In recent years, the MLS All-Star Game has been a chance for foreign opponents to showcase their American players: Roma with Michael Bradley in 2013, Bayern Munich with Julian Green(whose image was plastered on trolleys all over Portland) in 2014 and Tottenham with DeAndre Yedlin in 2015. Bradley was gone by winter, the other two […]
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Premier League teams are all over the map during preseason
One might think that bitter rivals Manchester United and Manchester City see enough of each other in annual Premier League encounters and the occasional cup clash to forgo a foreign meeting, butmeet they will a week from Monday. In China. The famed National Stadium — opened in 2008 for the Summer Olympics and nicknamed the “Bird’s […]
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Wenger not surprised by Vardy's decision to stay at Leicester City
Jamie Vardy is about to sign a new four-year contract with EPL champion Leicester City, rejecting a move to Arsenal. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said in a recent interview with Chinesetelevision that he suspected Vardy would remain with the Foxes for whom he scored 24 Premier League goals in their title run even after the […]
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Arsenal lands Xhaka in $44 million signing
Arsenal signed Swiss national team midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Moenchengladbach for 30 million pounds ($44 million), making him its third-most expensive transfer. Xhaka joinedGladbach in 2012 from FC Basel, where he won two Swiss titles. “Granit is an exciting young player, already with good Champions League and Bundesliga experience,” said Arsenal managerArsene Wenger. “We […]
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Arsenal's spring of discontent
Liverpool fans showed their discontent with the club’s ticket price increases by walking out of a Premier League game in February. Liverpool did a U-turn and rescinded most of the price increases. Arsenal fans are showing their disapproval with the Gunners’ current form by putting their season tickets for Thursday’s game against West Brom up […]
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Report: Zelalem will get shot at Arsenal's first team
A likely housecleaning at Arsenal in the offseason is being done to shake up its midfield so American teenager Gedion Zelalem can be moved into the first team next season. The Daily Telegraph report came the same day Rangers, where he has been playing onloan this season, clinched the Scottish League Championship and promotion back […]
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On the bright side, Arsenal's calendar has been cleared …
Following Arsenal’s exit from the Champions League, which came just days after the Gunners exited the FA Cup in “farce,” will pressure on Arsene Wenger subside? With five losses in the lastseven games, the answer is hardly. But the Gunners’ exit from Europe will free them up to concentrate on the rest of the EPL […]
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Third straight home loss descends Arsenal into 'farce'
The drama that is Arsenal and its manager, Arsene Wenger, continued as it lost its third straight game at the Emirates, falling to Watford, 2-1, in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. “You are always in the middle of a drama,” said Wenger. “It is becoming a farce. We have lost a game. We are […]
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Crisis talks held at Arsenal before FA Cup match
Arsenal star Theo Walcott said Gunners’ players held a “closed doors” meeting without the coaching staff’s knowledge before Tuesday’s FA Cup 4-0 replay win against Hull City to discuss afive-game winless streak in all competitions that dropped it eight points off the pace in the EPL race. “We are not going to lie,” Walcott told […]
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Wenger: Arsenal needs to get back to 'basics'
Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City all lost in midweek EPL action, allowing Leicester City to extend its lead even though it drew, 2-2, at West Brom. Probably the worst loss wasArsenal’s 2-1 loss at Swansea City. “I am worrying about our results,” Gunners manager Arsene Wenger said. “We don’t dream. We have to be realistic […]