Chris Dunlavy

Chris Dunlavy: Classy Aaron Ramsey can proudly bow out

Aaron Ramsey desperately wanted the fairytale ending – so did the Cardiff City supporters who welcomed him back as a returning hero, battle-scarred and weary but determined to soldier on.

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Chris Dunlavy
23 March 2025

By Chris Dunlavy - A fresh take on football

Aaron Ramsey desperately wanted the fairytale ending - so did the Cardiff City supporters who welcomed him back as a returning hero, battle-scarred and weary but determined to soldier on.
In the end, though, there was no fight left in the man from Caerphilly.
The mind was sharp, the heart committed.
But the body? That had nothing more to give.
MASTER AT WORK: Aaron Ramsey in action for Cardiff, and, Inset, playing for Wales in Euro 2016 PICTURE: Alamy
Illusion
Since rejoining his boyhood club in the summer of 2023, the 34-year-old has started 13 ...

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