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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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Lamine Yamal on the substitute's bench during Barcelona's match against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou, on 23 April 2023. Getty
Barca prodigy Yamal has big choices ahead for club and country

The 15-year-old, who was called into first-team squad by Xavi at weekend, is eligible to play for Spain, Morocco and Equatorial Guinea

FootballApril 25, 2023
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is currently in his second spell with Serie A side AC Milan. Reuters
Joaquin and Zlatan poised for bittersweet end to remarkable careers

Real Betis and AC Milan stars are still playing at 41 but Spaniard has decided time is right to retire while Swede still harbours hopes of carrying on

FootballApril 21, 2023
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso. Getty
Xabi Alonso has inspired Bayer Leverkusen revival

Spaniard leads Germans into quarter-final second-leg clash with Union Saint-Gilloise

FootballApril 20, 2023
Nicolo Barella celebrates scoring Inter Milan's first goal in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Benfica in Portugal, on April 11, 2023. Reuters
Italian stallions: Serie A clubs enjoying a European renaissance

Inter Milan enjoy 2-0 advantage over Benfica going into Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg with Italian clubs still in hunt for all three of Uefa's major trophies

FootballApril 19, 2023
Ismael Bennacer, left, and Brahim Diaz, second right, have powered Milan's Champions League charge. AFP
Arab magicians Brahim and Bennacer key to Milan's European ambitions

Stefano Pioli's team take 1-0 lead into Champions League quarter-final second leg against Napoli

FootballApril 18, 2023
Chelsea's record €121m signing Enzo Fernandez after his side's 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg defeat against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. AFP
Chelsea's €600m splurge has echoes of Real Madrid's misguided 'galacticos' era

Champions League defeat at Bernabeu shows London club's huge spending under Boehly failing both in Europe and at home

FootballApril 14, 2023
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola talks to John Stones during the 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg win against Bayern Munich on April 11, 2023. Reuters
Man City evolution under Pep makes them Champions League favourites

Quarter-final triumph against Bayern Munich shows how Catalan manager has redefined his side

FootballApril 13, 2023
AC Milan's Rafael Leao celebrates scoring against Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples. Reuters
Milan and Napoli take Italian rivalry into the Champions League

Luciano Spalletti's team have stormed ahead in Serie A but AC Milan have pedigree in European competitions

FootballApril 12, 2023
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and then Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel on the touchline during a Premier League clash in January, 2022. PA
Tuchel meets old foe Guardiola as Bayern face City in Champions League

Rival managers cross swords once more in quarter-final first leg at the Etihad Stadium

FootballApril 11, 2023
Frank Lampard is Chelsea's record scorer with 211 goals in 648 appearances between 2001 and 2014. PA
Lampard back to help Chelsea chase unlikely Champions League dream

Caretaker manager makes emotional return to club that has already sacked two coaches this season

FootballApril 07, 2023
Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku (90) gestures after scoring a goal in a Italian cup semi final first leg soccer match between Juventus and Inter Milan, at the Allianz Stadium, in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (Fabio Ferrari / LaPresse via AP)
Striker-less Chelsea grapple with Lukaku conundrum

Belgian star's form on loan at Inter will be difficult to ignore for new manager

FootballApril 06, 2023
Chelsea sacked Graham Potter as manager after less than seven months in charge. PA
Potter and Rodgers the latest to board the managerial merry-go-round

Chelsea and Leicester City the latest clubs to sack their managers this past weekend as the Premier League sets a new record

FootballApril 04, 2023
Thomas Tuchel during a training session ahead of his first game as Bayern Munich manager which sees them take on former club Borussia Dortmund. Getty
Tuchel kicks off Bayern reign with Klassiker against Dortmund

New Bayern boss under pressure to hit the ground running but faces tricky start with meeting of Bundesliga's top two on Saturday

FootballMarch 31, 2023
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, left, and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp go head-to-head again in the Premier League on Saturday. PA
Man City v Liverpool: Guardiola and Klopp celebrate a decade of rivalry

Managers face off again at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in what will be their 28th game in opposition dugouts

FootballMarch 30, 2023
France's Benjamin Pavard celebrates with Kylian Mbappe, Eduardo Camavinga and Theo Hernandez after scoring against the Republic of Ireland in their Euro 2024 qualifiers at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Reuters
Mbappe, Kane and Ronaldo still the gold standard

All three stars performed superbly for their national teams as some veterans faded away

FootballMarch 28, 2023
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