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The blockbuster tie of Real Madrid vs Liverpool headlined the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw, which was made in Nyon on Friday morning. A repeat of last seasons’ final is also on the cards, as last season’s winners Bayern Munich will face Paris Saint-Germain eight months after beating the French side in Lisbon. Real Madrid […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Last Word on Football’s ‘Returning Players’ series. In this edition, we take a look at Paul Pogba. Pogba began his senior career at Manchester United, making seven appearances before departing for Juventus in 2012. The Frenchman subsequently re-signed for the Red Devils in 2016 and has appeared a further 186 times for […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Returning Players’ series. In this edition, we take a look at Sol Campbell. Campbell turned out for Arsenal 197 times in his first spell at the club, after making the scarcely believable move from Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer in 2001. Having left the Gunners in 2006, he […] READ MORE
Thursday’s titanic clash between two teams desperate to finish in a place for Europe was supposed to re-ignite Liverpool after four losses in their previous six Premier League matches. The visit of a resurgent Chelsea to Anfield was the ideal catalyst for the Reds to show what they are capable of and end their recent […] READ MORE
A second consecutive 0-0 draw in four days slashed any hopes Manchester United had of making the Premier League title fight a two-horse race. Back-to-back goalless draws against Chelsea and Crystal Palace means the gap between United and runaway leaders Manchester City sits at 14 points. Following Wednesday’s stalemate at Selhurst Park, we examine why […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Returning Players’ series. In this edition, we take a look at Wilfried Zaha. He played 110 games during his first spell at Selhurst Park, starring in Crystal Palace’s promotion to the Premier League over the 2012/13 season. Zaha joined Manchester United at the end of that campaign, making just […] READ MORE
Tottenham Hotspur have endured a tough few weeks. An energy amongst the squad that was positively infectious before Christmas was slowly seeping away. They needed, if not a break, then a shot of adrenaline to kickstart a slumbering squad back into life. But against Burnley, they awoke with a jolt, startled by the realisation that […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Football’s ‘Returning Players’ series. In this edition, we take a look at Thierry Henry. Signed from Juventus in 1999, Henry made 370 appearances over eight years in his first spell at Arsenal, before returning to Arsenal on a two-month loan deal in January 2012. Returning Players – Thierry Henry First Spell […] READ MORE
Olivier Giroud has received copious amounts of criticism throughout his career, his detractors bemoaning his inconsistent scoring rate. Giroud, as he so often does, silenced the haters once again on Tuesday night, netting a sublime bicycle kick to hand Chelsea the advantage in their last-16 Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid. In homage to his […] READ MORE
Concussion substitutes will not be permitted in the Bundesliga, with the league’s Football Commission deeming it unnecessary whilst German teams can make five substitutions. Bundesliga Concussion Substitutes to Stay Sidelined, for Now Possibility of Concussion Replacements to Be Reviewed Once Bundesliga Returns to Three Subs Since the introduction of concussion substitutes in the Premier League […] READ MORE