
Chris Evans
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

'The world is a huge place': FFT gets the inside track on Brighton's scouting network
By Tom Hancock published
Brighton's recruitment has been among the very best at the top level in recent years, and they let us in on some of their secrets...

'Anything is possible': Brighton CEO insists there is no ceiling on the Seagulls' potential
By Tom Hancock published
FourFourTwo sat down with Brighton chief executive Paul Barber to get the inside track on the Seagulls' remarkable rise

How Brighton convinced Evan Ferguson to sign for them rather than his boyhood club Manchester United
By Tom Hancock published
FourFourTwo caught up with one of Brighton's key figures behind the scenes for our latest issue

Luton Town exited the Football League in 2010 but have since climbed to the Premier League: Five others have dropped never to be seen again
By Ryan Dabbs published
Luton Town have climbed five divisions in just 13 years, but some other clubs haven't been so lucky after falling out the Football League

Luton Town and ‘Manager Idol’: Recalling the phone-in competition that let supporters vote for their preferred manager
By Ryan Dabbs published
Luton Town have come a long way in 20 years - just ask Joe Kinnear, Steve Cotterill and Mike Newell...

Luton Town once proposed a 70,000 seater replacement for Kenilworth Road, complete with Formula One track
By Ryan Dabbs published
Luton Town were just a Championship side at the time, but that didn't stop their then-owners from dreaming big...

‘A sad day’: Former Luton Town manager Mick Harford recalls the day the club were deducted a massive 30 points in League Two
By Ryan Dabbs published
Only 14 years ago, Luton Town were dropping out of the Football League. Now, they're preparing for life in the Premier League

‘We’ve changed more mentality-wise than ability-wise’ – Alex Greenwood on the ten-year evolution of England’s Lionesses
By Ed McCambridge published
EXCLUSIVE The Euro 2022 winner explains to FourFourTwo how the Lionesses have risen to the top of world football

England women's midfielder Georgia Stanway explains why the Lionesses don’t like packing their bags
By Ryan Dabbs published
England women's team will certainly want to avoid an early departure at the World Cup to avoid that task

'England always have a target on their backs': Alessia Russo relishing pressure ahead of Women's World Cup 2023
By Ryan Dabbs published
EXCLUSIVE England striker Alessia Russo is looking forward to taking on the best defenders in world football

Walking in a Wiegman wonderland: The England team bonding methods behind the Lionesses' Euro 2022 success
By Ryan Dabbs published
England Women have benefitted greatly from Sarina Wiegman's arrival in 2021 - here's how the manager has succeeded

‘The dynamic has changed but we’re still an unbelievable squad’: Georgia Stanway acknowledges that the Lionesses are a different animal compared to last year
By Chris Evans published
Ahead of the Women's World Cup, Lionesses midfielder Georgia Stanway has spoken exclusively to FFT about what's changed since winning the Euros last summer

Sackings, abusive phone calls at 2am, negative social media and unpaid players: Brian McDermott reflects on his spell as Leeds United manager
By Ryan Dabbs published
In just a season at Leeds United, Brian McDermott experienced a drama-filled campaign with a change in ownership and demanding fans

Ranked! The top 50 Football League players 2023
By Huw Davies published
#FLTOP50 As the season’s run-in approaches, it can only mean one thing: with help from our readers, it’s time for FFT’s annual list of the finest stars outside the top flight

England's Beth Mead: 'I wanted to stop being a brat – I'm not the only striker to be pushed out to the wing'
By Chris Evans published
EXCLUSIVE Arsenal's Beth Mead won Euro 2022 with England in the summer, and has now landed BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She tells FourFourTwo how she reached the top of her game

"I could be a lot more honest": The new podcast that takes you behind the scenes of Rotherham's League One promotion push
By Chris Evans published
INTERVIEW Rotherham boss Paul Warne made the unusual decision to allow journalists in to record the final months of last season's campaign – despite superstitious concerns...

Ranked! The 10 best EFL players, 2022
By Conor Pope last updated
EFL STARS Who are the best EFL players this season? We asked Championship, League One and League Two fans, and this is what they said...
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