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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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New Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso oversees training in Florida ahead of their Club World Cup opener against Al Hilal. Reuters
New era at Real Madrid and Al Hilal as Alonso and Inzaghi begin reigns

Coaches in dugout for first time while Morocco teammates Brahim and Bounou also go head-to-head in Miami

FootballJune 17, 2025
Youcef Belaïli arrives in the USA in the form of his life, the club’s top scorer and top assister in a double-winning campaign. Getty Images
Belaili back to his best and looking to elevate Esperance at Club World Cup

Algerian winger has put disciplinary problems behind him and is enjoying his third spell at Tunisia's most decorated club

FootballJune 11, 2025
WAC's El Mehdi El Moubarik celebrates after scoring with teammates Cassius Mailula and Sidi Bouna Amar. Alamy
WAC fly flag for Moroccan football at Club World Cup

Wydad prepare for tournament that sees them take on Man City, Juventus and Al Ain

FootballJune 10, 2025
Junior Ndiaye, left, singed his first senior contract at Montpellier and will now hope to make a mark with the UAE national team during the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. AFP
Junior Ndiaye eyes UAE debut and following in footsteps of French cohort

Dubai-born striker played alongside Doue and Zaire-Emery for French U17s and will now look to power Cosmin Olaroiu's team to the global finals

FootballJune 03, 2025
Paris Saint-Germain's Bradley Barcola celebrates scoring their second goal against Stade de Reims with Desire Doue. Reuters
PSG v Inter: Enrique's exciting young team eye elusive Champions League crown

Parisiens one step from glory having ditched previous strategy of targeting superstar players

FootballMay 30, 2025
Congolese forward Fiston Mayele has scored 19 goals in 40 games across all competitions for Pyramids this season. Reuters
Pyramids look to write new chapter in African football history

Egyptian side will lift trophy for first time if they can overcome Mamelodi Sundowns over two legs

FootballMay 23, 2025
Moroccan internationals Achraf Hakimi, left, Noussair Mazraoui, centre, and Abde Ezzalzouli will feature in the three major European club finals this month.
Hakimi, Mazraoui and Abde look to lead Moroccan clean sweep of Uefa titles

International teammates appearing in all three major European club finals is further proof of the Atlas Lions' growing strength and influence

FootballMay 20, 2025
Omar Marmoush of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City against Brighton & Hove Albion, in Manchester, Britain, 15 March 2025. EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos, 'live' services or NFTs. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
FA Cup final: Man City's Omar Marmoush eyes first trophy of his career

Egyptian forward can win first major trophy of his career on Saturday to cap off impressive campaign

FootballMay 15, 2025
Lamine Yamal, left, and Arda Guler will face off in this Sunday's Clasico. Getty Images
Barcelona v Real Madrid: Guler bids to upstage Yamal

Young forwards will be key for their sides in Sunday's crucial Clasico showdown

FootballMay 10, 2025
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, centre, gave Inter Milan's Alessandro Bastoni, right, a tough time in their Uefa Champions League semi-final first leg. AP
Inter v Barca: Experience takes on fearlessness with focus on stopping Yamal

Both semi-finalists have fitness concerns after first-leg thriller finished 3-3 which saw teenage Spanish winger produce wonder show

FootballMay 06, 2025
Mohamed Salah has broken plenty of records as Liverpool stand on the cusp of being crowned Premier League champions. Getty Images
Mohamed Salah and his obstacles to winning the Ballon d'Or

Barcelona trio Lewandowski, Yamal and Raphinha in the running while PSG's Dembele can also stake a claim to be the world's best in 2025

FootballApril 25, 2025
Manchester City's James McAtee reacts after a missed chance against Aston Villa. Reuters
Club World Cup: Plenty of teams struggling ahead of Fifa's lucrative event

The 32 clubs picked had either been champions of their continent, or shown enough pedigree over the previous four years to warrant inclusion. Few are showing signs of that now

FootballApril 24, 2025
Mamelodi Sundowns' Peter Shalulile celebrates scoring against Esperance. Reuters
CAF Champions League: South African upstarts face Egypt's finest in last four

North African dominance under threat as teams from south show quality ahead of semi-finals of continent's elite club competition

FootballApril 18, 2025
Athletic Bilbao's Maroan Sannadi in action against Rangers at Ibrox. Reuters
Athletic Club pin hopes on Moroccan novice Maroan Sannadi in Europa League

Striker making his name at San Mames follows in a long line of Basque target men

SportApril 17, 2025
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal has shown exceptional maturity and tactical nous at a young age. EPA
Dortmund tasked with containing Barca's knockout master Yamal

Talismanic teenager likely to play a big role in Uefa Champions League quarter-final clash

FootballApril 09, 2025
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