So Aaron Ramsey has hung up his boots and honestly I need a moment. This man's career had more plot twists than every season of Love Island combined. He was simultaneously one of the most talented midfielders of his generation AND the most chaotically cursed footballer to ever lace up a pair of boots. The memes write themselves. 💀

Let's give him a proper send off. Here are the 11 most chaotic moments of Aaron Ramsey's career, ranked from "oh that's quite dramatic" to "this is genuinely unhinged football cinema." ⚽🔥

11. Signing for Nice and basically becoming a ghost (2022)

Ramsey rocked up to the French Riviera like a man on a gap year. Made 9 league appearances. Nine. Living in the south of France on a footballer's wage and barely kicking a ball. Honestly? King behaviour. But also deeply chaotic.

10. The Cardiff City homecoming that wasn't (2023)

Welsh boy goes home to Cardiff. Sounds beautiful. A fairytale. Except it was Cardiff in the Championship and Ramsey was running on fumes and vibes. He played 24 games, scored once, and the whole thing felt like when you go back to your hometown and realise the chip shop closed down. 😭

9. That Juventus contract (2019)

£400k a week. FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS A WEEK. At Juventus. To sit on the bench. To be perpetually injured. To occasionally wave at the camera. The greatest heist in football history. Ramsey walked so Adrien Rabiot could... also be overpaid at Juventus.

8. Scoring in the 2014 FA Cup final (3-2 vs Hull)

Arsenal were 2-0 down inside eight minutes. The banter was at critical levels. Then Ramsey popped up in extra time to score the winner. Ended Arsenal's nine year trophy drought. Nine YEARS. This man literally rescued an entire fanbase's sanity. Cinema. 🔥

7. That leg break vs Stoke (2010)

Not going to dwell on this one because it was genuinely horrific. But the fact that Ramsey came back from Ryan Shawcross nearly ending his career and went on to have the career he had? That's not chaotic, that's just pure resilience. Respect. 🐐

6. Scoring in the 2017 FA Cup final too

Because once wasn't enough. Ramsey decided to make FA Cup final goals his whole personality. Scored the winner against Chelsea. Wenger's last ever trophy. The poetry was THICK. POV: you're an Arsenal fan and one Welsh man is personally responsible for all your happiness.

5. The Ramsey Curse becoming actual international news

Right so. Every time Ramsey scored, a celebrity died. This became a THING. We're talking global headlines. Osama bin Laden. Steve Jobs. Paul Walker. Robin Williams. The man would tap one in from six yards and the internet would immediately start checking on David Attenborough. Absolutely unhinged timeline. 💀💀💀

4. Euro 2016 with Wales

Ramsey was IMMENSE. Genuinely world class for an entire tournament. Wales reached the semi finals and Ramsey was the heartbeat of the whole thing. Then got suspended for the semi final vs Portugal. Peak Ramsey. Give the man the greatest performance of his life and then yank it away at the worst possible moment. Cruel and unusual football punishment.

3. Being perpetually "nearly fit" at Juventus for three straight years

The man was always two weeks away from full fitness. For 36 months. "Ramsey returns to training" became its own genre of football journalism. No caption needed.

2. Leaving Arsenal on a free after being their best midfielder

Arsenal literally let their FA Cup final hero walk for nothing because they wouldn't pay him. Then spent the next three years trying to replace him. This is cinema. Painful, stupid cinema.

1. The entire career arc itself

Welsh kid. Horror injury. Comeback. FA Cup legend. Cursed icon. Free transfer to Italy. £400k a week benchwarmer. French Riviera holiday. Sad homecoming. Retirement. If you wrote this as a screenplay, the studio would send it back and say "too unrealistic." 😭🔥

Rest easy, Aaron. Football's most chaotic midfielder has left the building. The group chat will never be the same.