Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas has openly revealed to Spanish magazine DIR Emotions that he is a Barcelona supporter, but also said that he wants to continue to “fight for every title possible” whilst at the Emirates. The 23-year-old, who has been linked with a move back to former club Barca all summer, admitted that...
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Arsenal fans who were hoping to see AC Milan star Ronaldinho at the Emirates Cup have been left disappointed by the news that the Brazilian is set for a month on the sidelines with a muscle injury. The 30-year-old former World Player of the Year had to abandon training on Wednesday night after he...
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Arsenal are set to rekindle their interest in Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer after former Manchester City boss Mark Hughes agreed to become the club’s new manager. It was originally thought that Hughes had priced himself out of the job by demanding to bring in his own backroom staff, but these reports appear to be wide of...
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Germany defender Per Mertesacker is the player Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wants to bring in to solve the club’s defensive crisis, according to Mirror Football. Wenger wants to make at least two defensive signings, with both William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre departing. Sol Campbell’s imminent medical at Newcastle also means that Arsenal are left with...
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Arsenal continued their pre-season preparations by coasting to a 4-0 victory over Austrian part-timers SC Neusiedl 1919. English forwards Theo Walcott and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas scored before the break before substitutes Marouane Chamakh and Carlos Vela added second-half goals. The Gunners are still yet to concede in their pre-season campaign so far. Arsenal’s Starting XI...
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Arsenal play their second game of pre-season in Austria against third division side SC Neusiedl 1919 later this evening. After comfortably disposing of Barnet last weekend, the Gunners continued their good pre-season with a 3-0 victory over Sturm Graz last Wednesday. France midfielder Samir Nasri scored twice to take his tally to three thus...
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Fringe players Mark Randall and Gavin Hoyte were slammed by Liam Brady after their awful showing against Welling United, Gooner Talk can reveal. The attitude of some of the country’s most privileged and highest paid youngsters was brought into question as the likes of Nacer Barazite and Jay Simpson were thumped 4-1 by Blue Square South side Welling. Arsenal’s...
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The 2010/11 Gooner Talk and Young Guns Fantasy Football League has opened its doors for the new season. To play for free against thousands of football fans from around the world, here’s all you have to do: 1. Visit the Fantasy Premier League site and log in 2. If you’ve never registered before, click...
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A double from Samir Nasri and a goal from Henri Lansbury gave Arsenal acomfortable 3-0 win over Austrian side Sturm Graz at the UPC Arena. French midfield maestro Nasri struck twice in the first half to put Arsenal in control before highly-rated youngster Henri Lansbury added a deserved gloss to the scoreline with a...
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Emmanuel Frimpong has been rewarded for his hard-working performance at Barnet by being given a place in the starting eleven against Austrian side Sturm Graz. Frimpong, 18, is a product of the Gunners’ successful Hale End academy and manager Arsene Wenger is said to have been pleased by the youngster’s work ethic in training...
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Shakhtar Donetsk have announced the signing of Eduardo from Arsenal for a fee of £6.2 million. The 27-year-old Croatian international failed to hold down a regular place with the Gunners last season as he struggled to regain form and fitness following a shocking double leg break at Birmingham City in February 2008. He agreed...
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Arsene Wenger’s side arrived for their annual pre-season tour of Austria on Monday night, and began training this morning in preparation for tomorrow’s game against SK Sturm Graz. The Gunners’ traditionally come to Austria for the most intensive part of their pre-season; with barely any distractions and the sweltering heat and humidity being significant...
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Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin is close to sealing a new contract extension with the Gunners, Gooner Talk understands. The 29-year-old, who was linked with Barcelona in January, is expected to pen a 1-year extension which will see him stay at the club until 2013. Despite fuelling speculation over his continuing links to Spain, the outspoken Russian,...
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Arsenal’s medical team have finally introduced a new state-of-the-art GPS tracking system which is expected to ease the club’s injury problems in the long term future. Chief executive Ivan Gazidis announced the idea at a Q & A with Arsenal shareholders in May, with many of them questioning ways to reduce Arsene Wenger’s injury...
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Arsenal striker Eduardo is on the verge of completing a €7.5 million move to Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk, according to reports in Croatia. The 27-year-old has never found his form since sustaining a horrific broken leg against Birmingham in February 2008. His 2009/10 campaign was also littered with small injuries, despite that he netted 5...
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Arsene Wenger has revealed that defenders William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre are expected to find new clubs shortly, while ‘keeper Mark Schwarzer won’t be joining the club anytime soon. The Arsenal boss spoke on several issues after the 4-0 pre-season triumph over Barnet. On defensive departures: “Gallas and Silvestre will sign somewhere else. Campbell...
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Reported Arsenal target Joe Cole is on the verge of completing a free transfer to Liverpool, with bookies across the UK suspending bets on him joining the Reds. Cole, 28, has been the subject of transfer speculation from a whole host of clubs since the England ace was released by Chelsea at the end of...
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Arsenal strolled to a 4-0 win over fellow North Londoners Barnet in the Gunners’ traditional campaign curtain raiser at Underhill. Fresh from his summer break, Andrey Arshavin opened the scoring after just 90 seconds before Jay Simpson added a brace to send Arsenal three goals to the good at the break. Second-half substitute Samir...
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Arsenal’s new defender Laurent Koscielny makes his pre-season debut against League 2 side Barnet today. The 24-year-old is joined by Havard Nordtveit, who returns from a successful loan spell in Germany. A mixture of youth and experience is incuded in the starting XI. Armand Traore, Jack Wilshere, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Jay Simpson all want...
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Manchester United new-boy Chris Smalling conceded a penalty on his debut against Celtic — showing Arsene Wenger exactly why he was never worth the £10 million fee United paid for him. Smalling, 20, famously chose Alex Ferguson’s side over Arsenal last January, signing a pre-contract with the Red Devils. However, his final campaign with...
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