Si Hawkins
Latest articles by Si Hawkins

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...

Paul Gascoigne and Gazzamania: From Italia 90 to Euro 96, how one player changed English football
By Si Hawkins published
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

The Chuckle Brothers: Sing When You're Winning
By Si Hawkins last updated
Sing When You're Winning Legendary children's entertainers and comedy heroes Paul and Barry Chuckle – aka The Chuckle Brothers – speak to FourFourTwo about their love of all things Rotherham.

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...
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