Arsene Wenger is going nowhere. The Frenchman has agreed to a new two-year contract that will keep him at Arsenal as its manager until at least 2019. The deal, agreed with majority ownerStan Kroenke, will pay him $10 million a year. His future had been in doubt after the Gunners finished fifth, the lowest Premier […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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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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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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Wenger won't break the bank to keep Sanchez
He’s yet to reveal what future plans he has for himself, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is adamant that he and the club will not overspend to keepforward Alexis Sanchez. Earlier this year,, Sanchez made pointed remarks about perhaps moving to a nearby club with which he can win titles and trophies, which fanned speculationabout […]
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Wenger's future look shaky after another Arsenal loss
Arsene Wenger came in for criticism from former players, fans and media after Arsenal’s 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace, the fourth in a row away from home.
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What They're Saying: Arsene Wenger
“Tonight the worry is not me, it’s the fact we lost a big game and that’s a big worry. We are in a difficult position.” — Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who for once refused toaddress questions about his future with the Gunners, after a 3-0 loss that could have been worse left them seven points […]
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Arsenal's Wenger wants Sanchez and Ozil to stay
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger isn’t giving up on the idea of stars Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil returning to the Gunners next season. Wenger said the key with Sanchez wasreaching an agreement with his agent. He also hit back at critics of Ozil, saying those who think he doesn’t care don’t understand him.
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Wenger: Arsenal talks with Ozil and Sanchez on hold
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told beIN Sports the Gunners won’t be negotiating with stars Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez until after the end of the season. Both players havecontracts that expire after the 2017-18 season.
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Crushing defeat piles the pressure on Wenger
For the seventh straight season, Arsenal has stumbled in the Champions League round of 16. But never before has the pressure on manager Arsene Wenger been as intense and scathing as in thewake of a 5-1 thrashing at home by Bayern Munich that piled up a 10-2 aggregate defeat. A small but noisy group of […]