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Andrey Arshavin has revealed how his foot looks like it was cut by 'a knife' in a tackle by Blackburn's Andre Ooijer. The blow took the gloss off his debut goal for Arsenal in their 4-0 Barclays Premier League win on Saturday. Arshavin is now likely to miss Tuesday's FA Cup clash with Hull after requiring [.

Newcastle defender on the warpath Newcastle#8217;s Steven Taylor was one of the best players on the park before injury forced him off the field, spurring Arsenal on to victory on Saturday. Unfortunately, his performance will be overshadowed by a nasty case of deja vu. Less than three weeks after his controversial slap on Cristiano Ronaldo, Taylor shoved [.

The cause of Andrey Arshavin's recent sickness has been revealed by a Russian newspaper today. Arsenal's 28-year-old became ill before Russia's World Cup Qualifier with Finland last month and was pictured being physically sick in a training session (see picture below). But instead of falling ill due to a virus or weather, it was too [.

What the F**K! ANDREY ARSHAVIN has stunned Arsenal by revealing he wants to play for Barcelona. The Russian striker, 28, who joined the Gunners in a £16.9m deal five months ago, said: "If I have the chance to play for Barcelona, I'd be really happy." (The Sun) Cesc Fabregas has consistently stated his .

Andrey Arshavin's official web site published a 7-question interview with Arsenal's midfielder which was published two days ago of which we are providing an extract. For the complete interview, kindly visit Andrey's official website at http://arshavin.eu/news.php?id=406.
Q: Who do you have the best understanding with on the pitch?

Gallery, images, photos and pictures of Arsenal's Training Session, the 17th of August.

Includes Emmanuel Eboue, Arsene Wenger, Denilson, Andrey Arshavin, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Cesc Fabregas, Armand Traore, Nicklas Bendtner and Robin van Persie.

Reading between the lines and putting 2 and 2 together we think we know who the Gunners boss wants to sign next month!

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While his time in London has been shortlived, someone already took it upon themselves for a video compilation of newest signing Andrey Arshavin. It's a good effort, complete with HD quality and some dramatic music.

Here's hoping to whoever is signed this summer can have the same impact as the little Russian did in just five months.

Gunners players find eet's seemple to mock team-mate Arsenal players have found a new way to tease Russian team-mate Andrey Arshavin. The squad apparently enjoy joking that he sounds like the Compare The Market meerkat. A "club source" told The Sun: "A few of the first team lads started it off and now the joke has spread [.

Gallery, images, photos and pictures of Celtic v Arsenal, UEFA Champions League Play-Offs, Round 1, the 18th of August.

Includes Robin van Persie, Gael Clichy, Gary Caldwell, William Gallas, Shaun Maloney, Cesc Fabregas, Alexandre Song, Andrey Arshavin, Bacary Sagna and Scott Brown.

by JAMES CURTIS Ronald Koeman and his trusted staff accommodated the away dug-out last night wearing long black trench coats, black ties and matching leather gloves. As Arsenal pounded the Alkmaar goal one of his grey-haired men scribbled notes into small black book. It was like watching a scene from The Untouchables.

Would you like your bald patch on the left or the right? Andrei Arshavin has such a lack of trust for his grasp of English and/or London-based hair stylists that he flies his old hairdresser in from St Petersburg when the need arises. Stylist Denis Volkov has confirmed the agreement in Russian newspapers.

After his four goals against Liverpool, three assists today at Portsmouth, Gooner Talk have found the new Andrey Arshavin chant that will take the terraces by storm. Check it out:

Arsenal star Arshavin has assessed the state of the much-maligned Gunners. Arsenal have come under fire during a below-par end to the season, and January signing Andrey Arshavin has been one of the few players to provide cause for optimism ahead of next season, however, he has insisted that the club need to add extra players [.

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So here we are again, its not that long ago I was here throughout the Andrey Arshavin saga. Well, thats what it feels like anyway.

You can get all the rumours, confirmation of signings and general deadline day talk right here on The Goon Blog.

The most likely signings are Blaise Matuidi and Marouane Chamakh and the most likely departure is one Philippe Senderos who at one point, had a sealed move to Everton.

As per his usual, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger provided an update on the injured players ahead of the next game, with the Frenchman clearly frustrated with the news on Andrey Arshavin.

Wenger said:

We are upset because he should not have played. He was not in a condition where he could afford to play 90 minutes.

Fabregas rips into banned Adebayor
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LONDON — Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has hit out at former team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor's violent conduct which led to a three-match ban for the Manchester City striker on Thursday.

Adebayor was handed the ban by the Football Association for stamping on the face of Arsenal's Robin van Persie during a stormy Premier League match which City won 4-2 last week.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger provided mixed news after last Tuesday's Champions League game which sealed qualification for the Gunners. Kieran Gibbs will be sidelined for months whilst William Gallas and Andrey Arshavin should both be fit ...

"I'm handy."

The Meerkat played through the pain barrier at Anfield on Sunday, having barely trained all week because of a foot injury. He scored the winning goal with a quite brilliant finish, prompting Arsene Wenger to praise the Russian's rock-like hardness:

Wenger said: "I've not met many with his pain threshold.

More gems from the mouth of Andrei Arshavin Arsenal quote machine Andrei Arshavin has been up to his usual tricks - supplying the kind of quotes journalists can normally only dream of from PR-trained modern players. Despite the Gunners comfortably winning their match against Newcastle, the Russian still felt the need to speculate on why the [.

