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On Tuesday night, in a corner of the south coast of England, Junior Kroupi scored for Bournemouth and a 22-year wait ended in north London. Manchester City could not find a winner. Erling Haaland’s stoppage-time equaliser arrived too late. The maths flipped, the title race closed with a game to spare, and Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal […]
Although Liverpool and Manchester United regularly do battle for the title of being the country’s most successful football club, Arsenal are in the conversation when it comes to the team that does the capital most proud. There is a decent chunk of opposition to that title, of course, with Chelsea having added countless trophies to […]
Many clubs throughout the British Isles have started their existence with a different identity from what they are now known as. In fact, some of England’s most historic clubs had previous names. Here are just some of their stories: Arsenal (Previously known as Dial Square Football Club / Royal Arsenal / Woolwich Arsenal) Arsenal didn’t […]
Arsenal Football Club is one of the most successful teams in the history of English football. The north London giants have a large and passionate fanbase who make themselves heard when their team really needs them. From their old ground, Highbury, to the Emirates Stadium, the Arsenal fans sing and chant in support of their […]
A three-way title race is unfolding in the Premier League this season. We’re seeing one of the more exciting conclusions in recent years. It’s delightfully unclear with ten games to go whether Arsenal, Manchester City, or Liverpool will be champions.
Wednesday night saw Aston Villa produce a fine 1-0 victory over Man City. This was just the latest in a number of interesting recent games between the Premier League Top 8.
A fractious game finished Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal on Saturday night. Mikel Arteta and his remarks in post-match interviews have dominated the discussion since the full time whistle. The Arsenal boss was far from happy as he branded officials and VAR “a disgrace”.
Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat to Brighton this weekend seems to have put the writing on the wall. It appears that Manchester City will win the Premier League title again this season. But having led by eight points as recently as 1st April, have Arsenal bottled it? What is ‘bottling it’? The idea of “losing your bottle” […]
The Premier League title races finale could be exciting this year with a different challenger for the juggernaut that is Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Not only are north London giants Arsenal challenging the reigning champions, but they are five points clear of the Citizens at the top of the Premier League table with just 12 […]
It’s safe to say that Arsenal’s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang is among the top strikers in the world. But with the Gabonese superstar showing some reluctance to sign a new contract, it’s fair to say Arsenal should start scouting future replacements for the pacy hitman in case he leaves. According to reports, Aubameyang wants to join […]
In the latest January transfer window, it was Arsenal who took the headlines. In their busiest January window since its introduction, they sold six players and recruited three. Selling the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott while recruiting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. However, it wasn’t a transfer that was Arsenal’s best […]
The Superliga is in its mid-season break and we are still 4 weeks away from Fecha 13 to kick off. I’ll try and catch you up on what has happened so far and what we can expect from the remaining games. Each week will feature 7 teams, all in alphabetic order. Argentinos Juniors The newly-promoted […]
Since breaking into the Arsenal first-team at the age of just 16 years as well as the full England squad at the age of 18, Wilshere’s career has unfortunately been hampered by a series of injuries. At the age of 25, all is not lost for a player looking to fight his way back into […]
Footballers often get a bad rep. There have been many instances in the past of them behaving badly and not setting the example many think they should for children the world over. This has been the week where we have seen the worst of professional footballers once again. On Sunday, the nation awoke to the […]
The first leg of the Europa League’s second qualifying round highlighted the fact that there can be plenty of shocks in the competition. That has carried on in the second, as Ostersunds knocked out Galatasaray. The Turks had a large task on their hand after losing 2-0 in the first leg and weren’t up to […]
Perhaps the shock of the summer came this week as Leonardo Bonucci ended his seven-year tenure at Juventus. The 2016 Serie A Player of the Year has joined a revolutionised AC Milan team for a fee of €42 million. The player which Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri said would be “leader of the dressing room” just […]
The erstwhile season is over and now begins the football equivalent of dumping your partner and searching for a better model. And it is in Spain where this gauntlet has been taken up with fervent gusto. Clubs have been figuratively marauding around the singles bar that is the managerial market and hooking up with their […]
A summary of the Brazilian football week, and a preview of the third round of the Brazilian Championship, written by a native, for the public outside the country of football… BRAZIL’S CUP There were two matches from the round of 16 on Wednesday. In the first leg, Parana beat Atletico MG in a great match […]
In unveiling Arsenal’s new 3-4-3 formation on Monday, Arsene Wenger accomplished two things. The first was most importantly that Arsenal earned three points and kept their nascent top four hopes alive. The second was to show that their manager is strategically woke and can adapt to the hot trends in modern soccer. Yet as Arsenal […]
The Arsene Wenger saga is a farce on many levels, but it is sadly not an uncommon one. While the debate is open as to whether or how much Arsenal is underachieving, there is no debate that the status of Arsene Wenger is hampering the club. Players will come and go regardless of who the […]
