Not many fans of the Premier League will know these names -– Jack Walker, Matthew Harding, Dick Knight — but they are owners of a bygone era, when the men — or theirfamilies — who owned English League clubs served more as custodians than CEOs. Memories of them and other owners devoted to their clubs […]
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Kasey Keller talks the hazards of the Hexagonal, plus TV, fishing, and Sounders' chances to repeat
Former U.S. international goalkeeper Kasey Keller, who accrued 102 caps from 1990 to 2007, is working for ESPN this week and will be in Orlando for the crucial Hexagonal game againstPanama. Since he retired from the Sounders in 2011 he’s worked as a broadcaster for the team and during the reign of former U.S. national […]
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American Stan Kroenke bids $695 million to buy Russian's Arsenal shares
Arsenal’s majority shareholder, American Stan Kroenke, has bid almost £525 million ($695 million) to buy out Russian Alisher Usmanov, the club’ssecond-largest shareholder (30.4%), who has tried several times to wrestle control of the club.
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Video Pick: Check out Mesut Ozil's excellent abode
Accompanied by his pug, Balboa, Arsenal and Germany star Mesut Ozil provides a tour of his house, which includes a portrait of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed theConqueror, Turkish marble, a large cinema room, as well has quarters for his extensive shoe collection.
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Wenger surprised Arsenal-Cologne FC game was played
Crowd control problems at the Europa League match between Arsenal and FC Cologne didn’t prevent the match from going forward, to the surprise of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Theproblems triggered by the presence of thousands of FC Cologne fans who showed up in London for the Europa League even though the ticket allocation to the […]
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Liverpool agrees to take Ox from Arsenal
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is leaving Arsenal for Liverpool for 40 million pounds ($51.7 million). He started all four games this season for the Gunners but turned down an offer of $12 million perseason to stay.
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Wilshere sent off for fighting in Arsenal U-23 game
Jack Wilshere, fit again after fracturing his leg last season while on loan to Bournemouth, was red carded for his part in a brawl while playing for Arsenal in a U-23 match against ManchesterCity. Wilshere responded to City midfielder Matthew Smith‘s hard tackle by grabbing him around the neck and pushing him to the ground. […]
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Arsenal's Wenger counts his lucky stars Giroud didn't leave
French supersub Olivier Giroud, the hero of Arsenal’s wild 4-3 win over Leicester City on opening day of the English Premier League, could have left the Gunners over the summer, but managerArsene Wenger is glad he didn’t bolt. “I opened the door for him at some stage as I had many strikers,” he said, “and […]
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What They're Saying: Arsene Wenger
“Once a country owns a club, everything is possible. It becomes very difficult to respect the financial fair play because you can have different ways or different interests for a country to havesuch a big player to represent a country. It can’t justify the investments and looks unusual for the game.” — Arsenal manager Arsene […]
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Wenger: More players will become free agents due to skyrocketing transfer fees
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says more players will play out their contracts and become free agents because of skyrocketing transfer fees. Alexis Sanchez and MesutOzil are both the final year of their contracts, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs could also leave Arsenal as free agentsnext summer. “I think in the […]