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Turbulent is a polite way to describe Marseille’s 2021. However, since the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli in early March, things appeared to have settled down both on and off the pitch. Sampaoli has started his Marseille reign well with four wins from his first six matches and a total of 13 points. He also appears […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Returning Players’ series. In this edition, we look at Aston Villa icon Gordon Cowans, who enjoyed three separate spells at his first club. Affectionately known as ‘Sid’, he would go on to have huge success with Villa and eventually be part of their greatest ever side in the 1980s. […] READ MORE
Despite an inconsistent run of form throughout 2021, it’s been a season of progress at Aston Villa. Villa are a completely different side from the one which narrowly escaped relegation last season. The bedrock of their vastly improved season has been their rock-solid defence. Villa’s back four have kept 14 clean sheets this season and […] READ MORE
With just six games to preserve their football league status, Southend United have decided to switch managers. Out goes Mark Molesley after less than a year in charge and incomes Phil Brown who’s no stranger to Roots Hall. Brown is tasked with ensuring Southend remain a football league club. However, he faces a big job […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Returning Players’ series. In this edition, we focus on the legendary Johan Cruyff. The Dutchman is one of the greatest footballers of all time and despite playing for several teams, two clubs saw Cruyff become one of the greatest. Cruyff had two successful spells at Ajax, spending 11 of […] READ MORE
Colchester United have confirmed the appointment of Hayden Mullins as the club’s new head coach on a deal until the end of the season. Mullins replaces caretaker manager Wayne Brown and is the official replacement for Steve Ball, who lost his job in February. Mullins inherits a difficult challenge with Colchester fighting to preserve their […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Last Word on Football’s ‘Returning Players’ series. In this edition, we take a look at the well-travelled Peter Crouch. Crouch turned out for several football clubs during his career. Unsurprisingly, he did return to former sides on more than one occasion. Crouch spent time in the Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham […] READ MORE
The Ligue 1 relegation battle is heating up with just eight games remaining. With Dijon destined to be relegated, the big question that remains is who joins them in Ligue 2 next season. With eight rounds of games to go, five sides are fighting for their lives, separated by just five points. Nantes and Nimes […] READ MORE
After over two years in charge, Bayer Leverkusen have sacked manager Peter Bosz. It seemed that Die Werkself were going to seriously challenge for the Bundesliga title this season, having sat second going into the winter break. However, a miserable 2021 has seen Leverkusen majorly fall down the table and crash out of the Europa […] READ MORE
The battle to beat the drop in the Bundesliga is reaching the final sprint. Just nine games remain for the sides to pull away and secure their survival in a finely poised Bundesliga relegation battle. With Schalke destined for Bundesliga 2, the question on everyone else’s lips is who will join them. Heading into the […] READ MORE