David Luiz has rejoined Chelsea, continuing a summer trend that has included Mats Hummels (Bayern), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Mario Götze (Dortmund), Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) and Tomáš Rosický (Sparta Praha).But players returning to their old stomping ground is not new. UEFA.com takes a look at a few returning heroes, including Andriy Shevchenko, Marius Lăcătuş and Lukas Podolski, who have found the lure of their first love too strong to resist.©Getty Images UEFA.com - News
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Thousands line streets for Sevilla homecoming
On a warm evening in the south of Spain, Sevilla's history-makers paraded their record-breaking third consecutive UEFA Europa League trophy in front of their jubilant fans throughout the city.Last year, club president José Castro joked that the city's mayor should "pencil us in" for victory celebrations and city hall would have been wise to heed his advice as Unai Emery's men recovered to beat Liverpool 3-1 last Wednesday.There was no time for celebrations immediately after returning from Basel because of Sunday's Copa del Rey final date with Barcelona in Madrid. They succumbed 2-0 to the ten-men Catalan giants, but spirits were nonetheless high among players and fans on Mo...