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      Ian Hawkey

      Ian Hawkey

      European Football Correspondent
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      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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      Saudi Future Falcons in training. Photo: SSDFT
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      Based in Salou, Spain, the programme is providing talented youth players with the experience and education to launch professional careers at home and abroad

      FootballSeptember 20, 2024
      Girona's Spanish coach Michel, centre, leads a training session on the eve of the Uefa Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain. EPA
      Girona's first Champions League adventure has its roots in Abu Dhabi

      Catalan club make their debut in Uefa's top club competition against PSG, thanks in large part to backing of City Football Group

      FootballSeptember 18, 2024
      Mohamed Salah and Egypt finished as runners-up at both the 2017 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. AP
      Salah has unfinished business with Egypt at Afcon

      Forward looks to banish painful Africa Cup of Nations memories to the past as he enters final year of contract at club side Liverpool

      FootballSeptember 06, 2024
      Riyad Mahrez has scored 31 goals in 93 appearances for Algeria. AFP
      Mahrez hopes for Afcon redemption after return to Algeria set-up

      Veteran winger at crossroads in career and will be hoping for one final push ahead of 2026 World Cup

      FootballSeptember 05, 2024
      Moroccan players celebrate winning bronze in the men's five-a-side blind football at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Reuters
      Morocco hope Paralympics platform leads to bright future for cecifoot

      Five-time African champions won bronze in Tokyo and have high expectations in Paris

      OlympicsAugust 29, 2024
      Qatar's Fares El-Bakh won gold in the men's 96kg weightlifting division at the Tokyo Olympics. AFP
      Qatar's El-Bakh aims to cement weightlifting legacy

      Tokyo Games gold medalist faces biggest challenge from China’s Liu Huanhua in 102-kg category

      OlympicsAugust 09, 2024
      Sara Ahmed of Egypt on her way to winning gold in the 76kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last year. DBM-Deepbluemedia
      Egyptian weightlifters join female pioneers at Paris Olympics

      Competing near garden commemorating French pilot Elisabeth Boselli, they hope to inspire more girls to take up their sport

      OlympicsAugust 08, 2024
      Algeria's Djamel Sedjati won the men's 800m event during the Wanda Diamond League in Monaco. AFP
      Algeria’s Sedjati has 800m gold and world record in sight at Paris 2024

      Sedjati part of a strong group of runners expected to raise the bar at the Games

      OlympicsAugust 07, 2024
      Soufiane El Bakkali celebrates winning the men's steeplechase event at the 2022 Diamond League meeting in Doha. AFP
      El Bakkali on a mission to defend Olympic steeplechase gold

      Having broken Kenya's decades-long stronghold on the event at Tokyo 2020, El Bakkali arrives in Paris aiming to complete the double

      OlympicsAugust 05, 2024
      Morocco's Ilias Akhomach, right, celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the quarterfinal men's soccer match between Morocco and the United States at the Parc des Princes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo / Aurelien Morissard)
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      Akhomach and Morocco face familiar foes Spain with medals at stake

      Atlas Lions seeking to upset La Roja in men's football semi-final and earn their shot at gold

      OlympicsAugust 05, 2024
      Achraf Hakimi was part of the Moroccan team that enjoyed a remarkable 2022 World Cup in Qatar. PA
      Olympics gold will be pinnacle for Moroccan football's golden generation

      Achraf Hakimi the star of another talented bunch that will look to take the country's burgeoning legacy forward at summer Games

      OlympicsJuly 23, 2024
      Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Final - Spain v England - Berlin Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany - July 14, 2024 Spain's Alvaro Morata lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning Euro 2024 REUTERS / Angelika Warmuth TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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      Euro 2024: Depth, diversity and unity fuel Spain's historic triumph

      All corners of nation represented in squad that rose to every challenge placed in front of them in Germany

      FootballJuly 15, 2024
      Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Final - Spain Training - Donaueschingen, Germany - July 13, 2024 Spain's Lamine Yamal during training REUTERS / Robin Rudel
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      Spain v England: Football's coming home in Euro 2024 final

      Three Lions out to end to '58 years of hurt' but Spanish can clinch record fourth European Championship title

      FootballJuly 14, 2024
      (From L) England's defender #03 Luke Shaw, England's defender #02 Kyle Walker, England's midfielder #04 Declan Rice, England's forward #07 Bukayo Saka, England's forward #21 Eberechi Eze, England's defender #05 John Stones, England's forward #17 Ivan Toney, England's midfielder #24 Cole Palmer and England's midfielder #10 Jude Bellingham celebrate at the end of the penalty shootout as they win the UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-final football match between England and Switzerland at the Duesseldorf Arena in Duesseldorf on July 6, 2024. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
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      Youngsters light up Euro 2024 to upstage subdued stars

      France, England, Spain and Netherlands have all relied on younger players who have delivered under extreme pressure

      FootballJuly 08, 2024
      Turkey's defender #03 Merih Demiral heads the ball and scores his team's second goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Austria and Turkey at the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
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      Demiral is comeback king after powering Turkey into Euro quarter-final

      But Saudi Pro League defender may face Uefa sanctions over his gesture after scoring in 2-1 win against Austria

      FootballJuly 04, 2024
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