Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has launched an impassioned defence of under-fire midfielder Mesut Ozil, insisting that the German World Cup winner should not be used as a “scapegoat” for Arsenal’s 2-0 Champions League defeat away to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night. “Why should he be a scapegoat? For what? We’ve lost one game since April […]
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Finally we get back to Premier League action this weekend, and Arsenal and Wales star Aaron Ramsey is an doubt for Saturday’s blockbuster match between Arsenal and Manchester City after picking up an ankle injury on international duty. Ramsey appeared to twist his ankle late in the game against Andorra, which Wales won 2-1 and […]
While Manchester United embarked on the second most expensive summer spending spree in football history, financial fair play (FFP) forced other top clubs to sell accruing to the Soccerex Transfer Review by Prime Time Sport. United spent €196 million on Angel Di Maria, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao. Only […]
Big transfer deadline day for Arsenal as the Gunners signed Manchester United and England striker Danny Welbeck for £16m. With Oliver Giroud out until the new year, adding another striker during this window was critical for Arsenal and in Welbeck they have someone who can play in any of the three attacking positions. I expect […]
With rumors stating that striker Olivier Giroud could be out until the new year with a leg injury, Arsenal boss is not panicking at the prospect of losing his top striker for potentially four month: f “On Sunday he had a medical check and he needed to have further investigations,” said Wenger, who revealed an […]
Last season Manchester United unveiled a new manager in David Moyes and in his first Premier League match in charge of the Red Devils he say his side thump Swansea 4-1 i South Wales. Fast forward 12 months United unveil another new manager and once again Swansea were his first opponents as Swansea travelled to […]
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has defended his decision to have no English or UK players in his starting line-up for the Community Shield defeat by Arsenal. Four English players made the City bench at Wembley on Sunday but an all-foreign starting XI reflected Pellegrini’s recent transfer deals. The only British signing that Pellegrini made […]
Uefa has announced its three contenders for its UEFA’s Best Player in Europe Award and they are Bayern Munich and Germany World Cup winning goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Holland and Bayern winger Arjen Robben and Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The winner will be announced on 28 August in Monaco, where the draw for […]
In a move that really smells of desperation, Barcelona have paid a reported £15 million for Arsenal defender, and signed the 28-year-old to a five-year contract. This was followed on Sunday by a statement on Barcelona’s website. “Thomas Vermaelen is now officially an FC Barcelona player. A few minutes past 11:15am, the player signed a […]