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June 2, 2026
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Per Mertesacker up front? A crisis of confidence

Head up the Arse-nal Arsenal were ascendant for about 15 minutes following Alexander Song’s brilliant foray down the left...
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What has happened to Aaron Ramsey?

Half time at White Hart and its a familiar breakdown in defense that gives Spurs the one goal lead....
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Arsenal finally dust off Stan Kroenke and he remains clueless

The mustache finally speaks The virtual owner of Arsenal is at long last wheeled out and gets caught up...
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Arsenal to pay for Tevez’s sins

The Guardian really wants RVP to go to Man City. It’s not enough for City to deal with the...
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Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain begins to answer his critics

The Ox in the Box shows he doesn’t dick around the box Arsene Wenger’s summer signing of Alex Oxlade-...
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Soka Afrika: Two footballers take two different journeys

Soka Afrika is probably the first documentary that really tackles the problem of trafficking of young footballers from Africa...
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Champions League: Chelsea 1 Valencia 1

Juan Mata’s homecoming did not go as planned. He received a yellow card for his efforts right at the...
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Concacaf Champions League: Seattle Sounders 2 Comunicaciones 2

Seattle mounted a stirring fightback through Osvaldo Alonso who scored a dramatic equalizer in the 89th minute to battle...
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Carlos Tevez suspended for two weeks

Carlos Tevez faces the maximum allowable punishment under league rules plus docked two weeks of pay which amounts to...
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Champions League: Arsenal 2 Olympiakos 1

Alex -Oxlade Chamberlain gave the Gunners the perfect start scoring his CL debut goal with a composed finish. The...
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Messi joins Laszlo Kubala as Barca’s second highest scorer

Laszlo Kubala: Played for three countries while becoming a Barca legend in the 1950s With two goals scored in...
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Champions League: Napoli 2 Villareal 0

szólj hozzá: CL:Napoli-Villarrea 2-0 270911 Napoli continue their resurgence with a 2-0 win over Villareal in their Group A...
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Carlos Tevez gets little sympathy in Argentina

The people’s player is getting a bit of a earful back home. Pablo Ramon for Ole: ” At Man...
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Carlos Tevez refuses to budge despite Mancini’s call

szólj hozzá: Tevez The Argentinian striker sits put in protest which prompts a furious Roberto Mancini response.
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Trouble in paradise: Roberto Mancini at fault, not Tevez

It’s looking a bit like a video game where you score points for bad behaviour Tell me whose jaw...
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Hope Solo and Steve Nash: EA Sports Soccer 12

More Hope Solo. Going hermano e mano with Steve Nash in EA Sports Soccer 12 which is due in...
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Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy in DWTS

For all you Hope Solo fans. Here she is in DWTS with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She lost it a few...
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Young stops a historical FC Basel victory

A double order of Freis? That’s not what Utd ordered but were forced to eat anyway What a comeback...
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Theyab Awana: RIP

Theyab Awana one of the UAE’s brightest stars died on Sunday, tragically killed in a car accident. He was...
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Carl- Erik Torp recovers from heart attack

Over the weekend, 27 year old Carl-Erik Torp, a midfielder for SK Brann, suffered a dramatic collapse on the...
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Stuart Holden to feature in Bolton’s match against Arsenal

Stuart Holden got back into the mix this Tuesday playing for Bolton in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa...
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Add Owen Coyle to the list of glowing Wenger testimonials

If Owen Coyle is God, what does that make Wenger? Through Arsenal’s worst start since 1953, it has become...
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Maradona takes a whack at an annoying fan

Looks like Don Diego made his best move since the 1986 World Cup leaving a footprint on a fan’s...
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Bob Bradley finally takes over as Egypt’s coach

Bob Bradlehotep, the new coach of the Pharaohs The former USMNT coach signs a two year contract that will...
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Former Chelsea manager Claudio Rainieri takes over Inter

On the day the Arsenal board came out swinging at Arsene Wenger’s critics virtually promising a lifetime guarantee of...
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Turkey unleashes “women’s power” to teach men

The Turkish Football Federation launches its “broadside” against male supporters In Iran, women are banned from watching football matches....
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Arsenal faces possible extinction if Wenger were to leave

Arsenal will go poof if Wenger were to leave Guess who said this in 2009? “It is not often...
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That was quick: Gian Piero Gasperini sacked as Inter coach

