Defender Laurent Koscielny is out of Saturday’s FA Cup final after Arsenal’s appeal against his red card in its 3-1 win over Everton was dismissed by the FA. The France internationalwas ejected for a tackle on Enner Valencia on the final day of the Premier League season and banned for three games.
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Kroenke won't sell his majority interest in Arsenal
Following a bid by Alisher Usmanov to take full control, Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke says his shares “are not, and have never been, for sale.” Kroenke also owns MLS’sColorado Rapids and other Denver sports teams, as well as the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams.
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Wright: Something has to change at Arsenal
Former Arsenal star Ian Wright says something has to change with the Gunners — either manager Arsene Wenger must go or they must get a new owner willing to spend money. Uzbek-bornRussian billionaire Alisher Usmanov made a bid to take full control of the Gunners from American majority shareholder Stan Kroenke but it was rejected […]
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EPL race for third and fourth will be decided on Sunday
The English Premier League race for third and fourth place and the final two tickets to next season’s UEFA Champions League will be decided on Sunday. Arsenal kept its hopes of finishing in the topfour alive thanks to a 2-0 win over Sunderland on a pair of late goals from Alexis Sanchez. Manchester City, a […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC rolls to the top
Two more wins for Toronto FC ran its win streak to six and vaulted it atop the MLS Power Rankings. Previous leader FC Dallas slipped a couple of notches by tying New York City, which tookover second place after their 1-1 tie in Frisco. Sporting Kansas City and Houston round out the top five. The […]
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Dramatic goal by substitute captures Premier League title for Chelsea
In his exuberance as the title celebrations raged on, Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas blurted out how he and his teammates felt about their triumphant season in a postgame TV interview:“Football is f—ing unbelievable.” The direct reference was to substitute and goalscorer Michy Batshuayi, tossed into a 0-0 game along with Willian by managerAntonio Conte, who […]
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Arsenal keeps up push for top four EPL spot
Arsenal’s bid for another top four spot in the EPL and a place in next season’s Champions League isn’t over. The Gunners got goals from Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud for a 2-0 win atSouthampton to move up to fifth place with three games to play, three behind fourth-place Manchester City and four behind Liverpool, […]
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What They're Saying: Bixente Lizarazu
“Football is in his blood. It is in his brain, 24/7. He is crazy about it. It is impossible for him to stop. If he stopped football …” — Former French star BixenteLizarazu on countryman and friend Arsene Wenger. Friends of the embattled Arsenal manager worry what he would do to fill the void if […]
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Arsenal's Koscielny injured again — could miss derby at Spurs
French Laurent Koscielny has already missed time this season for thigh and Achilles injuries and he could miss Arsenal’s trip to north London to face rival Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with aknee injury picked up in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over defending champion Leicester City.
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Wenger must stay — even the stats agree
By Paul Gardner Arsene Wenger should stay. That’s what I think. And I think that way because I respect his unflinching devotion to skillful and entertaining soccer. Of course, even suggesting that soccer should be entertaining is a risky business these days, likely to provoke scorn and contempt and accusations of ignorance about the real […]