Chris Evans

Chris Evans

Freelance Writer

Chris Evans is a freelance journalist and has been a regular FourFourTwo contributor since 2014, covering a wide range of stories up and down the football pyramid. Chris's work has also appeared in the Guardian, the Independent and other national newspapers, as well as on the BBC Sport and Mail websites. He is also the author of two books for Bloomsbury Sport, How to Win the World Cup: Secrets and Insights from International Football's Top Managers in 2022, and Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon, which was published in 2025.

Latest articles by Chris Evans

"I’ll probably shed a tear - there will be a lot of emotion" Bournemouth legend explains what it means for Cherries to play in Europa League

By Steven Chicken Published

EXCLUSIVE Bournemouth will play their first-ever European fixture tonight when kick off vs Real Sociedad in Spain

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Bournemouth's history makers on their European bow

By Chris Evans Published

EXCLUSIVE Bournemouth will play the first continental fixture of their history on Thursday – FFT speak to key figures at the club to find out how they've climbed to greater heights than ever before

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“If we’re having a stinker, I’m not going to scream and shout at the lads. Those days are gone” Matt Grimes on maturing as a leader at Coventry City

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The midfielder was a key player in the Sky Blues’ promotion campaign last season

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"It was a season where most of what we touched turned to gold" Matt Grimes and Gordan Strachan on how Coventry City ended their 25-year Premier League exile

By Joe Donnohue Published

EXCLUSIVE After 25 years, the Sky Blues are in the top tier again under Frank Lampard. Skipper Matt Grimes and their last Premier League boss, Gordon Strachan, share their joy

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Matt Grimes explains why playing for Frank Lampard was a 'massive compliment'

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Swansea midfielder was a key part of the Sky Blues’ promotion-winning side

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"The community took a battering for 25 years. It’s a different world now in Coventry" – Former Sky Blues boss Gordon Strachan hails impact promotion has already had in Coventry

By Steven Chicken Published

EXCLUSIVE Coventry were once of of the big mainstays of top-flight football but are now set to embark on their first Premier League campaign for quarter of a decade

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"I feel like a bit of an imposter" – Matt Grimes sympathises with long-suffering Coventry City fans ahead of Premier League return

By Steven Chicken Published

EXCLUSIVE The Coventry City captain believes the club's return to the top flight is no less than their fans deserve

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Exxclusive: Harry Redknapp evaluates Frank Lampard's task after Coventry's promotion

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Sky Blues are back in the Premier League for the first time since 2001

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The Football Rich List 2026 - The 50 wealthiest people in the game

By Ed McCambridge, Chris Evans Published

FFT counts down the 50 wealthiest people associated with the beautiful game – featuring the founder of MLS, a Kazakh in Wycombe and a winger in Thailand’s top tier…

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Six things you need to do to win the World Cup

By Chris Evans Published

Only eight nations have managed this across 22 tournaments, and these are the trends

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Former Liverpool star Ian Callaghan discusses the transition from Bill Shankly to Bob Paisley

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Liverpool skipper played under both Shankly and Paisley during his 18-year spell with the club

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‘It took all of 43 years for me to get my 1966 World Cup medal. To finally be recognised as part of the squad was special’ Liverpool icon Ian Callaghan on his World Cup wait

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Reds legend made one appearance during England’s triumphant 1966 World Cup run

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Head says Old Firm, Hearts say no: Can The Jambos win the Scottish Premiership?

By Chris Evans Last updated

LONG READ Without a league title since 1960, Edinburgh club Heart of Midlothian have a real chance of finishing top of the Scottish Premiership podium this term – FFT discovers how smart management and a renowned recruitment guru caught both the Old Firm giants by surprise…

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‘I chose Liverpool over Everton, even though my dad was a Blue – I’m glad I stuck to my guns’ Anfield legend Ian Callaghan on going against his family

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Callaghan remains Liverpool’s record appearance holder

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Mary Earps holds the Golden Glove Award for gest goalkeeper at the World Cup
‘I hope Mary Earps is remembered for being the first goalkeeper to win the Euros with the Lionesses and for being voted the world’s best, not for other things’ Former England star pays tribute to shot-stopper, after book launch controversy

By Chris Evans Published

The Lionesses’ major tournament hero has received criticism for what she wrote about Hannah Hampton in her new autobiography

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot has welcomed four new faces to the club so far
‘Liverpool won’t be far away by the end of the season – there are too many good players in that squad for them not to be there or thereabouts’ Record-breaking club legend backs the Reds to come good in the Premier League

By Chris Evans Published

Former Liverpool star talks to FourFourTwo about the club's difficult start to the new campaign

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Chloe Kelly's winning penalty for England against Spain in the Euro 2025 final shootout
Chloe Kelly is a Bobby Zamora superfan who became a Lionesses icon

By Chris Evans Published

Chloe Kelly shot to the top of the Sports Personality of the Year odds by helping England win the Euros

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Surviving pre-season: FourFourTwo takes on Cambridge United's gruelling training regimen

By Chris Evans Published

Features See what happens when FourFourTwo are invited to spend a day training with Cambridge United

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Cardiff City: The latest crisis club

By Chris Evans Published

Sunderland have overcome the woes that saw them drop to League One – now it’s the Bluebirds’ turn to endure life in the third tier

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How Cardiff City became the EFL's latest crisis club

By Chris Evans Published

Sunderland have overcome the woes that saw them drop to League One – now it’s the Bluebirds’ turn to endure life in the third tier

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‘You have to make hay while the sun shines off the pitch. Chloe’s got people around her who won’t allow it to affect her football’ Lucy Ward on Chloe Kelly’s hero status

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Euro 2025 hero is one of England's most famous sports stars

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Kelly has been forced to watch on the sidelines for the majority of this season
'Chloe Kelly’s ACL injury changed her – when she came back, she looked fitter and stronger' How the Lionesses heroine came back to be the difference maker at Euro 2022

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The England forward was sidelined for 11 months before the Lionesses’ historic Euro 2022 triumph

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Chloe Kelly celebrates England's 2025 Euros triumph
‘Boys of a similar age talked about how special she was and how many times they got out-skilled by her’ Chloe Kelly’s junior coach on her start at QPR

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Lionesses heroine Chloe Kelly began her football journey at Queens Park Rangers

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'They were deciding people’s livelihoods and careers by voting on who should play' Inside the club bought for £35 on the Internet and named after a train station

By Chris Evans Published

Ebbsfleet United took a novel approach to football club ownership in the late 2000s

Ella Toone of England scores her team's first goal during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Semi Final match between Australia and England at Stadium Australia on August 16, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
‘I believe that when I step onto the pitch, I can create moments and goals out of nothing. I’ve got a name for myself for scoring in big moments – I like that’ Ella Toone on her big-game temperament

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Manchester United star is preparing to bring her big-ham mentality to Euro 2025

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