The last gasp of the Gasperini It took just five matches but Massimo Moratti decided he had had seen...
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Carling Cup: Arsenal 3 Shrewsbury 1

Debut goals by Kieran Gibbs, Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain, and Yossi Benayoun guided the Gunners to a 3-1 win over Shrewsbury...
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Arsenal board backs Wenger

Finally, the Arsenal board responds. And in a positive way. This should be a huge shot in the arm...
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Sir Alex shows “tough love”, Wenger needs to do the same

A bit of this will not hurt Arsenal Five matches into the season and a perfect record. An outpouring...
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How on earth did Fernando Torres miss that?

The miss of the ages. A clever through ball by Ramires, a streaking Fernando Torres latches onto it, cleverly...
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Let every stumbling team nourish themselves on Arsenal’s teat

Sudoku: A cheap way to help improve Arsenal’s lack of concentration That is the adage. On the ropes, manager...
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Friday night music: Happy Mondays ” Hallelujah” (featuring Kirsty MacColl)

Embrace it. Feel it. Dance it. The definitive song of the Madchester scene of the “80s”. Given extra juice...
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An Angel smiles: Arsenal secure three vital points

szólj hozzá: Ars 1-0 Swe There are two ways of looking at this victory. The first and most practical...
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Friday night music: BMRC ” Beat the Devil’s Tattoo”

Love this band. Old school rock n’ roll that will get you all pumped up. Enjoy.
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Manchester United stands in solidarity with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl’s NHL stars 6 February 1958 was the darkest day in Man Utd’s history when 23 members of...
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Onuohagate: Garry Cook resigns

Quite the plot. Someone in the middle of the night sometime last year managed to hack into City CEO...
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Robbie Savage: As per him, Mertesacker was a merengue

Looking for accommodation? There’s a vacancy between those ears Robbie Savage, genius and clairvoyant extraordinaire, gets Arsenal new signing,...
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Juventus inaugurates new home and meets Notts County

Juventus inaugurated their new stadium with a visual smorgasbord. In one of the classiest gestures in living memory, they...
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Cost Qatar? A $221bn bill for the 2022 World Cup

The 2022 World Cup will set the Qatar government back by $221bn in development and infrastructure costs according to...
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Fabio Capello cannot save this English side

Fabio Capello looking for the Philosopher’s stone to transform England? There is no one in this England team save...
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Nasri is dealt a lesser hand

Just thinking aloud. What chances Samir Nasri who broke a metacarpal bone in his hand while playing for France...
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Hango’s resident Brazilians shake to Shakira’s Waka Waka

Remember FC Stjarnan, the Icelandic club that came up with the innovative goal celebrations that went viral last year....
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Paradinha’s gone wild: Amir Sayoud’s disastrous effort

The Arab Spring seems to have have had a liberating effect on penalty taking. This is Amir Sayoud’s PK...
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RIP: Bobby Rhine

The longstanding FC Dallas man for all seasons and play by play announcer passed away on Monday evening. The...
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Arsenal chose to cheapen Arteta deal risking midfield exposure

The news that Jack Wilshere could be out for another 8 weeks started the usual he said she said...
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Frimpong’s Ghana overture means Wenger has to strengthen

Emmanuel Frimpong who has emerged as a very reliable deputy to Alexander Song in anchoring the midfield is seriously...
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Earnshaw’s miss of the ages as uninspired England hold off Wales

This match will always be remembered for Robert Earnshaw’s point blank miss and a blinding fingertip save from Joe...
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Brek Shea provides a spark in Belgium loss

The Belgians have never lacked for individual talent and the present side have a number of names that are...
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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment: Bane or boon for soccer players?

Jonathan Bornstein came back earlier than expected after PRP therapy Jonathan Bornstein was one of the first soccer players...
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Thomas Vermaelen: Victim once again to Arsenal’s dreaded “ankle” problem

The achilles tendon: A vital “push off” that helps change the body’s position When does one go from saying...
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A more patient USA emerges under Klinsmann

Let us not get wedded to the result against Costa Rica which on the face registers a disappointing loss....
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Euro 2012 Qualifiers: Germany crush Austria, 6-2

Joahim Low did not have to dig his nose to strike gold. Mario Gotze serves notice that he might...
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