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      Ian Hawkey

      Ian Hawkey

      European Football Correspondent
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      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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      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
      Manager Antonio Conte has parted ways with Tottenham "by mutual agreement". AP
      Conte's exit leaves Spurs facing a perilous end to the season

      The Italian leaves Spurs with a caretaker manager tasked with holding on to a Champions League spot

      FootballMarch 27, 2023
      Morocco manager Walid Regragui celebrates his team's victory over Spain in the last-16 of the Qatar World Cup on December 6, 2022. PA
      Morocco look to build on Qatar 2022 success against Brazil

      Walid Regragui says team must be competitive in every tournament from now on to build on memorable finals

      FootballMarch 24, 2023
      Italy manager Roberto Mancini speaks with forward Mateo Retegui during a training session in Florence on March 21, 2023, ahead of their Euro 2024 clash with England. Getty
      Italy's dearth of centre-forwards a striking problem for Mancini

      Azzuri cast envious glances at England's Harry Kane as they take on Three Lions in Euro 2024 qualifier

      FootballMarch 23, 2023
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