[UCL PREVIEW: Tuesday] The UEFA Champions League resumes on Tuesday with two games — Bayern Munich-Arsenal and Atletico Madrid-AC Milan — in the second leg ofthe round of 16. All the home teams except Manchester United will carry leads into the second legs. Last year, Arsenal won, 2-0, in Munich, but Bayern’s 3-1 victory in […]
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Henry: Arsenal Triggered Suarez Release Clause
Liverpool’s American owner John Henry on Monday confirmed that Arsenal did in fact trigger the buyout clause in Luis Suarez’s contract when it bid 41million pounds ($67 million) for the Uruguayan during last summer’s transfer window. However, he noted that having lost Fernando Torres to Chelsea in January 2011, the Redsrefused to sell. “I don’t […]
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Report: Ozil Questioned by Police
Mesut Ozil allegedly hit a photographer while driving as the man attempted to take photographs of the Arsenal star. The photographer said that Ozil struck him on the arm and thendrove off without stopping. Officers from Haringey police visited the scene along with an ambulance. According to the Daily Star, police have spoken with the […]
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Ozil: 'The Next Morning Doesn't Feel Better Either'
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil apologized to fans on Thursday for missing a penalty during the Gunners 2-0 UEFA Champions League defeat at home to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.Ozil’s spot-kick early in the first half was palmed away by Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. After that, things went downhill for the Gunners, who were reduced to […]
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Bayern: FIFA Should Remove 'Triple Punishment' Rule
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has urged FIFA to consider abandoning what he describes as the “triple punishment” of penalty, red card, and suspension for denying a cleargoal-scoring opportunity in the penalty box. Bayern was the beneficiary of that rule at the Emirates on Wednesday, as Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny brought down ArjenRobben in the […]
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Wenger: Referee 'Killed the Game'
Predictably, Arsene Wenger blamed the referee and not his goalkeeper, saying that Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli “killed” the UEFA Champions League Roundof 16 first-leg between Arsenal and Bayern Munich for sending off Wojciech Szczesnylate in the first half with the score still tied 0-0. Bayern went on to control the game in thesecond half, ultimately […]
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Guardiola: Possession Key Against Good Teams
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola highlighted the importance of possession following his team’s 2-0 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first-leg win against Arsenal at theEmirates on Wednesday. The German treble winner heads back to Munich as the heavy favorite to progress to the quarterfinals thanks to a pair of crucial away goals from Toni […]
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Report: EPL Clubs More Likely to Finish UCL Knockout Games with 10 Men
Premier League clubs are more than three times as likely to finish a UEFA Champions League knockout game with 10 men than a Premier League game, ESPN is reporting. Moreover, English teams have hada man sent off in almost a quarter of its games in the Champions League Round of 16, Quarterfinals, semifinals or final […]
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Repeat matchup is 'ultimate test' for Gunners
[UCL PREVIEW: Arsenal-Bayern Munich] Many fans will remember that a year ago Bayern Munich beat Bundesliga rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League finalafter those teams knocked off Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid in the semis. Yet memories aren’t so clear of Bayern’s first opponent in the knockout phase, except tofans of Arsenal. Bayern […]
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Arsenal first in Chinese hearts
[SOCCER BUSINESS] Arsenal has been skidding in recent weeks, falling out of the English Premier League lead, but it is No. 1 among Chinese fans. According to a survey by Coventry University’s Center for the International Business of Sport of more than 15,000 Chinese, the Gunners were the most popular club in the lucrative Chinese […]