The direct attacker Andrey Arshavin believes Steven Taylor may not have been deliberate in his rough-arm tactics. Arsenal's club record signing Andrey Arshavin may soon find himself targeted for preferential treatment from opposition defenders, such is the immediate impact he has enjoyed in England. His direct attacking style has already reaped six assists (in all competitions) [.

United have fixture adavantage, says Arsenal boss Wenger
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists fixture compilers have given Manchester United the edge ahead of the Champions League semi-final.

Arsenal face Liverpool at Anfield tonight before entertaining Middlesbrough on Sunday – just two days before the semi-final first leg against United at Old Trafford.

Andrey Arshavin's agent has rubbished newspaper reports linking the Russian with a move away from Arsenal and also dismissed any form of 'jealousy' from Arshavin's team-mates towards him. Speaking exclusively to Gooner Talk, Dennis Lachter revealed that The Daily Mail took made-up quotes from a Russian news wire before publishing their own article earlier [.

Sir Alex Ferguson's three-man midfield never allowed Arsenal the space to find their rhythm as John O'Shea's goal gives United the first leg advantage.
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Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal

If Arsenal are not a one man team then it is fair to say that they are probably a three man team.

The Spanish champions could finally grant Andrey Arshavin's wish. Barcelona are weighing up a move for Arsenal midfielder Andrei Arshavin, according to Mundo Deportivo. The Russia international was very close to joining the Catalan outfit from Zenit St. Petersburg last summer, but the player's move to Camp Nou failed to materialise as the two clubs could not [.

If reality TV show Big Brother ever wanted to get a footballer on their show, then there main target would be Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin. His every move seems to pictured by his official website this summer! You can see below what a usual day in the Arshavin household is like for him. From signing [.

. The first half began with the teams cancelling each other out, but both sides began to slowly grow into the game with Arsenal emerging as the dominant force throughout. Quick runs followed by precise passes were the order of the day, and the Gunners maintained their form throughout. Andrey Arshavin was taken down in the area [.

After Tomas Rosicky announced he is ready to play for his national side despite not 100% fit, Russian midfielder Andrey Arshavin declared he has a good chance to face Wales on Saturday.

The Arsenal player, who scored a fabulous goal last Saturday against Manchester United said:

I definitely won't be ready to play against Liechtenstein.

Andrey Arshavin is the man of the match against AZ Alkmaar in the Emirates Stadium yesterday. The Russian playmaker exuded class whenever he pushed forward and had provide assists to three of Arsenal's four goals. Arsenal beat AZ Alkmaar 4-1 in the Champions League game and are likely to qualify for the 2nd round of the competition.

Andrey Arshavin has admitted that he wasn't fit enough to play the second half of Arsenal's goalless draw against Fulham on Saturday. Russian Arshavin, who played the whole match at the Emirates Stadium, also revealed that his team-mates still do not understand him despite having been at the club for a month.

I really can't believe that this has all happened so quickly. It was only a few weeks back that we were right on the brink of falling behind Aston Villa a whopping eight points. You could have declared Arsenal's chances of qualifying for the Champions League as likely as Britney Spears decided to run for president of the U.

Tip of the cap to commenter evaldo for the link. And of course, to the Daily Mail for "allowing" me to use their picture. Not for profit, of course.

Let's try to have a little fun with this, and run a quick little contest to see who can come up with the best caption for this photo. The winner will receive two tickets to an Arsenal match bragging rights.

A report in the British press claims that Andrey Arshavin could have ended up at Anfield. Both Liverpool and Manchester City failed in late bids to sign Andrey Arshavin, according to a report in the News of the World. The Russian joined Arsenal from Zenit St Petersburg in January, yet according to the British tabloid, both Rafael [.

The home side Finland know that a victory over Euro 2008 semi-finalists Russia will take them into the crucial second spot in group four. The two teams look likely to be battling it out for second spot, with European heavyweights Germany top of the group and seemingly all but qualified for the finals.

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New signing Thomas Vermaelen took part in his first training session since his summer move from Ajax and there were plenty of familiar faces on show including Tomas Rosicky, Eduardo, William Gallas, Samir Nasri and Andrey Arshavin.

Well, here's probably the first of many English players going abroad. Serial drunkard Jermaine Pennant will be playing for Real Zaragoza in the La Liga. With the current financial climate in the United Kingdom, who can blame him really? By next April, every Tom, Dick and Harry of the rich and famous nature will be [.

Philippe Senderos and Eduardo are not part of the group to travel to Barnet for Arsenal's first pre-season friendly of the summer. Thomas Vermaelen, Tomas Rosicky and Jay Simpson will feature.

Below is the complete list of those who will make the trip to Barnet for this afternoon's friendly game:

Manuel Almunia
Vito Mannone
William Gallas
Johan Djourou
Mikael Silvestre
Thomas Vermaelen
Tomas Rosicky
Andrey Arshavin
Jack Wilshere
Thomas Cruise
Craig Eastmond
Luke Ayling
Conor Henderson
Francis Coquelin
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Mark Randall
Emmanuel Frimpong
Gilles Sunu
Sanchez Watt
Jay Simpson
Nacer Barazite

The first game of the pre-season has passed and we drew 2-2. Wenger provided us with a good opportunity to check out our new signing, as Thomas Vermaelen was the only player to play 90 minutes. The friendly also saw the return of Thomas Rosicky who started the game with the captains' armband.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revealed to L'Equipe that he will not increase the bid for Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh after the North London club failed to offer the suggested £15million asked by the French club.

The Frenchman said:

In five months, if he doesn't prolong his contract, Chamakh will be free to talk to any club and Bordeaux won't get anything.