
Si Hawkins
A long-serving FourFourTwo contributor – first piece, Peter Kay on the John Smiths “Ave It!” ad, 2002 – Si Hawkins has reported for FFT from Dubai and New York to Norway and Swindon, talked football with Cantona, Lineker and the Chuckle Brothers, and once attempted football-based stand-up comedy, with predictable results. Elsewhere, Si has written for The Guardian, BBC, New European, Vice, numerous in-flight publications, and – perhaps most prestigiously – the Leyton Orient Matchday Magazine.
Latest articles by Si Hawkins

Ranked! The 50 Best Premier League players of the season
By Ed McCambridge published
RANKED! From warhorses to Wor History-Makers, FourFourTwo ranks a half-century of talent from 2024/25 – has your man made the cut?

Euro 2024 Golden Boot odds: The main contenders to watch
By Si Hawkins last updated
A host of in-form strikers still have their sights on the Euro 2024 Golden Boot: odds are here and stars are analysed

Euro 2024 stadiums: Host cities, capacities, and everything you need to know
By Ed McCambridge last updated
Despite this being a smaller tournament than the World Cup, Euro 2024 will use 10 stadiums, compared to eight in Qatar

Paul Gascoigne and Gazzamania: From Italia 90 to Euro 96, how one player changed English football
By Si Hawkins last updated
The goal against Scotland at Euro 96 was Paul Gascoigne's crowning moment for Three Lions, but that wasn't the start of his national tale. This is full tumultuous story of Gazza and England

Scandinavian icons: The 16 most influential footballers from Denmark, Norway and Sweden
By Ryan Dabbs published
There have been a range of important players in both men's and women's in the last century - here are the pick of the bunch...

Ranked! The 25 best Premier League players 2022/23
By Conor Pope last updated
The 2022/23 season is now at its conclusion – and here are the best Premier League players this year

Grenfell: How football helped a community heal – through the most fascinating of friendlies
By Si Hawkins published
When Grenfell Athletic faced the London Fire Brigade in an emotionally-charged clash, FFT was there to see the action unfold. Friendly? No chance

Paul Parker's Perfect XI: Manchester United star leaves Eric Cantona OUT – but picks Roy Keane and Ryan Giggs
By Si Hawkins published
PERFECT XI Former Manchester United player Paul Parker chooses the best team he ever played with

Fantasy Premier League: the crazy history and inside story of the rise of FPL
By Si Hawkins published
The Fantasy Premier League juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down, with a host of new formats and outlets offering ever more choice. FFT investigates how FPL went mainstream...

Joe Biden inauguration: why soccer should thrive under the USA's new president
By Si Hawkins published
The incoming leader has long been a football enthusiast – just one more reason he'll be better than Donald Trump...

The Greatest Goal I Ever Saw… Alex Revell vs Leyton Orient, 2014
By Si Hawkins published
My Greatest Goal Ahead of Orient’s FA Trophy final this weekend, Si Hawkins recalls an altogether more painful memory when everything changed for the O’s

Ranked! The 10 best World Cup pundit combinations on BBC and ITV
By Si Hawkins published
FIFA World Cup Si Hawkins gets creative and imagines the dream team punditry scenarios we'd be keen to see at World Cup 2018

Final Score film review: complete nonsense, but oddly compelling
By Si Hawkins last updated
FourFourTwo West Ham in a 'European Cup' semi-final, motorbike madness and Pierce Brosnan's dramatic speech: what's not to like? If not admire anyway, writes Si Hawkins...

Charlie Austin: Rediscover your goalscoring touch
By Si Hawkins last updated
Charlie Austin Suffering from a goal-drought? Don’t panic. Southampton's Charlie Austin has a few scoring tips – including recalling your inner child
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