They have two of the richest football owners in the world, so it should not be a surprise that Manchester City and Chelsea were once again the big spenders in the summer transfer market. Manchester City spent well over 120 million euros last summer, and for the second year in a row, the club was […]
Arsenal
Total joke this is. The UEFA Appeals Body has rejected the appeal lodged by Arsenal and Arsène Wenger against the two-match suspension handed to the manager after the play-off first leg against Udinese. Wenger will now be suspended for Arsenal’s next two Champions League matches, against Borussia Dortmund and Olympiacos FC on 13 and 28 […]
Jack Wilshere’s ankle injury is a lot worse than expected and it looks like he will be out for another two to three months. Wilshere had had a persistent problem with his right ankle, hich was aggravated while playing for England against Switzerland in June, and the Gunners are looking to manage the injury conservatively. […]
Wow. After three months of wondering if Arsenal will ever jump into the transfer market, the Gunners officially landed FIVE new players today. What is surprising is the 180 degree change in Arsenal’s transfer philosophy that today’s moves reflect. The Gunners new signings; Santos, Per Mertesacker, Park, Benayoun and Arteta. are aged between 26 and […]
Arsenal fans have been asking Arsene Wenger to sign a center-half now all summer and it appears that the Gunners have finally done that. The surprise is that it is Germany centre-back Per Mertesacker and not England center-half Gary Cahill. It appears that the Cahill deal is dead (will be interesting if he signs at […]
There were goals aplenty for some of Europe’s leading clubs this weekend as both halves of Manchester celebrated big wins, Real Madrid kicked off the Liga season with a 6-0 win and PSV Eindhoven racked up half a dozen strikes of their own. Premier League Manchester United were rampant as they handed a depleted Arsenal […]
The center of football in England is in Manchester as Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick as Manchester United thrashed Arsenal 8-2 at Old Trafford and Edin Džeko scored four as Manchester City beat Spurs 5-1 at White Hart Lane. Manchester City were impressive in the early kick-off as Edin Dzeko scored four times as he […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been handed a ridiculous new two-match ban by Uefa. UEFA says that Wenger broke their rules during the Udinese game last week he communicated with the Arsenal bench via first-team coach Boro Primorac. Arsenal have also been fined 10,000 euros (£8,742) for the improper conduct of their officials during the […]
Arsenal’s miserable start to the season went from bad to worse as they lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool. With one eye firmly on Wedensday’s all-important Champions League qualifier in Italy against Udinese, Arsene Wenger was forced to play wantaway midfielder Samir Nasri, as injuries and suspensions have exposed the lack of depth in the […]