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For over 150 years, there have only been two forms of professional football: club football and international football. Now, in the wake of Manchester City’s Champions League demolition of Real Madrid, which was followed almost immediately by their completing a hat-trick of Premier League titles, an all-important question must be asked. Are they at the […] READ MORE
For weeks now, Arsenal have felt like someone nervously inching towards a trapdoor or even a cliff edge. With each successive draw, their lead over Manchester City has dwindled further, to the extent that they are now faced with what was always the nightmare scenario: having to go away to The Etihad and win, after […] READ MORE
Following Arsenal’s draw with Liverpool at Anfield, Manchester City are now optimistic about their chances of winning their third consecutive Premier League title. The Liverpool vs. Arsenal matchup had generated considerable hype in terms of the setting for the championship title. Understandably, the Gunners draw with the Reds has affected the Premier League title odds. […] READ MORE
The problem with playing only one game a week is that after a disappointing result you have a whole week to brood on it. That is the situation that Arsenal find themselves in now, after their European exit and their disappointing result at Anfield last weekend, when they led by two goals early on but […] READ MORE
And then there were nine! After Arsenal and Manchester City, both won 4-1 at home, against Leeds and Liverpool respectively, the title run-in has officially begun. Manchester City have been in plenty of title run-ins over the last decade, while Arsenal have not seriously challenged for the League title for nearly 20 years and the […] READ MORE
Liverpool are set to return to action in the Premier League by travelling to face Manchester City on Saturday, 1 April. Take a look at Last Word on Sports’ Liverpool predicted lineup for their crunch game against the title contenders, as they aim to put a dent in the Citizens’ title dreams. Liverpool Predicted Lineup […] READ MORE
“One arse cannot ride two horses” is an Irish variation of the old saying, “One man cannot have two masters”, which expresses the difficulty of trying to complete two tasks simultaneously. Arguably, the expression has never been truer than after Arsenal were knocked out of the Europa League by Sporting Lisbon in the last 16. […] READ MORE
For a club of their history and size, Arsenal have an appalling record in European competition. With the possible exception of Atletico Madrid, they are the biggest club in Europe never to have won the European Cup or Champions League and they have only ever won two European trophies in total. To put that in […] READ MORE
On Sunday afternoon, it will feel a little like 1998-2004 all over again, when Arsenal and Manchester United were the best two teams in England and proved it by almost permanently occupying the top two places in the Premier League. Now, nearly 20 years on from the end of that incredible duopoly of English football, […] READ MORE
As Leeds United released their squad list for their pre-season tour in Australia, there were a couple of notable absences. Junior Firpo was the standout absence, with fans informed of an injury. In the days since, it has been revealed that the Firpo injury is far more significant than expected, with an estimated eight-week recovery […] READ MORE
Joe Blackburn is a football writer and editor for Last Word on Football. As a Leeds United fan, he focuses on writing articles about the Whites, with a further specific interest in tactics and analysis, and how and why tactics match up against one another.