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“I want to experience life” – Theo Walcott speaks on why he retired from football at age 34

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Former Arsenal player, Theo Walcott has disclosed that he decided to retire from professional football because he wants to “experience life”.

The 34-year-old England international who followed Southampton down into relegation last season, admitted that leaving football is a scary choice but he wants to experience other things in life.

Theo Walcott who started his professional football career at Arsenal after graduating from Southampton’s academy, made 397 Premier League appearances throughout a 23-year football career. He scored a total of 80 league goals and provided 56 assists for Arsenal, Everton, and Southampton.

In his 13 years at Arsenal, the once best football talent in the world, managed to win three FA Cup titles and two Community Shields.

He announced himself on the world stage when former England coach Sven Goran Eriksson took him to the 2006 FIFA World Cup at just 17 years old.

During his ten-year international career, Theo Walcott played 47 times for England and scored eight goals.

Walcott played 20 times in the Premier League and scored three goals for Southampton last season which were not enough to keep the team in the elite division. He claims he received offers from several clubs to continue playing, but his “heart isn’t committed” to it, and had to retire from the game.

“I’m officially going to be hanging up my boots. It’s very scary, I can’t lie,” Theo Walcott told Gary Neville on The Overlap podcast
“It’s scary because football’s all I’ve known from the age of 16 or even younger. I want to try new things I never experienced as a kid – I missed out on a lot.

“I just feel like I want to experience life – things [usually] revolve around football for me.”

Walcott added, “I’ve had offers abroad and from some very good Championship teams. There’s been some Saudi offers but it’s not where I see myself playing, to be honest.

“Nothing against the money or the league but if my heart isn’t into playing football it’s not fair on the clubs, not fair on me.”

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Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies Reveals Davido’s Songs Help Him Before Matches

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Canadian left-back, Alphonso Davies said the songs of Nigerian music icon, Davido are among the songs he often uses to prepare for football matches.

Alphonso Davies is arguably one of the most wanted wingbacks in the world due to his pace, tackling, dribbling, and ability to score goals from tight angles.

The 23-year-old defender who is a citizen of both Liberia and Canada, left the United States club, Vancouver, for Bayern Munich on January 1, 2019, for a transfer fee worth €14 million.

Since then, Davies has played 194 games, scored 10 goals and provided 31 assists in all competitions for Bayern Munich. He has helped Bayern to win one UEFA Champions League, one FIFA Club World Cup, Five Bundesliga titles, one UEFA Super Cup, and many other titles.

In a video the official Instagram page of the German Bundesliga posted earlier in the week, Davies was seen making a list of songs that keep him motivated before football matches.

The Canada international said, “If I could only have five songs that I could listen to before games? That’s very tough! Okay, number one is ‘Nonstop’ by Drake, number two is ‘Fein’ by Travis Scott, number three is ‘Tombstone’ by Rod Wave, number four is ‘Legend Can Never Die’ by Davido, and number five is ‘No Competition’ by also Davido.”

Alphonso Davies played 41 games for Bayern Munich this season in which he scored 2 goals and provided 6 assists in all competitions. His current contract with Bayern will expire on June 30, 2025.

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‘Aaron Ramsdale Set To Leave Arsenal This Summer’

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Arsenal goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale seems to be set to leave the north London side after a difficult 2023-2024 season.

Ramsdale started his professional football career at Sheffield United before he moved to Bournemouth on January 31, 2017. He had loan spells at Chesterfield FC, and AFC Wimbledon before he returned to his childhood club, Sheffield United on August 19, 2021.

In his second spell at Sheffield United, the 26-year-old English goalkeeper was so good that Arsenal decided to pay €28 million for his services on August 20, 2021.

Ramsdale became an instant success at Arsenal as he was made the club’s first-choice goalkeeper in his debut season. He went on to make 78 appearances in his first two seasons.

The 2022-2023 season was arguably the best of his football career as he led Arsenal to battle for the Premier League title to the very end. Unfortunately, they lost it to Manchester City.

However, his fortunes turned negative ahead of the 2023-2024 season as coach Mikel Arteta decided to sign Spanish goalkeeper, David Raya on loan from Brentford.

Raya’s loan deal came with an option for a permanent deal which the goalkeeper and the Gunners are open to signing due to his prolific form at the club.

Note that Raya is the winner of the Premier League Golden Gloves this season after keeping 13 clean sheets for the Gunners.

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Hence, Ramsdale has reportedly concluded that he might never regain his spot as Arsenal’s goalkeeperc under the watch of coach Mikel Arteta who seems to prefer Raya over any other goalkeeper.

Note that Ramsdale has managed to make just six Premier League appearances for Arsenal this season and that trend might continue if he remains at the club next season.

A report by Sky Sports claimed that Arsenal are willing to allow Aaron Ramsdale to leave if he chooses to and the English star is open to leaving the Emirates Stadium this summer.

Currently, Newcastle United are said to be the frontrunners for the signature of the 25-year-old goalie and they might close the deal in the first week of the summer transfer window.

Sky Sports’ James Green said Aaron Ramsdale has agreed to a deal with Newcastle United ahead of the summer transfer window even though he still has two years left in his contract with Arsenal.

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European qualification race intensifies as Man Utd struggle to 3-2 win against Newcastle

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Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United claimed a crucial 3-2 win over Newcastle, keeping their European qualification hopes alive.

Kobbie Mainoo and Amad Diallo were the standout performers of the match, scoring a goal each.

Mainoo opened the scoring in the 31st minute, finishing from Diallo’s assist.

Despite Anthony Gordon’s equalizer for Newcastle early in the second half, Diallo restored United’s lead with a stunning volley.

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Rasmus Hojlund, who came on as a substitute, secured the win with a powerful strike in the 84th minute from outside the box.

Although Newcastle’s Lewis Hall scored in stoppage time, it was too late to alter the outcome of the match.

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