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Chelsea will next season be without one of their top players as Antonio Rudiger will leave and a new deal is said to be agreed with Real Madrid.
The former Roma and Stuttgart defender looks to be happy to leave London after great success while at Stamford Bridge, moving there in 2017.
Continue reading “Antonio Rudiger close to Chelsea exit as transfer guru believe Real Madrid will announce move in the next coming days”On 22 December 1971, Arsenal paid a record fee of £220,000 to take Ball to Highbury.[4] He was 26 years of age and at his peak for both form and fitness when he joined Arsenal; he made his debut against Nottingham Forest on 27 December 1971.
However, Arsenal could not defend their League title in 1971–72 and also lost their grasp on the FA Cup when Leeds United beat them 1–0 in the centenary final at Wembley.
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Frederick Charles George is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Charlie George began his career as a youngster with Arsenal and was part of their 1970–71 League and FA Cup Double-winning team, scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final. In 1975, he left Arsenal to join up with Derby County.
After playing for US club Minnesota Kicks, in 1978 George joined Southampton, where he spent another three seasons.
Whilst there he had a brief spell on loan with Nottingham Forest with whom he won the 1979 European Super Cup. He then had short spells abroad before returning back to England playing for Derby
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