Peter Fitzpatrick

February 13, 2022 • Champions League, Arsenal, Chelsea, Editorials, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur

When Was the Strongest Era of the Premier League?

As the Champions League resumes this week, Premier League sides make up three of the bookies’ four favourites to land…

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February 9, 2022 • Premier League, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brentford, Burnley, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Southampton, Watford, Wolves

Premier League Sponsorship Steeps to a New Low

Well it was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? Last week it was revealed that Premier League giants Manchester United…

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February 7, 2022 • Featured, Fixtures, International Football, World Cup

How Do You Solve the Problems That International Football Creates?

Another month, another desperate attempt to push through FIFA’s biennial World Cup money-spinning scheme, as international football created problems once…

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January 31, 2022 • Editorials, Ajax, Barcelona, Featured, Rangers

Families in Football: Frank and Ronald de Boer

Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Families in Football’ series. Over the next few weeks, we take a look at…

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January 30, 2022 • Editorials, Ajax, Barcelona, Eredivisie, Real Madrid

Families in Football: Michael and Brian Laudrup

Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Families in Football’ series. Over the next few weeks, we take a look at…

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January 18, 2022 • Premier League, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United

Rafael Benitez: The Latest to Learn That Football Fans Don’t Forgive or Forget

In perhaps the most unsurprising turn of events this season, Rafael Benitez was sacked by Everton last weekend following a…

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January 16, 2022 • Serie A, Premier League

Serie A Clubs and Their Premier League Addiction

In recent seasons, some of the Premier League’s top talents and promising youngsters have departed England and moved to Italy…

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January 8, 2022 • Premier League, Editorials, Featured, Leicester City, Manchester City, Manchester United

Families in Football: Peter and Kasper Schmeichel

Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Families in Football’ series. Over the next few weeks, we take a look at…

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January 6, 2022 • Chelsea, Editorials, Featured, Premier League

Curse of the Chelsea Number Nine Shirt Strikes Again Following Romelu Lukaku Comments

The build-up and backdrop to Chelsea’s pulsating 2-2 draw with Liverpool last Sunday was dominated by the Chelsea number nine,…

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January 1, 2022 • Premier League, Arsenal, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United

New Years Day 2002: The Greatest Premier League Title Race – 20 Years On

As we enter a new year, a season that was shaping up to be the first three-way Premier League title…

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