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    "excerpt": "German Football League: French winger Michael Olise, who is on vacation after being crowned the 2024\/25 Bundesliga Champions, reunited with his former Crystal Palace teammates to give a proper farewell to former teammate and captain Joel Ward, who will depart Selhurst Park this summer after 13 years with the club, upon the expiration of his current contract.\u202f\n",
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    "editor1": "German Football League: French winger Michael Olise, who is on vacation after being crowned the 2024\/25 Bundesliga Champions, reunited with his former Crystal Palace teammates to give a proper farewell to former teammate and captain Joel Ward, who will depart Selhurst Park this summer after 13 years with the club, upon the expiration of his current contract.\u202f\n<p>The 35-year-old has been a near-ever-present throughout the London side's longest top-flight spell to date, playing a key role in many of the most important moments in modern Crystal Palace history. He played his last home game on Tuesday night in a thrilling 4-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ward initially joined the club from Portsmouth at the beginning of the 2012\/13 season in the Championship, playing a significant role in the club\u2019s promotion to the Premier League and has overall played 364 matches for the Eagles \u2013 a total which places him eighth in Palace's list of all-time appearances , while scoring six times for the club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Olise, on the other hand, joined Palace from Reading in July 2021 and flourished into a top-tier talent, making 90 appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring 16 times and registering 25 assists. His impressive outings saw him secure a reported 60 million euros move to Bayern ahead of the 2024\/25 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Olise has impressed in his debut season for the Munich side and immediately established himself as a key player. The 23-year-old attacking player has now been honoured by the German Football League (DFL) for his outstanding performances in the Bundesliga, being voted Rookie of the Season for 2024\/25.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He scored 17 goals and provided 21 assists in 50 appearances in all competitions and was the team\u2019s second-highest scorer after Harry Kane. He topped the Bundesliga assist chart with 15 provisions. Since detailed data collection began in the 2004\/05 season, only Emil Forsberg of RB Leipzig has provided more assists in his first Bundesliga season (19 in 2016\/17) than the Frenchman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Olise has impressed in his debut season for the Munich side and immediately established himself as a key player. The 23-year-old attacking player has now been honoured by the German Football League (DFL) for his outstanding performances in the Bundesliga, being voted Rookie of the Season for 2024\/25.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Cricket Score<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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