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
![Cody Gakpo, Harry Kane, Dani Olmo and Georges Mikautadze](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yPKzk7XQbTwaGVrvBbCjTc-320-80.jpg)
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
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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
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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
![Manchester United star Paul Parker](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/voWj46oAWUGNVHovaKEFrj-320-80.jpg)
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
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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...
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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...
![Alex Revell Rotherham Leyton Orient](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qjxstFK68Mndbv2mJC8iQ9-320-80.jpg)
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
![Gary Lineker](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zad5gtcmWobZCKi2jW4S9F-320-80.jpg)
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](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MRNThGaT7fvEk2yYmyLdGH-320-80.jpg)
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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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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