilian side Gremio this season. AFP
Suarez eyes glorious final chapter in Miami alongside Messi and Co

Uruguayan striker, 36, is set to join Barca band of brothers at MLS club after prolific spell with Gremio in Brazil

FootballDecember 06, 2023
Then Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino, left, and Ajax coach Erik ten Hag after the 2019 Champions League semi-final. The pair meet again as Chelsea and Manchester United play on Wednesday. Reuters
Ten Hag and Pochettino clash for first time since European epic

Premier League face-off between Manchester United and Chelsea will pitch former Ajax and Tottenham managers against each other once more

FootballDecember 06, 2023
Paris Saint-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma reacts after being sent off. Reuters
Donnarumma and Onana among the top keepers facing heavy criticism

As the season approaches the halfway point, several of Europe's leading clubs have problems in the goalkeeping department

FootballDecember 05, 2023
Antoine Griezmann kisses the Atletico Madrid badge after scoring against RCD Mallorca. Reuters
Griezmann at the peak of his powers and right at home with Atletico

French forward edging closer to becoming Atletico's all-time record goalscorer while Barca's Portuguese playmaker Felix motivated to face his former boss Simeone

FootballDecember 02, 2023
Paris will hold the 2024 Olympic Games with a targeting of producing half the emissions of Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Reuters
Can the 2024 Olympics help Paris clean up its environmental act?

The hosts want to make next year's Games the greenest yet - but will they live up to the ambition?

OlympicsDecember 01, 2023
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens celebrates after scoring Dortmund's second goal during the Champions League group F match against AC Milan. AP
Future stars breathing life into Champions League group of death

Dortmund's Bynoe-Gittens and Miley of Newcastle shine on night of high drama in Group F

FootballNovember 29, 2023
Benfica's Antonio Silva during the Portuguese club's 3-1 Champions League defeat at Real Sociedad on November 8, 2023. Getty Images
Benfica set to pay Champions League price for selling star players

Portuguese club host Inter Milan on Wednesday having lost all four Group D games so far and facing prospect of no European football in new year

FootballNovember 29, 2023
Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon celebrates scoring the team's fourth goal against Chelsea. AFP
PSG and Newcastle look to Dembele and Gordon in Champions League

Magpies were 4-1 winners in England but their qualification hopes are hanging by a thread ahead of Tuesday's return in Paris

FootballNovember 27, 2023
Darwin Nunez celebrates after scoring Liverpool's second goal against Nottingham Forest at Anfield on October 29. PA
Nunez's evolution a major boost for Liverpool as they face Man City

Striker's exceptional form for Bielsa's Uruguay proves he is a player transformed this season

FootballNovember 24, 2023
Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann issues instructions from the touchline against Austria. Getty Images
Euro 2024 hosts Germany hit rock bottom after two more defeats

New boss Nagelsmann struggling to turn things around ahead of next summer's major tournament on home soil

FootballNovember 22, 2023
Harry Kane, left. celebrates after scoring their England's second goal in their Euro 2024 qualifer against Malta at Wembley Stadiumon November 17, 2023. PA
Kane's form and Italy's struggles add to drama ahead of Euro 2024

Injuries to promising youngsters Gavi and Zaire-Emery worrying signs for Spain and France

FootballNovember 21, 2023
Lionel Messi and Argentina head into the game against Brazil on the back of a 2-0 home defeat by Uruguay. Reuters
Brazil v Argentina: Messi set to face young pretender Endrick

World champions continue 2026 qualification campaign at Maracana, which could pit veteran superstar against exciting teenage talent

FootballNovember 21, 2023
Wydad are one game away from winning the inaugural African Football League. AFP
WAC aim to maintain Moroccan momentum in AFL final

Inaugural tournament reaches its climax in South Africa on Sunday with Wydad defending 2-1 lead from first leg

FootballNovember 10, 2023
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